Losing a Contest of Wills....

[Reef Junkie]

Ron,
Thanks. I just ordered it from Amazon.com. It should be here by Friday.
Thanks again,
Bill

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[alde]

Hi Ron,

You might try gluing the clown to a rock. Just kidding of course.

I have a 2" Clarks Clown that moves everything out of her little cave. I have seen her pick up hermit crabs and carry them half way accross the tank and she does not like the Sally Lightfoot crab at all. She also moves rocks, but not big ones.

Last night I changed the carbon in my sump. I always put some tank water in a cup and try to get the pods out of the carbon bag. I dump these into the tank for a snack. Last night there was a bristle worm in the cup of water. I dumped it in the tank thinking the fish would leave it alone. The Clarks tasted it six times then finaly just ate it. She looked like she bit into a lemon or somthing. She looks like she is doing fine though.

Best regards, Al

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He who feared he would not succeed sat still.




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[ladyballplayer]

Don't you guys know that females rule the world?

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[Heinrich]

Reefjunkie you don't know what you're in for. I agree the book by Wilkerson is really the best one out there. To get a more realistic look on culturing food I'd also read the Raising the orchid dottyback by Moe. Really worth it alone from the humor.
The problem with breeding on a private level is it has to be ddone for the shear fun of it. And even then it often ends in several more tank for fry etc. Best thing is to talk to a LFS and ask if they'll take the clowns if they spawn and give you credit or cash. Do this before spending a fortune on culture supplies, tanks, pumps, UV sterilizers, heaters etc.
Hope you've got an understanding wife. Mine was understanding for a while and it was definately worth the experience. but be prepared for an absolute minimum of 1-2 hrs a day of work once you get going. Waterchanges, algaecultures, rotifers, brine and the word culture and crash will have a whole new meaning to you.
I almost envy you, it was really something breading clowns, it's so nice seeing that caring strange behavior and if your really good that strange ball of orange, of little fry swimming in a clump. Well yellowish ball for you. Good Luck.

Ron can you take a look at my post concerning a sponge or a turnicate of some sort that is encroaching a green starpolyps of mine. Any suggestions on what to do? The sponge is clear whittish with many syphonopenings randomly scattered and is covering the polyp in an area of about 4"x5" then the tissue seems to be replaced by the sponge. I'm not sure if cutting the infected area out would help much? Any danger of releasing toxins or the exposed tissue of the coral getting threatend faster? My queen pretty much eats any nice sponges or seasquirts, but seems to completely ignore this one. Loves blue and purple seasquirts and sponges and the yellow ball sponges, but ignores the rather darb looking ones.
Any suggsetions on how to avoid this in the future. Start mixing in some of this sponge into the food of the queen so she gets a taste for it?
I actually recently heard that you have to be really careful mixing in random sponges into the food since some could be really dangerous even for sponge eating fish any clue on that.

Thanks again for any help.
93! Heinrich

 

[ladyballplayer]

Way to go Reef Junkie!!!
Can I be God Mama to the next litter???

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