I Almost Grew Two Feet

[-Nemo-]

So, a day after getting Mr. Wrasse, he came out with some large white marks on his one side. I assumed it was just damage from hitting a rock or something similar. But, a couple days later he developed another couple on his one pectoral fin and something on his bottom lip. He's still eating great and acting normal, but I'm getting the feeling it might be lymphocystis, which is a viral disease. I'm still trying to get some second opinions on it and it's tough to get a good picture of it. The marks on his side have since gotten smaller, so I'm hopeful. I've increased feeding and have been enriching all of the food.

Other than that, in order to accommodate the anemone, I moved one of the big rocks to expose him so the clowns can get back in him. Hopefully anemone stays put... I'll likely be moving things a bit more as i'm not a big fan of the scape now.

Clownfish got angry at me for messing with their area, but I'm hoping they re-discover the BTA when they go to sleep tonight. Daddy clownfish is rubbing around in my hairy mushrooms... =.= Leopard wrasse managed to get in on the picture too.

I bought a red planet many months ago when I still had my 29G, and it had lost all of its green. I read apparently, they do this when under high lightning. Who knew two power compacts was "high lightning". This week I've noticed it regaining its beautiful green color quickly too, might I add.(Acro all the way on the left)

 

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Well I think my tank just doesn't want me to keep fairy wrasses. I'm not quite sure what to think about the exquisite. Some of his white spots are starting to clear up, but he also has several new ones. I'm still not convinced it is lympho, but I haven't been able to find anything else that even remotely resembles what he has going on and getting pictures has been a nightmare. He's had these spots for over a week now, and he's still eating and behaving normally... I'm just kinda going along with whatever happens at this point.

Giving the tank a good clean today and trying to fix my aquascape the nem made me ruin Pictures later...

 

[-Nemo-]

Merry Christmas every
I, for one, was very disappointed not to get a vortech or two in my stocking.

New wrasse seems to be getting better from whatever it is he has. Very active, many of the spots are disappearing.

Some pictures for fun.

 

[shasm]

Looks great, love the pics.

 

[sorgan]

Where's the purple gorg gone!!!!!!

 

[bae1994]

very nice still but i wouldnt call a vortech a stocking filler

 

[jameshughes1989]

Why is your rock green?

Looks great though.

 

[-Nemo-]

No idea why the rock is green haha. It started out as pure white, and in spots where no light has hit, it is still white. The green seems to be an algae of some sort. I don't mind it much. Patches of red/purple coralline are starting to grow on top of it.

 

[-Nemo-]

Did some monthly maintenance today... Junk seems to settle in the return chamber of the sump, so I siphoned all that out. Changed out the reactor, cleaned the skimmer and pumps. Scrubbed the slots in the baffles... etc. Basically made the tank nice and cloudy

Exquisite wrasse looking better everyday, would like to think it has something to do with the multiple daily feedings (3 times a day) with enriched foods, but ah, who knows.
Looking at another new fish... will more than likely be another wrasse. Looking at maybe a flasher wrasse, but not sure. Another fairy being considered as well...

Yuma bothered me P) into fixing the eye sore white PVC outlets in the tank. So, I ordered a couple plumbing pieces to fix them. I had an idea in my mind and someone very nicely had already thought of the same idea and made a picture of it.
Picture Here

This way I can drill a hole in the smaller black piece and everything in the water will not stand out so much. That will be done whenever the pieces come, hopefully the end of the week.

 

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Have been super busy so haven't done much with the tank.
Exquisite looks completely healed now, which is great. Never did find out exactly what was wrong with him. I didn't want to add another fish until he was better so I'm looking around again. I'm thinking of trying a Flame fairy wrasse (Cirrhilabrus jordani) or a hooded fairy wrasse (Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus). Absolutely gorgeous fish, look very similar, I don't have much red/yellow going on in the tank.


Got the plumbing parts in the mail for the outputs, that's on my schedule to do this weekend. Will have pictures when done

 

[-Nemo-]

So decided on a beautiful McCosker's flasher wrasse, picking him up tomorrow. Asking for a hooded fairy wrasse to be ordered, which will hopefully arrive at the end of the week. That might be the end of the wrasses.... we'll see.

Fixed the plumbing, pictures of everything tomorrow.

 

[Yuma]

I'm jealous. The McCosker's is one of my favorites and one that I am seriously considering.

Looking forward to pics!!

 

[-Nemo-]

Beautiful fish Yuma such little peanuts!
Added him last night, he's doing great. He has a little peek hole that he runs to when afraid, came out to eat and was swimming for a while. Everyone seems to be getting along well
The other fairy wrasse isn't in stock with no idea when it will be, so I may have to re-think that one.

The other two together

Misc. pictures. First one is of my skimmer. It acts as way more than a skimmer. It is absolutely covered iin feather dusters. They are also carpeted throughout the sump. Natural filtration
Dendro has grown a lot, got it with two heads it now has about 12 heads

Full tank shot. Not the best as many corals were closed because I messing with the tank, but I really wanted to show of the new outputs. I couldn't absolutely prevent white PVC from showing, but I think it looks MUCH better now.

 

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Caught one of him flashing today

 

[-Nemo-]

New pictures. Re arranged a couple corals around. Thinking about picking up a couple NPS corals... Balanophyllia etc.
Last two pics are the left and right side of the tank, respectfully.