Skitaemen's Ocean
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A frogfish. I added one to my community tank...then later added a keyhole angel...well the frogfish got a nice dinner and a trip back to the store. That was 6 years ago when I first started into this hobby.
Fish We Regret Putting In Our Tanks!
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Chip Douglas
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HAWKS!! My god they are nothing but trouble.
Leopardshark
New member
Funny thread!!!
One bacl dogface that destroyed all my decoration.
1 zebra morray that found funny to destroy all my rock work.
1 eniochus that found tasty the nasal tubes of my blue ribbon eel
1 xl queen trigger that found tasty a couple of clowns (also the blue ribbon ate 2) and also my finger.
and the list goes on and on
One bacl dogface that destroyed all my decoration.
1 zebra morray that found funny to destroy all my rock work.
1 eniochus that found tasty the nasal tubes of my blue ribbon eel
1 xl queen trigger that found tasty a couple of clowns (also the blue ribbon ate 2) and also my finger.
and the list goes on and on
Leonard
10 & Over Club
Two fish top my list:
Juvenile Coris aygula (twin-spot wrasse). I was a newbie 10 years ago, and bought a cute lil' specimen not knowing in 5 years, it would grow to a 6" clam eating monster. 4 clams, 3 major reef collaspes, and 1 accidental hooking later, I finally fished this guy out.
Pseudochromis splendens. Back before they were captive bred, this species was THE holy grail of Pseudochromis, as rare as fish come. Having found one, I couldn't turn it down. I added a 2" specimen in my tank and it promptly chased out my two $$$$ Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis wrasse pair. Bastard was immediately exiled.
Juvenile Coris aygula (twin-spot wrasse). I was a newbie 10 years ago, and bought a cute lil' specimen not knowing in 5 years, it would grow to a 6" clam eating monster. 4 clams, 3 major reef collaspes, and 1 accidental hooking later, I finally fished this guy out.
Pseudochromis splendens. Back before they were captive bred, this species was THE holy grail of Pseudochromis, as rare as fish come. Having found one, I couldn't turn it down. I added a 2" specimen in my tank and it promptly chased out my two $$$$ Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis wrasse pair. Bastard was immediately exiled.
Newreeflady
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Not a fish, but florida live rock. I love the amount of sponge life, the clams, the good extras, and the color is amazing; but the price is in the bad extras; aptasia, mantis, unknown shrimp, and who knows what else
I love the rock, but I don't think i'd do it twice.
Angela.
I love the rock, but I don't think i'd do it twice. Angela.
naka
New member
These stories are HILARIOUS!!!
These stories are HILARIOUS!!!
I had a cleaner wrasse go crazy after 2 mo. Ended up losing 2 clams. I lost flower pot and pagoda corals due to emerald crabs. Leonard's story scares the hell out of me, because I currently have a twin spot wrasse and a splendid dotty in my 120 reef.
These stories are HILARIOUS!!!
I had a cleaner wrasse go crazy after 2 mo. Ended up losing 2 clams. I lost flower pot and pagoda corals due to emerald crabs. Leonard's story scares the hell out of me, because I currently have a twin spot wrasse and a splendid dotty in my 120 reef.
Leonard
10 & Over Club
naka,
Captive-bred P.splendens are much more docile then wild caught specimens. I wouldn't worry too much.
As for C.aygula, get it out ASAP. For starters, they become destructive when they grow larger. And to top it off they get to about FOUR FEET long (no typo). This is not a fish for captivity ... I wish they'd stop importing them.
Captive-bred P.splendens are much more docile then wild caught specimens. I wouldn't worry too much.
As for C.aygula, get it out ASAP. For starters, they become destructive when they grow larger. And to top it off they get to about FOUR FEET long (no typo). This is not a fish for captivity ... I wish they'd stop importing them.
lori344
New member
Great Thread!!
I'll second the engineer gobies!! Digging, sand moving, tunnel building, impossible to remove sob's. Cute, but not that cute. We took them back to lfs. Live and learn.
I'll also second the yellow tang for the same reason as someone mentioned earlier... He is a model citizen, however if I had a choice (I inherited him with my fiancee') I would have picked a different tang and there is not enough room in that tank for another tang. Our plans are to consolidate our three tanks and I hope to persude him to give the YT away at that time. (he's had him for 5 years)
Damsels too, inherited them as well... went straight to the lfs when the tank was transfered to "our" house. They are just flat out mean!
My great lessons...
Cover your tank when you keep a flasher wrasse!!!
Strawberry pseudochromis like to pick on shrimp!!!
Clownfish are "just pretty damsels" that play in an anemone, and they bite you when you get close. (I've learned to live with this one... they are just too awesome)
Too many tangs in a tank is bad news, very bad news.
