KashAlp
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So today i visited my LFS and i notice that my favorite fish to look at is still there after envy'n him for the past 3 weeks since he arrived. Beautiful healthy looking fish...
So im shopping around getting everyday supplies and eye'n up this cool blennie parked on a rock, eyes wondering everywhere that resembles something off sesame street and the manager comes over to feed the fish, "hows the idol doin?" i ask him and he tells me he's doing great as he squirts in some brine soaked in garlic. I watch and notice the idol immediatly race over and gobble up as much as he could before the other fish finished off the portion. "Wow, thats great" Then he tells me "watch this" as he throws in a pinch of flake and the same results! He's telling me now about how well he is eating and how is once damaged fins have grown back very quickly. Great news i think to myself, someone is really going to enjoy this beautiful fish.
Just then i ask him to bag up Oscar (our name for the sesame street blennie :lolspin: ) and i bump into this young family with a young kid and a handful of freshwater fish walking down the saltwater isle. I hear the dad say "wow look at that fish" to the mother about the idol... Then they start talking about how a saltwater tank would look great with all the color and exotic fish in there living room and sure enough the dad assured the mother that if they bought the needed supplies right then he would have it set up and all done tonight so she "should start bagging up some saltwater fish".
SCREW THAT!! lol not with MY idol.. brand new tank not even one day old and they wanna put fish in?? I had to.......
Longer storey shortend... Im now the owner of a "expert only" fish. I know, i know... but atleast he's got a very good chance at a happier life. So far all is well, dripped him for about an hour and a half and fed 3-4 hrs after introduction to tank. He ate!! He's not shy and gracefully swims around the tank and shows himself off as if to say "thank you" everytime i walk by the tank.
I am no "expert", have only been into saltwater for around 3 months, although i do have 2 highly experianced friends/neighbours at my calling at any moments notice. My water levels are perfect, i feed small portions 2-3 times daily and use a variety of 4-6 differant types of food with suppliments.
I will be sure to post some pictures tomorrow of the wonderful fish but in the meantime if anyone would like to share any suggestions or recommendations for greater success with this hard to keep species it would be much appreciated. Thanks for reading... wish me luck.
oh here the tank spec's...
125g with 55g sump using bean animals overflow system. Only running for about 3 months, but entire tank was setup and filled with water and LR from an already established system to make initial cycle short as possible. All fish have done extremly well since first day of introduction, except 1 poor blond naso that refused to eat since i brought him home and eventually parished. Other then that, no problems, no deaths, and fantastic growth!
So im shopping around getting everyday supplies and eye'n up this cool blennie parked on a rock, eyes wondering everywhere that resembles something off sesame street and the manager comes over to feed the fish, "hows the idol doin?" i ask him and he tells me he's doing great as he squirts in some brine soaked in garlic. I watch and notice the idol immediatly race over and gobble up as much as he could before the other fish finished off the portion. "Wow, thats great" Then he tells me "watch this" as he throws in a pinch of flake and the same results! He's telling me now about how well he is eating and how is once damaged fins have grown back very quickly. Great news i think to myself, someone is really going to enjoy this beautiful fish.
Just then i ask him to bag up Oscar (our name for the sesame street blennie :lolspin: ) and i bump into this young family with a young kid and a handful of freshwater fish walking down the saltwater isle. I hear the dad say "wow look at that fish" to the mother about the idol... Then they start talking about how a saltwater tank would look great with all the color and exotic fish in there living room and sure enough the dad assured the mother that if they bought the needed supplies right then he would have it set up and all done tonight so she "should start bagging up some saltwater fish".
SCREW THAT!! lol not with MY idol.. brand new tank not even one day old and they wanna put fish in?? I had to.......
Longer storey shortend... Im now the owner of a "expert only" fish. I know, i know... but atleast he's got a very good chance at a happier life. So far all is well, dripped him for about an hour and a half and fed 3-4 hrs after introduction to tank. He ate!! He's not shy and gracefully swims around the tank and shows himself off as if to say "thank you" everytime i walk by the tank.
I am no "expert", have only been into saltwater for around 3 months, although i do have 2 highly experianced friends/neighbours at my calling at any moments notice. My water levels are perfect, i feed small portions 2-3 times daily and use a variety of 4-6 differant types of food with suppliments.
I will be sure to post some pictures tomorrow of the wonderful fish but in the meantime if anyone would like to share any suggestions or recommendations for greater success with this hard to keep species it would be much appreciated. Thanks for reading... wish me luck.
oh here the tank spec's...
125g with 55g sump using bean animals overflow system. Only running for about 3 months, but entire tank was setup and filled with water and LR from an already established system to make initial cycle short as possible. All fish have done extremly well since first day of introduction, except 1 poor blond naso that refused to eat since i brought him home and eventually parished. Other then that, no problems, no deaths, and fantastic growth!
please excuse them. I am no photographer:fun4: Also u might notice the start of a small diatom outbreak. This will be handled this week, i believe its because the new light setup i got from a friend has expired bulbs that need to be replaced. Not tooooo ugly yet :worried: 
