Caribbean Biotope Seagrass Tank

Great looking tank... I love the see grass.... ..... Haven't read all the thread but does your tangs nip at the see grass??? Again great looking tank
 
Wow, I can't believe how fast that tang is changing into adult coloration. I wondered about the time it would take. How much bigger has he grown since first arriving? I guessing at least a doubling of size?
 
Looks better and better every time I see it!

The seagrass looks AMAZING! I almost feel like the next good size tank I have must be dedicated strictly too them!
 
Wilder, I'm hoping the pederson shrimp will step up and start cleaning. Neon gobies are an option, but they may be too good at pod hunting.
 
Phyliis is a temp. Unless I change my mind, she'll go back to the LFS, or possibly the QT. I have no plans to add more Pederson shrimp. He's been a disappointment, neither hosting in my anemone nor performing cleaning services.
 
I wonder if Mr Pederson finds me a disappointment. I've made no effort to supply him with his own anemone, though he had a shot at one before I added the spotted anemone shrimp. I looked at mushrooms and ricordea, but those spread too much. I'm considering a flower anemone - a seagrass resident. But it has to be pretty.
 
Michael Hoaster said:
I wonder if Mr Pederson finds me a disappointment. I've made no effort to supply him with his own anemone, though he had a shot at one before I added the spotted anemone shrimp. I looked at mushrooms and ricordea, but those spread too much. I'm considering a flower anemone - a seagrass resident. But it has to be pretty.
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I've ordered from k&p, and gotten some awesome Florida life (current fave - pair of jawfish). I saw they had some very cool flower anemones. A yellow and white one looked pretty striking.
 
I set you up for that one, didn't I, Sam?

I was just thinking, how easy it is to blame the fish or whatever, for not behaving as they're advertised. More often than not, it's our own faults, for not providing the conditions needed to facilitate their desired behavior. Maybe a nice flower anemone would give the proper stage for Mr Pederson to perform. Sounds like a great excuse to get more stuff!

Taricha, I was just visiting KP Aquatics. They do have some nice wysiwyg flower anemones! I got my tang and gramma harem from them. I think they're the best of the Florida collectors-of animals. For macros, Gulf Coast Ecosystems, and for seagrasses, Florida Pets. I also like Aquarium Depot for killer deals on frags and pods.
 
My pleasure, jraker! I like those guys a lot. I like your choice of shoal grass as well. It's a gorgeous plant, and a lot less demanding than say, turtle grass, which needs a generously deep sand bed.
 
Shoal Grass was my seagrass of choice until Caulerpa wiped alot of it out.

For a while though, a shoot would come back.

It still may be down there, biding it's time.
 
It looks like Phyllis has gotten with the program and started eating aiptasias. The trick now is deciding how long to keep her in the display. I wish I could keep her, but she's also nibbled on my gorgonian and she isn't a caribbean species. I looked at caribbean filefish, and the only one small enough to consider includes seagrass in its diet. Regardless, it's a fish I recommend, for both its utility (aiptasia eating) and its entertainment value. Kind of a fun cross between a seahorse and a flounder! With a larger tank, a small school of them would be awesome. Plus, they're easily sexable.

I have fond memories of wondering if I had too much caulerpa. Now that I've gotten it down to a much smaller amount, I wonder if I have enough. I'm concerned it will be replaced with micro algae, if the seagrasses alone don't soak up enough nutrients. The tank looks a little stark, compared to the jungle of macros I had months ago. One factor that should help is the ever-increasing biomass of sponges. These simple creatures have an amazing capacity to naturally filter seawater. But I do admit, I miss the variety of macros I had before.

This brings me to the question of Zippy, the atlantic blue tang. One of the things I said when I was considering getting one, is that if he was too destructive, I'd remove him. If his actions leave me with micro algae in place of caulerpa, then I think I may have reached that point. As he grows, my tank seems less likely to be big enough to support him. Pulling him out would allow me to add some other fish I'm interested in…
 
Michael Hoaster said:
It looks like Phyllis has gotten with the program and started eating aiptasias. The trick now is deciding how long to keep her in the display. I wish I could keep her, but she's also nibbled on my gorgonian and she isn't a caribbean species. I looked at caribbean filefish, and the only one small enough to consider includes seagrass in its diet. Regardless, it's a fish I recommend, for both its utility (aiptasia eating) and its entertainment value. Kind of a fun cross between a seahorse and a flounder! With a larger tank, a small school of them would be awesome. Plus, they're easily sexable.

I have fond memories of wondering if I had too much caulerpa. Now that I've gotten it down to a much smaller amount, I wonder if I have enough. I'm concerned it will be replaced with micro algae, if the seagrasses alone don't soak up enough nutrients. The tank looks a little stark, compared to the jungle of macros I had months ago. One factor that should help is the ever-increasing biomass of sponges. These simple creatures have an amazing capacity to naturally filter seawater. But I do admit, I miss the variety of macros I had before.

This brings me to the question of Zippy, the atlantic blue tang. One of the things I said when I was considering getting one, is that if he was too destructive, I'd remove him. If his actions leave me with micro algae in place of caulerpa, then I think I may have reached that point. As he grows, my tank seems less likely to be big enough to support him. Pulling him out would allow me to add some other fish I'm interested in"¦
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What other fish are you interested in?

I wish I could get a file fish to eat my aiptasia. Though my tank is a bit small.

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I have a question I'm sure you've covered before, but there is a lot of thread here to read through! So I'm going to ask again. What are you using for cleanup crew? I have a display fuge that I'm starting to get lots of microalgae in and wondered if you had and/or could recommend inverts that will eat microalgae more than macros.
 
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