Butterflytown - 240 FOWLR

[caribfan]

Very, very long overdue update. Not a happy one either I'm afraid to say, there have been some significant losses.

I'll start with my large Regal. I lost it almost two months ago. For some time, I've suspected something wasn't right. I noticed some redness that would come and go near the base of the pelvic fins, and though it would eat, it's appetite had dwindled significantly. I'm still not 100% sure of the cause of death.

Even worse, I lost my very large black dog face puffer about a month and a half ago. We had a large thunderstorm with extreme lightning one night. I came down the next day to find my puffer missing. I ended up finding her behind my tank, still alive somehow. I tried nursing her back to health over a couple of days, but to no avail. I have video of my soon to be six year old son when he was about 18 months old talking to that fish...

So my updated stock list is as follows:



Butterflies:
Chaetodon Semilarvatus - Finally in Derek's Tank.
Chaetodon Rainfordi
Chaetodon Flavirostris
Hemitaurichthys polylepis x 2
Roa Modestus

Angels:
Centropyge Eibli
Centropyge Venustus x 2
Centropyge Multifasciatus
Pygoplites diacanthus x 1 - lost the big one.
Centropyge Flavissima - Added in the past month

Damsels
Chrysiptera talboti x 3
Chrysiptera annulata - Added in the last month

Others
Arothron nigropunctatus - Black Dog Face Puffer - Jumped..
Acanthurus Achilles

Quarantine
Johnrandallia nigrirostris
Chaetodon Auerofasciatus

A couple videos will follow this post.

 

[caribfan]

Feeding Time.


Another Feeding video - at night, sorry for the bad lighting.


Rainfordi


Quarantine Tank

 

[SteelMastiff]

Sorry for your losses Matt, never a pleasurable experience.

 

[SDguy]

Sorry to hear about the losses, it sucks. Excited to see what you have in QT!!

 

[Big E]

Sorry your losses, but at least a few new additions in QT make it easier.

I love that first feeding video........lots of healthy fish. That dusky BF is a selfish mofo!

Awesome rainfordi.............one of my favorites. Is that video working?

 

[caribfan]

Sorry for your losses Matt, never a pleasurable experience.

Appreciate that, the whole tanks looks way different without the puffer. I'm on the look out for another one for sure.

 

[caribfan]

Sorry to hear about the losses, it sucks. Excited to see what you have in QT!!

Thanks Peter, I know you've had some losses in the past too, it definitely sucks.

Did you see the quarantine video?

I almost picked up that benet from divers den a couple of days ago. I'm so swamped with work at the moment I decided against it. Just don't have the time for a super difficult fish.

A local shop got an Arabian in a few weeks ago and I thought about that too. I was so close on that last one, I feel like I owe it another shot. I pretty sure the antibiotics I used to clear the infection on its fin destroyed the bacteria in its gut, or at least that's my theory.

Hope your tank is well.

 

[caribfan]

Sorry your losses, but at least a few new additions in QT make it easier.

I love that first feeding video........lots of healthy fish. That dusky BF is a selfish mofo!

Awesome rainfordi.............one of my favorites. Is that video working?

Thanks Ed, hope you are doing well.

Not sure what the deal is with that video, I tried reposting it after I saw the first one wouldnt work and had the same issue. I'll take another one later today when the lights are fully on and try to post it.

 

[caribfan]

Here's another video of the tank during feeding. This is the chunky variety of Larry's, it's all I have left at the moment, so I'm mincing it with a razor blade.



Quarantine video



That C. Benneti came back up for sale on DD, it's coming to my house on Tuesday. Wife and kids will be acclimating.

I'll put up some pics or video later this week.

 

[CoralsAddiction]

Very nice fish collection.

 

[Naraku]

Please let us know how the benetti adapts. I wanted to get it but didn't feel confident enough, especially with recent failures.

Here's another video of the tank during feeding. This is the chunky variety of Larry's, it's all I have left at the moment, so I'm mincing it with a razor blade.



Quarantine video



That C. Benneti came back up for sale on DD, it's coming to my house on Tuesday. Wife and kids will be acclimating.

I'll put up some pics or video later this week.

 

[caribfan]

Will do for sure.

Recent failures? Did you lose the Rainfordi?

 

[Naraku]

I lost one from what I believe was ammonia spike.


I also lost all my red sea bannerfish from liveaquaria since they arrived nearly dead.

Will do for sure.

Recent failures? Did you lose the Rainfordi?

 

[caribfan]

I lost one from what I believe was ammonia spike.


I also lost all my red sea bannerfish from liveaquaria since they arrived nearly dead.

That's a bummer, sorry to hear. Will keep you posted on the new guy.

 

[caribfan]

The C. Benneti arrived this morning without issue. I fed some Hikari spirulina brine tonight when I got home from work and it ate without issue. It's not an extremely strong feeding response, but it's definitely interested in food.

I'll try to get a feeding video up tomorrow night.

Also, left a few things off my current stock list, blueline angel and yellow tangs.

Butterflies:
Chaetodon Semilarvatus - Finally in Derek's Tank.
Chaetodon Rainfordi
Chaetodon Flavirostris
Hemitaurichthys polylepis x 2
Roa Modestus

Angels:
Centropyge Eibli
Centropyge Venustus x 2
Centropyge Multifasciatus
Pygoplites diacanthus x 1 - lost the big one.
Centropyge Flavissima
Chaetodontoplus septentrionalis

Damsels
Chrysiptera talboti x 3
Chrysiptera annulata - Added in the last month

Others
Arothron nigropunctatus - Black Dog Face Puffer - Jumped..
Acanthurus Achilles
Zebrasoma flavescens x 2

Quarantine
Johnrandallia nigrirostris
Chaetodon Auerofasciatus
Chaetodon Benneti

 

[caribfan]

Pretty happy at this point, though I do see what appears to be some small white spots on the tail. Going to start cupramine right away. Would typically wait until I transitioned him to a better food, but don't want to get behind the 8 ball if it's ich.

 

[Dkuhlmann]

Matt, sorry to hear about your losses. I'm especially upset over your puffer.

I'll be watching for the next one you get. I'd love to have one but I'm not going bigger than my 40b. The 200 I use to have was just more work than I can put into one with my bad back. . SO in the meantime I"ll enjoy everyone's here :dance:

 

[Naraku]

just wow. On day 1 already eating.
I will be trying dd fish

Pretty happy at this point, though I do see what appears to be some small white spots on the tail. Going to start cupramine right away. Would typically wait until I transitioned him to a better food, but don't want to get behind the 8 ball if it's ich.

 

[Dmorty217]

just wow. On day 1 already eating.
I will be trying dd fish

Has ich though as noted. Eating is always a good thing

 

[caribfan]

Has ich though as noted. Eating is always a good thing

The ich does not seemed to have progressed as of last night, I will be up to full dose by Sunday.

Fish still eating brine well, I need to get some Larry's to get it transitioning into the finer particles in that food. Just haven't had time.