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Toddrtrex
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13220079#post13220079 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kimsie
Todd! I was just able to finally check in for the weekend and the new fish are beautiful!!! Congrats - what a beautiful trio you haveThey will look beautiful in that nem once they find it...
They are so cute! Congrats!
Took ya long enough.
Thanks, I am pretty happy with everything so far. I know it could take a long time for them to find the anemone, but darn it, I want them in it now. Yea, I think they are cute too, and they are still staying right next to each other.
Toddrtrex
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In my other tanks, yes.
In my 58 I have a green Haddoni, and a blue one. Have only lost one fish to them in over a year -- it was a Mandarin, which I knew was a risk. I also have a Potter's angel and a golden sailfin blenny in there. Had a fairy wrasse with until a couple of weeks ago -- just sold it.
In my 75 I have a tan one, it has been with me for 9+ years. In that time it has only eaten a yellow watchman goby. Over the years I have kept angels, tangs and several other types of fish.
From what I have read, I have been very lucky only losing 2 fish over all that time.
In my 58 I have a green Haddoni, and a blue one. Have only lost one fish to them in over a year -- it was a Mandarin, which I knew was a risk. I also have a Potter's angel and a golden sailfin blenny in there. Had a fairy wrasse with until a couple of weeks ago -- just sold it.
In my 75 I have a tan one, it has been with me for 9+ years. In that time it has only eaten a yellow watchman goby. Over the years I have kept angels, tangs and several other types of fish.
From what I have read, I have been very lucky only losing 2 fish over all that time.
tufacody
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The mouth is still very open. Its is not expelling filaments but instead flabbier part of flesh. The tank is relatively high flow, which seems to please the magnifica. I really don't want to put him in the 180, but he is not settling in at all. The 180 is lit by a new Solaris, which seems to be pleasing my corals just fine, but I don't know if I want a nem under it. Might have no choice I guess. How much time do you think I should give it to settle in?
Toddrtrex
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You should give it as much time as you can, unless it starts to fall apart.
Does the other tank have less flow? Yesterday I notice that one of my powerheads was unplugged, so I plugged it back in. For the last 24 hours the new Haddoni was moving around, and generally didn't look all that good. So, I unplugged it again, and within 3 hours it was looking back to normal and settled back in.
Does it look like these at all ? (( Two pictures of the one I got two weeks ago and didn't make it ))
Right before I took it out, was falling apart,
Does the other tank have less flow? Yesterday I notice that one of my powerheads was unplugged, so I plugged it back in. For the last 24 hours the new Haddoni was moving around, and generally didn't look all that good. So, I unplugged it again, and within 3 hours it was looking back to normal and settled back in.
Does it look like these at all ? (( Two pictures of the one I got two weeks ago and didn't make it ))
Right before I took it out, was falling apart,
Toddrtrex
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Have some new pictures, but they aren't the best. Something is going on, and I am not sure what it is. The clowns are now spending way too much time on the sand bed. They seem to get excited when I put food in the tank, but it seems like they don't have the energy to go get it. Plus, the Haddoni isn't looking all that hot either.
Thinking that something was wrong with my water, I ran a batch of tests last night;
pH --- 8.3
Cal --- 420
Alk --- 8
Mag --- 1350
PO4, NO3, NO2, & NH4 all 0.
Salinity is 35 PPT.
Temp 78-82.
Was hoping that the tests would have soon something, but they didn't. I am using the same RO/DI water and salt in my other tanks, and they are doing great.
The sad clowns, whose breathing rate is very fast.
FTS showing the anemone. Everything else is doing great. (( the clam was moved from another tank. The clowns and Haddoni were acting up before I put it in there. ))
Will take another picture of the Haddoni later tonight, just got home from work. It was expelling something, not sure what it was.
Thinking that something was wrong with my water, I ran a batch of tests last night;
pH --- 8.3
Cal --- 420
Alk --- 8
Mag --- 1350
PO4, NO3, NO2, & NH4 all 0.