I'm sure there is more stupidity to share (oops i mean lessons that I've learned), but that's all I can think of right now
I'll second the engineer gobies!! Digging, sand moving, tunnel building, impossible to remove sob's. Cute, but not that cute. We took them back to lfs. Live and learn.
I'll also second the yellow tang for the same reason as someone mentioned earlier... He is a model citizen, however if I had a choice (I inherited him with my fiancee') I would have picked a different tang and there is not enough room in that tank for another tang. Our plans are to consolidate our three tanks and I hope to persude him to give the YT away at that time. (he's had him for 5 years)
Damsels too, inherited them as well... went straight to the lfs when the tank was transfered to "our" house. They are just flat out mean!
My great lessons...
Cover your tank when you keep a flasher wrasse!!!
Strawberry pseudochromis like to pick on shrimp!!!
Clownfish are "just pretty damsels" that play in an anemone, and they bite you when you get close. (I've learned to live with this one... they are just too awesome)
Too many tangs in a tank is bad news, very bad news.
I'm sure there is more stupidity to share (oops i mean lessons that I've learned), but that's all I can think of right now
IrishStock
New member
I will second and third the Engineer Goby........WHAT a mess that fish can make in a short period of time. 100% of the time constantly disrupting the sand and rocks :mad2: and the tank was in terminal uproar.
I caught mine with a tiny teeny hook, like a trout hook, on a piece of fishing line. My other option was taking apart a 150 gallon tank and I was not even going to do that, if I didn't have to. I put a piece of silverslice on the hook and within 2 minutes I had it. It went BACK to the store FAST!!!!!! Never ever again and I would have taken the tank down to get it out if I had to. :uzi:
No matter how harmless they look in the LFS with NO sand in the tank.......BEWARE if you have sand, you will be very sorry. :bounce1:
I caught mine with a tiny teeny hook, like a trout hook, on a piece of fishing line. My other option was taking apart a 150 gallon tank and I was not even going to do that, if I didn't have to. I put a piece of silverslice on the hook and within 2 minutes I had it. It went BACK to the store FAST!!!!!! Never ever again and I would have taken the tank down to get it out if I had to. :uzi:
No matter how harmless they look in the LFS with NO sand in the tank.......BEWARE if you have sand, you will be very sorry. :bounce1:
Dragonlady
Premium Member
Juvenile emperor angelfiSH can grow VERY fast. My late emperor started out in my tank at 1 1/2-2 inches. Within 7 months the emperor angelfish grew to 4-5 inches. It mysteriously contracted marine velvet(nothing new was added) and died, despite early treatments with garlic, formalin dips, and 4 cleaner shrimp. It REALLY needed at least a 200 gallon tank. It showed this by contracting a disease in 'perfect' conditions, other than the tank size. It never bothered invertebrates other than sponges, macrolagaes, and worms. I figured the angelfish would have at least a year before it needed a larger tank. Wrong.....This is a hard lesson learned. Please look at the maximum size of the adult fish you are considering because growth is sometimes quite rapid, and upgrades are almost never soon enough. 
BTW, emperor angelfish can grow to about 16 inches in the wild. I miss that juvenile emperor angelfish, but I would not think about getting another emperor angelfish until the tank was large enough to support its adult size with more appropriate swimming room.
BTW, emperor angelfish can grow to about 16 inches in the wild. I miss that juvenile emperor angelfish, but I would not think about getting another emperor angelfish until the tank was large enough to support its adult size with more appropriate swimming room.acrophoria
New member
I bought a Hawaiian blenny that ony ate sps,Hey I thought they were all the same...24 hrs later he was fished out.
Leonard,sucks to hear about your Rhomboid pair$$ I tried to aquire one but have had no luck,MY favorite fairy.
Leonard,sucks to hear about your Rhomboid pair$$ I tried to aquire one but have had no luck,MY favorite fairy.
Sand sifting goby. Great fish that cleaned the sand and didnt make too much of a mess. But, only lasted 2 days. After that I found him slightly crunchy on the floor. I think he is still sitting in the cup under the cabinet. 35 bux down the carpet!
Ill post a pic if hes still here
Ill post a pic if hes still here
Behms damsel..
Behms damsel..
great thread..
I have one of this damsels in my first tank (total of three), a LRWFO, its being there for about a year, it only bother the (non expanding) yellow tail that I actually like. It has outgrown a humu-humu, a coral beauty and almost as big as my good old tomato clown. As I said it doesnt really bother anybody else but I sure will like to have room for a different fish...
Behms damsel..
great thread..
I have one of this damsels in my first tank (total of three), a LRWFO, its being there for about a year, it only bother the (non expanding) yellow tail that I actually like. It has outgrown a humu-humu, a coral beauty and almost as big as my good old tomato clown. As I said it doesnt really bother anybody else but I sure will like to have room for a different fish...
