Giving Venustus a shot
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What, you couldn't clean the glass :lol:?
Absolutely stunning photo - best I've seen in along time. Would love to get my hands on a Venustus.
o2manyfish
o2manyfish
sc50964, I have a Golden Angel for about 5 years, who comes out of hiding on a very rare occassion and picks at an SPS here or there, but never does any damage.
Brett, Not a Majorie but a pair of Naoko wrasses and a pair of Lubbocks.
Partial Fish list... Hard to keep track of them when you can't see them all the time
Tangs 13
8 Yellow
1 Purple
1 Chevron
2 Blue
1 Achilles
Angels 13
1 Flame
1 Regal
1 Golden
2 Flame back
1 Multi color
1 Goldflake
3 Multibar
1 Bellus
2 Venustus
Goby 11
1 pink Spot Watchman
2 Mandarin
4 Mexican Red Cap
1 Pink stripe shrimp
2 Fireifsh
1 Hi Fin
Blenny 7
3 Tailspot
1 Barnacle
2 Lawnmower
1 Bicolor
2 Red Scooter
Pseudo Chromis 15
1 Flaviritex
3 Springeri
2 Indigo
1 Strawberry
1 Bicolor
1 Skunk
1 Royal Gramma
1 Sankeye
4 Yellow Assesors
2 Dragon Faced Pipe
1 Jans Pipe
2 Blue Line Pipefish
6 Dispar Anthias
8 Bangai Cardinal
Wrasse 5
1 Yellow Coris Wrasse
2 Lubbock Wrasse
2 Naoko Wrasse
Damsels 24
1 Blue Damsel
6 Kupang Damsel
6 Springeri
2 Stegassi
6 Sky Blue
2 Traceys Damsel
1 Starki
Clowns 8
3 Percula
2 Midnight
2 Black Perc
1 Black Ice
Brett, Not a Majorie but a pair of Naoko wrasses and a pair of Lubbocks.
Partial Fish list... Hard to keep track of them when you can't see them all the time
Tangs 13
8 Yellow
1 Purple
1 Chevron
2 Blue
1 Achilles
Angels 13
1 Flame
1 Regal
1 Golden
2 Flame back
1 Multi color
1 Goldflake
3 Multibar
1 Bellus
2 Venustus
Goby 11
1 pink Spot Watchman
2 Mandarin
4 Mexican Red Cap
1 Pink stripe shrimp
2 Fireifsh
1 Hi Fin
Blenny 7
3 Tailspot
1 Barnacle
2 Lawnmower
1 Bicolor
2 Red Scooter
Pseudo Chromis 15
1 Flaviritex
3 Springeri
2 Indigo
1 Strawberry
1 Bicolor
1 Skunk
1 Royal Gramma
1 Sankeye
4 Yellow Assesors
2 Dragon Faced Pipe
1 Jans Pipe
2 Blue Line Pipefish
6 Dispar Anthias
8 Bangai Cardinal
Wrasse 5
1 Yellow Coris Wrasse
2 Lubbock Wrasse
2 Naoko Wrasse
Damsels 24
1 Blue Damsel
6 Kupang Damsel
6 Springeri
2 Stegassi
6 Sky Blue
2 Traceys Damsel
1 Starki
Clowns 8
3 Percula
2 Midnight
2 Black Perc
1 Black Ice
o2manyfish
o2manyfish
Sc50964, I think it's important to have a well balanced reef. For decades I kept angels in my reef with little damage, and I didn't feed my reef tank. I kept angels, mandarins and tangs for years while only feeding live brine shrimp a couple of times a year.
I have always had heavily rocked tanks which produce lots of food to support a well stocked reef. It's only in the past few years that I started wanting to keep a heavily populated tank, and started adding additional feedings. And when I decided to try keeping Anthias I added an auto feeder. So now the tank is fed 5 times a day plus whatever I decide to add.
Occassionally I will lose a patch of zoas to a goldflake angel, or I will lose a cluster of acans or blastos to one of the pygmy. But for my corals, the most destructive has been keeping those cute little clown gobies when they decide to pair up and tear all the tissue out of the center of an acro.
HPark, Thank you !
I have always had heavily rocked tanks which produce lots of food to support a well stocked reef. It's only in the past few years that I started wanting to keep a heavily populated tank, and started adding additional feedings. And when I decided to try keeping Anthias I added an auto feeder. So now the tank is fed 5 times a day plus whatever I decide to add.
Occassionally I will lose a patch of zoas to a goldflake angel, or I will lose a cluster of acans or blastos to one of the pygmy. But for my corals, the most destructive has been keeping those cute little clown gobies when they decide to pair up and tear all the tissue out of the center of an acro.
HPark, Thank you !
evolved
Wrasse Nut
Male of another region, rather.
That's all I contribute to this angel discussion.
Impressive/stunning tank!
Back to wrasseland.
aquaph8
Love The Fish
Male of another region, rather.
That's all I contribute to this angel discussion.
Impressive/stunning tank!
Back to wrasseland.
I think we talked about that once before, bad memory.
We know you can't help but like the angels.
SteelMastiff
New member
Picked up this little guy a couple of weeks ago, it has been eating mysis and brine pretty well for a week now. Moved all 3 of them from a 40g qt into a 20 for tank transfer. Its a curious little fellow, always checking me out whenever I enter the room, seems pretty spunky.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vG1nFdoEE0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vG1nFdoEE0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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sc50964
New member
SteelMastiff
New member
Nope, picked all 3 up at a LFS in Michigan 3 hrs from my house; drove down 4th of July weekend and picked them up. I was hoping for a pair, but he only had one available. Hoping it continues to eat well for me, the first week was nerve racking to say the least, but I'm hoping its over the hump at this point.
Its been through 3 tank transfers already, and will eat almost immediately after being transfered.
aquaph8
Love The Fish
All 3 fish in QT are doing well now after being in hypo a week. What a relief too cause they were pretty bad looking when I started lowering salinity. Everybody is eating well and LRF seems to be a big hit. The little venustus is even looking kinda chubby which is awesome considering he doesn't have any live rock to graze on.
aquaph8
Love The Fish
After all most 4 months in QT the fat little venustus has made his way to the display! Disease free and eating really well I finally felt comfortable making the transfer. He was added to the acclimation box for a couple days then released. To my amazement the regal showed no interest and my lavender immediately hated him. Luckily the little angel is a lot faster and smarter and has no fear of the tang. Just wanted to update, things seem great so far. The Attenuatus and Eightline flashers are now in the box ready to go as well. I'm worried about the Marjorie but I think ill trap him and give him a time out upon introduction. Next up in QT is a Chelmon muelleri, my absolute favorite fish
aquaph8
Love The Fish
My build is here http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2025229, an update is needed bad though.
pktech
Thread Ender
I got one from divers den & I have to say it was awesome - a perfect specimen - acclimated, psychologically adjusted, & confident. Ate immediately an overall good girl. I want a pair. If anyone owns /Ed one, did you know it's origin?
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