Aquabacs' Cadlights Artisan 50 Azooxanthellae Tank build

[clayw]

Thanks so much for the FTS. your tank is very inspiring. I was curious, you still have the angler in there right?
-Clay

 

[Aquabacs]

Clay, I have a Centrogenys vaidiensi (false scorpionfish) in my aquarium and the other Mike [uhuru] has the black Antennarius (angler)

Mike

 

[clayw]

ohhh ok that makes sense, sorry for the confusion I knew I saw a black angler a few pages back. I was curious because I just got one.

and i know to feed it every 2-3 days, but im curious if I can just leave a few chromis in the tank and it will pick one off when it gets hungry, or will it eat them all and gorge itself to death. Ive been looking for an answer on that and have yet to get one. it would be more convienent to just leave3 chromis in the tank at a time, but I know this may not be the best for the animal.
-Clay

 

[Aquabacs]

Feed him ghost shrimp if you have access to them or work on trying to get him to eat frozen. I honestly would not feed him a few chromis.

Mike

 

[clayw]

ghost shrimp are doable, but they die if left in the saltwater to long, thats why i was considering chromis.
-Clay

 

[Aquabacs]

Work on getting it to eat PE mysis shrimp, krill, and as it gets bigger silversides.

 

[clayw]

Alright, I'll try to do that. I have PE mysis. any particular reason why these are better than live? also, is your scorpian carnivorous also? ive never kept a fish like these before.
-Clay

 

[clayw]

oh and have you looked into getting any crinoid squat lobsters (Allogalathea elegans) for your criniods? I see them quite often out here in California. Very neat little creatures, they dont need crinoids to survive but do better with them. You are the only person I have seen keep a lot of crinoids in their tank so i thought id ask.
-Clay

 

[Aquabacs]

Actually I do have 2 squat lobsters living with my crinoids. They are small and normally difficult to get photos of.

 

[clayw]

very cool! i like them a lot, all the ones i see out here are black and red, or orange and black
-clay

 

[Aquabacs]

Alright, I'll try to do that. I have PE mysis. any particular reason why these are better than live? also, is your scorpian carnivorous also? ive never kept a fish like these before.
-Clay

Unless you have a source for very good, quality live food, I tend to trust frozen more. My Centrogenys vaidiensi (false scorpionfish) is in the grouper family. What makes it unique is that it looks like a scorpion, behaves like a scorpion, changes color, but does not have venomous spines, and as far as I know, I have the only one in the US. It is not picky, he will eat anything thrown into the aquarium.



Mike

 

[clayw]

what! the only one! thats cool, how did you come across that? makes sense about the quality live food i want it to be very healthy, its just not as fun watching it eat frozen, oh well that doesnt matter that much
-Clay

 

[Aquabacs]

I know one or two people

 

[clayw]

thats cool. how do you like your artisan?
-Clay

 

[Aquabacs]

The tank is great but if I did it again, I would have had a custom stand made. Not saying I might do that in the future, it is just trickier doing it with a full tank.

 

[clayw]

ha i know what you mean. about moving a full tank.
-Clay

 

[smsreefer]

THAT is the most wicked angler I have ever seen in my life !
It looks like it belongs on a Red Spider Sponge [Trikentrion flabelliforme]
Where did you get get it ?
That is bad azz !

ohhh ok that makes sense, sorry for the confusion I knew I saw a black angler a few pages back. I was curious because I just got one.

and i know to feed it every 2-3 days, but im curious if I can just leave a few chromis in the tank and it will pick one off when it gets hungry, or will it eat them all and gorge itself to death. Ive been looking for an answer on that and have yet to get one. it would be more convienent to just leave3 chromis in the tank at a time, but I know this may not be the best for the animal.
-Clay

 

[Aquabacs]

It is getting a little dangerous for my Plesiops oxycephalus in my aquarium. The other day when I came home from work my Ellerkeldia rubra had him in its mouth so I had a custom acrylic container made for him.

Mike

 

[Aquabacs]

Feeding on Cyclop-eeze

Feeding on Cyclop-eeze

Mike

 

[Aquabacs]