MalawianDude
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is it me or does that angel just look freakin tiny in that 10g tank?
very cool setup!
very cool setup!
JustFin's 10G Nano Journal
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JustFin
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MalawianDude said:
Yeah, he's pretty small, otherwise there is no way I would have him in a 10G. Hopefully he keeps eating and I will be moving him to his larger home in a few weeks.
here is a better picture of him... notice I said "better" not a good picture
I've taken probably 60+ pictures of him and only 3 were worth saving. I knew taking good clear pictures of fish would be tough, but not next to impossible.
WarEagleNR88
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wow thats a colorful little fish you've got there. I bet he's gonna change colors when he gets older. they're cute when they're little babies like that little guy.
glad to hear you'll be upgrading his living quarters!
and yeah i have a hard time getting pics of fish too. good luck in the future!
glad to hear you'll be upgrading his living quarters!
and yeah i have a hard time getting pics of fish too. good luck in the future!
JustFin
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Well, it has been 7 months since my last entry. I wanted to come back and post to let others know the fate of my tank. So many of these threads get started during the setup months, but there are so many that end without any follow up.
My 10G tank ends bittersweetly. I've learned that nanos require more daily care than I can give. The worst news was that Desmond was lost. He was in good health for a month and a half after I bought him and eating well, but then in a 24 hour span he took a turn for the worse. Losing him ate up most of my enthusiasm and the tank started to be neglected. My regular weekly water changes turned into biweekly and then monthly. Cyano got worse and seemed to hamper the growth of the zoos. Finally, I gave up in December and moved the zoos, xenia, and mushroom to my mother's 75G, put most of the liverock in the 75's sump/refugium, and broke down the 10G. Currently it is being used as a quarantine tank for new fish & corals for the 75G.
The good news is that all of the corals except for the green zoos are thriving in their new home. The mushroom was accidently torn during the move and each piece regenerated. And one of those has since split on its own, so now they are a small colony of 3. The xenia has been carefully place on a pinnacle of rock, so even though it has multiplied, it is is staying contained to one spot in the tank.
My conclusion is that when others tell you to go as big as you can when it comes to tank size, they are absolutely right. But when I started my 10G that was the best I could do, so I don't regret starting it. I gained lots of experience from its short existence and it inspired my mom's purchase of the 75G that I now maintain for her. I now have a basement and plan to setup a much larger tank when my funds allow.
Just thought I would share my conclusion in case anyone can learn from my experience.
My 10G tank ends bittersweetly. I've learned that nanos require more daily care than I can give. The worst news was that Desmond was lost. He was in good health for a month and a half after I bought him and eating well, but then in a 24 hour span he took a turn for the worse. Losing him ate up most of my enthusiasm and the tank started to be neglected. My regular weekly water changes turned into biweekly and then monthly. Cyano got worse and seemed to hamper the growth of the zoos. Finally, I gave up in December and moved the zoos, xenia, and mushroom to my mother's 75G, put most of the liverock in the 75's sump/refugium, and broke down the 10G. Currently it is being used as a quarantine tank for new fish & corals for the 75G.
The good news is that all of the corals except for the green zoos are thriving in their new home. The mushroom was accidently torn during the move and each piece regenerated. And one of those has since split on its own, so now they are a small colony of 3. The xenia has been carefully place on a pinnacle of rock, so even though it has multiplied, it is is staying contained to one spot in the tank.
My conclusion is that when others tell you to go as big as you can when it comes to tank size, they are absolutely right. But when I started my 10G that was the best I could do, so I don't regret starting it. I gained lots of experience from its short existence and it inspired my mom's purchase of the 75G that I now maintain for her. I now have a basement and plan to setup a much larger tank when my funds allow.
Just thought I would share my conclusion in case anyone can learn from my experience.
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