My Switch To Saltwater.

[Ranger]

I know, was a real eye opener - anyhoodle, hes gone surfing down the white half-pipe - evil little b*stard !

, I'm sure everyone has done this at one time or another. I know I did before I knew better. I always attempt to first hand my fish off to my friends and if they wont take them, then I call around to my LFS's to see if theyll buy it or just take it for free. I've also heard that being flushed is a particularly bad death for a fish, not exactly sure why but I would assume that it is because of the being thrown around through numerous pipes... Any1 with any more info? Don't mean to hijack

 

[Allen]

LFS wont take fish in unfortunately and I had no-where else to hold him.

I know its no excuse and hope I havent destroyed my chances of help/advice from these forums in the future.

 

[SkiFletch]

This is why people need to thoroughly research any new tank additions (especially in the saltwater world) for compatibility and suitability to the tank in question. While I know most people wouldn't have predicted that specific behavior of the damsel, I know many would have advised against putting a damsel in your tank (myself included) due to their aggressvie nature and you wouldn't be in this predicament of sorts.

Everyone makes mistakes, thats part of being human. Those who admit them and truly show a desire to learn from them should be allowed to IMO.

 

[callell]

I know its no excuse and hope I havent destroyed my chances of help/advice from these forums in the future.

We are all adult here & we learn from our mistake (Damsels usually are a mistake everyone makes)

 

[tmreynolds]

LFS wont take fish in unfortunately and I had no-where else to hold him.

I know its no excuse and hope I havent destroyed my chances of help/advice from these forums in the future.

Killing any living creature should be avoided if at all possible, but it sounds like you had little choice. It should always be the last resort though.

Of course you haven't destroyed your chance of getting advice

It also highlights the importance of proper research and knowledge sharing when picking tankmates, which is where these forums are invaluable

I certainly won't be putting anything in my tank until I get the thumbs up from on here

 

[boshank23]

that really was odd behavior for a damsel, i opted for keeping damsels because i love their spunky attitudes.
i have 4 in a 3ft reef tank and they have never once tried to eat anything other than what i feed them.

to get on well the damsels need lots of bolt holes in the rock, idealy to be kept as a pair (to be honest i am pushing it with 4 but i see very little agression from them, unless my 2 paired yellow's are spawning)

its a shame LFS's push these fish onto newbies, yeah they are very hardy and some are very pretty, but they ruin your chances at keeping anything else with them. to be honest i think you did the only thing you could have in that given situation, as its been said before, DON'T listen to your LFS when it comes to buying stock. reserch your own choices and make educated decissions.

 

[Allen]

After the clownfish disaster 2 weeks ago, I added a new one yesterday along with a false gramma.

Trouble is, now Im paranoid about these little fellas.

The false gramma is right at home, exploring the whole tank.

The clown however stays in one place just swimming against current and going nowhere - unless I add food then he moves to the food.

Is he swimming OK in this video ?

Is he just settling in ?

clownfish swimming

 

[SkiFletch]

Great Video Allen. He looks healthy, full belly (makese sense cause you said he's eating), no visible spots, no visible physical fin or scale damage. He also appears to be swimming normally for a clown. Sometimes they do that, swim against the current, especially when first introduced to the tank. Keep him well fed

 

[Allen]

Hmmmm, what is it with these fish ?

Yesterday, I got some live food from LFS and they ate the lot so fast.

This morning, I tried flake, sinking pellets, frozen brine shrimp and they approach it, mouth it and then spit it out.

Also, can someone please help ID the following ?

These long green spindly worm type plants.

These brown leaves were dead when I bought this chunk of LR with the mushrooms on.
There appears to be new growth coming through though.

The same LR with mushrooms has this brown veiny shell in places - is that ok ?
Also, you can see an orange "sponge" like blob under this veiny shell.
And a Furry Blob on the right.

Damn that blue background makes my photos look crap - black paint time today I think

 

[Mr.September15]

I didnt use spraypaint for my background. Instead I used a poster from the 99cent store. Works like a charm until it gets wet. I think I should get it laminated .Nice polyps btw

 

[Allen]

I bought some matt black "blackboard" paint. will slap that on the outside.

Those poly frags are the ones I intend to swap when the time comes.

 

[Redstratplayer1]

I think that THE "long green spindly worm type plants" are a type of coral.Maybe a Zonathid? I Say keep them they look cool and i have read that they spread and can be fraged.




That new plant growth the flat one might be Halimeda. i say Keep It

Looks like a sponge .
Most sponges are not protected from uv light and need to be put in a low flow low light area or a "cryptic zone" in your rock work .

 

[Allen]

cool - will see who else can confirm

 

[Redstratplayer1]

Neomeris sp. - caterpillar weed, spindle weed
There is a coral that looks like it but is blackish

Photo courtesy of Ryngill

 

[SkiFletch]

Agree with redstrat on the plant

As to the other algae, I've got no clue. The last pic is just a tunicate, a good filter feeder, let it do its thing