Regal blue tang in a 55 gallon aquarium short term?

ALL anthias do best with multiple feedings per day of frozen food. If you can get them on pellets you can put them in an auto feeder and not worry about it.
 
Ok, well I'm planing on feeding the anthia twice a day useing frozen mysis and then I will see how it does.

The big question is still do you think the wrasse and anthia will get along?? And will my 10g work for a QT? I'm just to worried that the parameters will go out of whack and kill the fish. And is there a way to tell if it is cycled? It has been up and running for about 3 1/2 months but I stopped cycling it when I figured out that I was not going to be getting a fish for a long time.


Thank you everyone!
 
EthanHawaii said:
Ok, well I'm planing on feeding the anthia twice a day useing frozen mysis and then I will see how it does.

The big question is still do you think the wrasse and anthia will get along?? And will my 10g work for a QT? I'm just to worried that the parameters will go out of whack and kill the fish. And is there a way to tell if it is cycled? It has been up and running for about 3 1/2 months but I stopped cycling it when I figured out that I was not going to be getting a fish for a long time.


Thank you everyone!
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Put a filter media in your sump, like marine pure spheres or any other bio media, in a month or so it should have a significant bacteria population, so you can transfer this media to a HOB filter in the 10 gal QT, instantly cycled tank.

Do you have any media in your 10 gallon right now? If so, it's probably cycled. Easy way to check is dose 2ppm ammonia and check after 24 hours. If there's any trace of ammonia, don't put a fish in. If there's not, you're good to go.

10 gallons should be fine for one.. I would do it. QT only though don't get me wrong haha..

Honestly, if you want success, listen to these people. I myself have never kept anthias, and probably never will because of the feedings they require and my schedule is very erratic and changes a lot. Everywhere I read says 3x a day, minimum. I wouldn't push that. Do 3x feeding a day or more, especially in QT. if you can't, skip the fish.



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BigBlueTang said:
Put a filter media in your sump, like marine pure spheres or any other bio media, in a month or so it should have a significant bacteria population, so you can transfer this media to a HOB filter in the 10 gal QT, instantly cycled tank.

Do you have any media in your 10 gallon right now? If so, it's probably cycled. Easy way to check is dose 2ppm ammonia and check after 24 hours. If there's any trace of ammonia, don't put a fish in. If there's not, you're good to go.

10 gallons should be fine for one.. I would do it. QT only though don't get me wrong haha..

Honestly, if you want success, listen to these people. I myself have never kept anthias, and probably never will because of the feedings they require and my schedule is very erratic and changes a lot. Everywhere I read says 3x a day, minimum. I wouldn't push that. Do 3x feeding a day or more, especially in QT. if you can't, skip the fish.

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As he said, as long as you don't have 5 large Anthia in the QT at one time
 
BigBlueTang said:
Put a filter media in your sump, like marine pure spheres or any other bio media, in a month or so it should have a significant bacteria population, so you can transfer this media to a HOB filter in the 10 gal QT, instantly cycled tank.

Do you have any media in your 10 gallon right now? If so, it's probably cycled. Easy way to check is dose 2ppm ammonia and check after 24 hours. If there's any trace of ammonia, don't put a fish in. If there's not, you're good to go.

10 gallons should be fine for one.. I would do it. QT only though don't get me wrong haha..

Honestly, if you want success, listen to these people. I myself have never kept anthias, and probably never will because of the feedings they require and my schedule is very erratic and changes a lot. Everywhere I read says 3x a day, minimum. I wouldn't push that. Do 3x feeding a day or more, especially in QT. if you can't, skip the fish.



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Ok, well it sounds like my QT is cycled! I used one of the filter sponges from my DT but there was a lot of brown stuff (I have no clue what it is) that came off the filter sponge and is now in my QT, I'll just suck it out and do a lot of water testing and it should be good. The only flow in my QT is the hang on the back power filter, and for oxygen I have an air stone, so would this be enough flow for the anthia?

If I'm going to feed 3 times a day in my QT how would I keep the ammonia down? would I just clean the filter sponge in the QT in my DT water every second day? or is there a better method?

Right now in my DT I feed a 1/4" by 1/2" cube of mysis every second day, and for the days in-between I feed 5 pellets. So my question is if I feed 3 times a day how big should the cubes be that I feed?

I'm still worried about my wrasse not getting along with the anthia.

Thank you.
 
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I had a wrasse with my anthias and they got on fine. As to feeding, just put enough food in that can be consumed in a couple of minutes then when it has settled on the bottom suck it out. Anthias only feed in the water column and won't eat off the bottom. Do not wash the sponge or you will destroy the nitrifying bacteria and you may get an ammonia spike just suck the gunk off the bottom every day. The fow from the filter and the airstones will be fine.
 
EthanHawaii said:
Ok, well it sounds like my QT is cycled! I used one of the filter sponges from my DT but there was a lot of brown stuff (I have no clue what it is) that came off the filter sponge and is now in my QT, I'll just suck it out and do a lot of water testing and it should be good. The only flow in my QT is the hang on the back power filter, and for oxygen I have an air stone, so would this be enough flow for the anthia?

If I'm going to feed 3 times a day in my QT how would I keep the ammonia down? would I just clean the filter sponge in the QT in my DT water every second day? or is there a better method?

