Danley
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Hello,
I have a 65 Gallon RSM 250. I have a reef tank, and after sadly loosing all of my fish due to ich (I tried everything, FW Dip, Treatments, everything but a copper medicine, it was just too late by the time my parents listened to what I had to say) (By the way not all of them died the 5 smallet of them are still in my tank but after watching them, I decided to give them to someone who knows how to treat for ich) I have decided to wait 2-3 months after all of my fishes are out so the ich will go away. I heard that without a host It wont survive for 30 days. Are peppermint shrimp and a sand-sifting starfish potential hosts? I am also assuming corals are not as this is a marine fish disease. But please just reitterate that for me, or tell me otherwise. So after I get rid of all the possible hosts i wanted to give the ich some time to die off. I once heard a saying that goes something like this, "The mistakes we make in life, are actually learning experiences, and those mistakes will never happen again if your wise enough" I am taking the hit and moving on, this time with lots of research, decisions and time. Heres what Im looking to put in my 65 gallon reef tank.
3 Bartlett's Anthias- I have a few questions on these:
1) Can I mix and match different Anthias, and will they still get along and school, or is it best to keep the same Anthias types together?
2) Is three too large of a number for my tank, I know they tend to prefer schooling, and do best in the ratio one male to two females.
1 Mandarin Dragonett (My tank is stocked with copepods that are fed phytoplankton every day)
I wanted to do two more fish (Preferably unique, colorful and interesting fish, I want a wide variety of colors in my tank, and I like the fish sticking out like sore thumbs with a personality) If anyone has any suggestions.
Also is it okay to have 3-4 shrimp in the same tank? I have 2 peppermints and I wanted to add one cleaner shrimp and maybe one more peppermint or cleaner. Also, everyone with RSM say 6 fish should be all the fish you add, do snails, shrimps, and starfish fall into the 6 category?
I have a 65 Gallon RSM 250. I have a reef tank, and after sadly loosing all of my fish due to ich (I tried everything, FW Dip, Treatments, everything but a copper medicine, it was just too late by the time my parents listened to what I had to say) (By the way not all of them died the 5 smallet of them are still in my tank but after watching them, I decided to give them to someone who knows how to treat for ich) I have decided to wait 2-3 months after all of my fishes are out so the ich will go away. I heard that without a host It wont survive for 30 days. Are peppermint shrimp and a sand-sifting starfish potential hosts? I am also assuming corals are not as this is a marine fish disease. But please just reitterate that for me, or tell me otherwise. So after I get rid of all the possible hosts i wanted to give the ich some time to die off. I once heard a saying that goes something like this, "The mistakes we make in life, are actually learning experiences, and those mistakes will never happen again if your wise enough" I am taking the hit and moving on, this time with lots of research, decisions and time. Heres what Im looking to put in my 65 gallon reef tank.
3 Bartlett's Anthias- I have a few questions on these:
1) Can I mix and match different Anthias, and will they still get along and school, or is it best to keep the same Anthias types together?
2) Is three too large of a number for my tank, I know they tend to prefer schooling, and do best in the ratio one male to two females.
1 Mandarin Dragonett (My tank is stocked with copepods that are fed phytoplankton every day)
I wanted to do two more fish (Preferably unique, colorful and interesting fish, I want a wide variety of colors in my tank, and I like the fish sticking out like sore thumbs with a personality) If anyone has any suggestions.
Also is it okay to have 3-4 shrimp in the same tank? I have 2 peppermints and I wanted to add one cleaner shrimp and maybe one more peppermint or cleaner. Also, everyone with RSM say 6 fish should be all the fish you add, do snails, shrimps, and starfish fall into the 6 category?
