Susan's 75
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chartwell
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Interesting husbandry situation with the mimic puffer - I got her (who knows if it is male or female, but I named it Mimi, so it is a she to me) from Diver's Den in March and she arrived as close to death as any fish I've seen, shipping definitively didn't agree with her. After some time in a hospital tank she was strong enough for the main display, but there she slowly wasted away until the morning I found her stuck to a powerhead and thought she was dead. Back in a hospital tank with tons of hand feeding and she slowly rallied, and I realized she was starving to death in my tank because she is a poor swimmer and a slow eater, but needs to eat an unbelievable amount of food to maintain her weight. She needs to eat at least 3 times a day, more is better.
So I made her a "diner" out of a little plastic container, and she goes in there to pig out to her heart's content without the other fish bothering her. I made the entrance pretty narrow, as she is built tall and thin, and I put it up in her favorite area pretty close to the glass to discourage the other fish from getting in it. She was very quick to figure it out, and will go in there and stare at me until I feed her. She is now fat and strong, and I hope she will make it long term.
So I made her a "diner" out of a little plastic container, and she goes in there to pig out to her heart's content without the other fish bothering her. I made the entrance pretty narrow, as she is built tall and thin, and I put it up in her favorite area pretty close to the glass to discourage the other fish from getting in it. She was very quick to figure it out, and will go in there and stare at me until I feed her. She is now fat and strong, and I hope she will make it long term.
f3honda4me
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Love the pics
chartwell
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Thanks! I have an Olympus OM-D E-M1 and the most recent photos were taken with their M.Zuiko ED 60mm f/2.8 Macro Lens.
I have d2mini to thank for recommending this camera and lens, I love it
Susan
chartwell
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Update
Update
Can't believe how long it has been since I updated this thread. My 75 gallon tank is still doing well, pretty much in the boring autopilot mode, which is a good thing. Here are a few photos.
This Cyphastrea started out as that round frag in the middle and has since encrusted over a pretty large area of rock.
The chalice has taken over this area, including being all over the back glass, probably not the best idea. Puffer with bicolor photobombing. Cell phone pic, so not the best.
Hammer is a pretty good size now, cardinal and flame hawk.
Update
Can't believe how long it has been since I updated this thread. My 75 gallon tank is still doing well, pretty much in the boring autopilot mode, which is a good thing. Here are a few photos.
This Cyphastrea started out as that round frag in the middle and has since encrusted over a pretty large area of rock.
The chalice has taken over this area, including being all over the back glass, probably not the best idea. Puffer with bicolor photobombing. Cell phone pic, so not the best.
Hammer is a pretty good size now, cardinal and flame hawk.
xsentrixsupra
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Looks good. I really like your rocks and how you set it up
WVfishguy
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Go to a food store which is well-stocked with seafood, or a seafood store, and get a bag of live black mussels. They will be on ice. Take them home and freeze them. Take a frozen mussel, thaw it in aquarium water, split it open, toss it in the tank and watch your puffer get big and fat.
I feed one a day to my display. Fish tear it to shreds, and it saves me a small fortune on frozen fish food. This is actually better food than 99% of what you buy at the LFS. You will probably only need 1/2 mussel a day - for now.
Just see how much they love this!
You can do the same with canned oysters. But, unlike the mussels, fish must learn to like them. You must rinse the oysters under a tap, place them in a thin sheet in food bags and freeze them. The thin sheets are easier to feed than a chunk of oysters.
I feed one a day to my display. Fish tear it to shreds, and it saves me a small fortune on frozen fish food. This is actually better food than 99% of what you buy at the LFS. You will probably only need 1/2 mussel a day - for now.
Just see how much they love this!
You can do the same with canned oysters. But, unlike the mussels, fish must learn to like them. You must rinse the oysters under a tap, place them in a thin sheet in food bags and freeze them. The thin sheets are easier to feed than a chunk of oysters.