Right now in my DT I feed a 1/4" by 1/2" cube of mysis every second day, and for the days in-between I feed 5 pellets. So my question is if I feed 3 times a day how big should the cubes be that I feed?

I'm still worried about my wrasse not getting along with the anthia.

Thank you.
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That sounds nowhere near enough. 5 pellets?!
In my 75 gallon I feed one cube of hikari mysis per day with 4 fish, two feedings a day..
In QT I feed whenever I go near the tank. For ammonia, shouldn't be a problem with a cycled tank. If it is, your tank isn't cycled.
And god no, do not put anything wet from your QT to your DT, completely proves QT noneffective if you have cross-contamination.
With an anthias you're going to have to feed a lot more. Honestly, if I were you, I would pass on the fish. I've been in the hobby for two years and I feel nowhere near ready for an anthias.


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BigBlueTang said:
That sounds nowhere near enough. 5 pellets?!
In my 75 gallon I feed one cube of hikari mysis per day with 4 fish, two feedings a day..
In QT I feed whenever I go near the tank. For ammonia, shouldn't be a problem with a cycled tank. If it is, your tank isn't cycled.
And god no, do not put anything wet from your QT to your DT, completely proves QT noneffective if you have cross-contamination.
With an anthias you're going to have to feed a lot more. Honestly, if I were you, I would pass on the fish. I've been in the hobby for two years and I feel nowhere near ready for an anthias.


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Well the 5 pellets a day in-between feedings of mysis is working really well, and my fish look anything but skinny.

Sorry I didn't explain it well, I ment I would take water out of the DT and have it in a separate container and use that water to wash my QT sponge, so there would be no cross contamination.
 
Shanet said:
I had a wrasse with my anthias and they got on fine. As to feeding, just put enough food in that can be consumed in a couple of minutes then when it has settled on the bottom suck it out. Anthias only feed in the water column and won't eat off the bottom. Do not wash the sponge or you will destroy the nitrifying bacteria and you may get an ammonia spike just suck the gunk off the bottom every day. The fow from the filter and the airstones will be fine.
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Ok, good to know! What kind of wrasses did you have with the anthias? ok well I'll skip the sponge washing. Sorry to ask so many questions I just really want to get this right! how big and how often of water changes would be appropriate for the 10g QT?

Thanks again everyone.
 
As you siphon the crud out of the tank every day, you are pretty much doing water changes continuously. This would be enough. Water changes are really to replenish depleted trace elements, minerals and so forth that coral needs to thrive, you only have fish in a QT and a skimmer takes care of cleaning the water.
 
Shanet said:
As you siphon the crud out of the tank every day, you are pretty much doing water changes continuously. This would be enough. Water changes are really to replenish depleted trace elements, minerals and so forth that coral needs to thrive, you only have fish in a QT and a skimmer takes care of cleaning the water.
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I've done some reading and it looks like a 2g water change weekly is sufficient, but as you said siphoning the crud out of the bottom will probably be enough, unfortunately I don't have a skimmer on my QT so maybe I'll have to siphon and do water changes.
 
EthanHawaii said:
I've done some reading and it looks like a 2g water change weekly is sufficient, but as you said siphoning the crud out of the bottom will probably be enough, unfortunately I don't have a skimmer on my QT so maybe I'll have to siphon and do water changes.
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I would guess that very few have skimmers on their QT's.. I usually only do a WC on my QT if something is wrong or there is a lot of crud on the bottom


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I would guess that very few have skimmers on their QT's.. I usually only do a WC on my QT if something is wrong or there is a lot of crud on the bottom


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True, I only have one on mine because I don't use an airstones or a power head.
It give me a bit of flow plus aeration.
 
Shanet said:
True, I only have one on mine because I don't use an airstones or a power head.

It give me a bit of flow plus aeration.
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Yeah! No I'm not saying if you have the funds and space don't get a protein skimmer, it certainly makes things easier! However, I don't have the funds or the space :) skimmers aren't pretty


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Ok, good to know! How long should I QT it for? I'm thinking about a month? or maybe 60 days to be sure the ick has died if it has any.
 
BigBlueTang said:
That sounds nowhere near enough. 5 pellets?!
In my 75 gallon I feed one cube of hikari mysis per day with 4 fish, two feedings a day..
In QT I feed whenever I go near the tank. For ammonia, shouldn't be a problem with a cycled tank. If it is, your tank isn't cycled.
And god no, do not put anything wet from your QT to your DT, completely proves QT noneffective if you have cross-contamination.
With an anthias you're going to have to feed a lot more. Honestly, if I were you, I would pass on the fish. I've been in the hobby for two years and I feel nowhere near ready for an anthias.


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Pellets are extremely nutritionally dense compared to frozen. 5 pellets may not be enough, I can't speak for someone else's tank, but it's hard to compare against frozen for how high in protein, fat, etc. pellets are.

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EthanHawaii said:
Ok, good to know! How long should I QT it for? I'm thinking about a month? or maybe 60 days to be sure the ick has died if it has any.
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It's recommended to QT for 6 weeks, or longer.
Crypto(Ich) will not die if there is a fish host. Crypto will be needed to treated for if the fish has it.



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