Salinity is 35 PPT.
Temp 78-82.
Was hoping that the tests would have soon something, but they didn't. I am using the same RO/DI water and salt in my other tanks, and they are doing great.
The sad clowns, whose breathing rate is very fast.
FTS showing the anemone. Everything else is doing great. (( the clam was moved from another tank. The clowns and Haddoni were acting up before I put it in there. ))
Will take another picture of the Haddoni later tonight, just got home from work. It was expelling something, not sure what it was.
melev
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The anemone looks unhappy too. Have you checked the surface to make sure it is rippling and clean?
Have you checked for stray electricity?
Are you running carbon actively?
Have you dosed iodine lately? Ovedosing can drive a clownfish to gasp.
You could add an airstone just in case.
Have you checked for stray electricity?
Are you running carbon actively?
Have you dosed iodine lately? Ovedosing can drive a clownfish to gasp.
You could add an airstone just in case.
Toddrtrex
Premium Member
Kim -- I hope it is just stress from shipping, but I don't think so. They seem to get worse each day. At first it was "resting" for about 20 minutes ( total ) of each hour -- the rest of the time swimming around. Now, they barely get off the sand bed. As for the Haddoni, I hope it is just having a bad week. Half the time it looks awful, the other half great.
Marc --- plenty of surface agitation. Along with the inflow into my sump and skimmer.
Will have to pick up a volt meter. However, until 2 months ago that tank was home to two healthy ( and growing too big, hence the reason I sold them ) LTAs.
Never dose iodine.
I do believe I have an old air pump laying around, if I do, I will hook it up.
Marc --- plenty of surface agitation. Along with the inflow into my sump and skimmer.
Will have to pick up a volt meter. However, until 2 months ago that tank was home to two healthy ( and growing too big, hence the reason I sold them ) LTAs.
Never dose iodine.
I do believe I have an old air pump laying around, if I do, I will hook it up.
Toddrtrex
Premium Member
Funny enough, I thought about the temp too. Had my hand in the tank just now, and it "feels" the same temp as my other tanks. Plus I have an old alcohol thermometer that matches up.
As for the test kits, will have to see if I can get someone to come over. But, I did have thoughts about that, and ran the same tests on my 75 ( in the same room ) and they seemed to be right on, compared to its norms.
Just noticed some stringy poop coming out of one of the clowns, uploading the pictures now.
As for the test kits, will have to see if I can get someone to come over. But, I did have thoughts about that, and ran the same tests on my 75 ( in the same room ) and they seemed to be right on, compared to its norms.
Just noticed some stringy poop coming out of one of the clowns, uploading the pictures now.
tufacody
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Those clowns don't look good. I'd get in a formalin QT asap and treat for brook.
My green haddoni from DD didn't make it. For some damn reason I let them replace it with another once that come tomorrow. I really wish I hadn't done that. This batch doesn't seem to be doing very well.
On the plus side, my heteractis magnifica seems to be ok, although it deflates/inflates a little more than I'd like.
My green haddoni from DD didn't make it. For some damn reason I let them replace it with another once that come tomorrow. I really wish I hadn't done that. This batch doesn't seem to be doing very well.
On the plus side, my heteractis magnifica seems to be ok, although it deflates/inflates a little more than I'd like.
Toddrtrex
Premium Member
I agree about this patch of haddonis, mine is looking worse now. Just took a fairly large "snot bubble" off of it -- second time since I have been home from work.
And the stringy poop from one of the clowns. (( will try to pick up some formalin tomorrow ))
I am not giving up hope, but it starting to look that the Haddoni and the clowns aren't going to make it.
And the stringy poop from one of the clowns. (( will try to pick up some formalin tomorrow ))
I am not giving up hope, but it starting to look that the Haddoni and the clowns aren't going to make it.
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