mattsilvester
Team RC
yeah, I've spent some time keeping many variations of the same theme..... apart from loosing a fish (thankfully something that happens very rarely for me) the most upsetting thing for me is to watch a bully at work..... its one thing when they fight, and fight back, but when they just get hammered...... I find it quite distressing.
I have had angels, tangs, triggers, butterflies, damsels, clowns, wrasse, gobies, blennies...... you name it (all at diferent times in different tanks)...... one thing which I have found strange is that is is the so called "reef safe" so called "peaceful fish" that tend to be the worst for scrapping...... at least with a rough and tumble tank, when two fish aren't getting on, you know it, and you can do something about it..... but when a gramma and a fire fish go at it, what do you do..... strip down a 180 gal reef, displace dozens of fish and corals..... put it all back together after you caught the gramma, and then others start fighting coz you've disturbed territory....... aaaaarrgghhhhhhh!!!!
So, yes, the concept of a liob only tank is something I really like. I know what you mean about the way the flutter around, slowly, gracefully, peacefully....... to be honest, I think I would like that. What I would not like however is 4 or 5 big fish, huddled up agaisnt rocks, motionless for 90% of the time, waiting to ambush something........ only moving when stimulated by my presence..... that would just do my head in....... I know that lions don't "swim" around in the typical sense.... but if they just fluttered around slowly, casually, in a continuous but slow and controlled way, then that would be cool...... would love to see your tank..... or a similar "lion" display.
cheers,
Matt (who is off to find a memory card for his camera)
I have had angels, tangs, triggers, butterflies, damsels, clowns, wrasse, gobies, blennies...... you name it (all at diferent times in different tanks)...... one thing which I have found strange is that is is the so called "reef safe" so called "peaceful fish" that tend to be the worst for scrapping...... at least with a rough and tumble tank, when two fish aren't getting on, you know it, and you can do something about it..... but when a gramma and a fire fish go at it, what do you do..... strip down a 180 gal reef, displace dozens of fish and corals..... put it all back together after you caught the gramma, and then others start fighting coz you've disturbed territory....... aaaaarrgghhhhhhh!!!!
So, yes, the concept of a liob only tank is something I really like. I know what you mean about the way the flutter around, slowly, gracefully, peacefully....... to be honest, I think I would like that. What I would not like however is 4 or 5 big fish, huddled up agaisnt rocks, motionless for 90% of the time, waiting to ambush something........ only moving when stimulated by my presence..... that would just do my head in....... I know that lions don't "swim" around in the typical sense.... but if they just fluttered around slowly, casually, in a continuous but slow and controlled way, then that would be cool...... would love to see your tank..... or a similar "lion" display.
cheers,
Matt (who is off to find a memory card for his camera)
