View Full Version : Saltwater FOWLR: Added the last fish
ewurm
03-13-2007, 11:00 PM
Got the last fish I want, a Royal Gramma. Here are some tank pics. The only other fish I want is a Cleaner Wrasse. I want to successfully keep this fish, it's a goal of mine. I'll wait until I can get a bigger tank.
Nate77
03-13-2007, 11:45 PM
Nice.Im getting an itch to start a salt tank myself.
BIGgourami
03-13-2007, 11:52 PM
DO NOT EVER GET CLEANER WRASSES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
almost no cw's are bred in captivity, they're all wild caught. when you take them out their posts (and yeah they do set up stations) go unattended and disease breaksout in the area. it's a real strain on the ecosystem.
also you need a really REALLY large tank (10's of thousands) chocked full of large fish to even think bout feeding them properly. they almost never take premade foods.
BIGgourami
03-13-2007, 11:53 PM
but overall nicetank!
i would get another firefish, they do better in at least pairs.
Cappuccino
03-14-2007, 8:04 PM
Nice.Im getting an itch to start a salt tank myself.
Itch,I have gotten such a rash that I went out and bought a 210 gallon tank.
AquataHolic420
03-14-2007, 8:06 PM
watch out for the firefish.. may get beat up from the gramma.. Looks great though.
freeskierrocket
03-14-2007, 8:23 PM
niiiice wurm, you got a full tank shot bro???:headbang2
ewurm
03-15-2007, 12:04 AM
watch out for the firefish.. may get beat up from the gramma.. Looks great though.
They are getting along well so far.
Derpeder
03-15-2007, 4:08 PM
Very nice!!! I'm almost ready to get my system set up. I can't wait. There will be pictures in the next few months!!!
chrisdef15
03-16-2007, 4:18 AM
Have to say i agree on the theory behind not keeping cleaner wrasses but it can be done in small tanks. Ide say about a qtr to maybe a half of the cleaner wrasses i have seen ended up eating prepared food.
Its doable just probably not ethically right to do it.
I think I will wait until I get a bigger tank to get the wrasse. Maybe a couple cleaner gobies? Eventually I'll have a cleaner tank, with a Cleaner Shrimp, Cleaner Gobies, Cleaner Wrasse, and a Remora. Probably not on the Remora. LOL
AnDr3w
03-20-2007, 9:43 PM
DO NOT EVER GET CLEANER WRASSES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
almost no cw's are bred in captivity, they're all wild caught. when you take them out their posts (and yeah they do set up stations) go unattended and disease breaksout in the area. it's a real strain on the ecosystem.
also you need a really REALLY large tank (10's of thousands) chocked full of large fish to even think bout feeding them properly. they almost never take premade foods.
Not true. I had a cleaner wrasse live for almost 11 months, with only 1 ich breakout.
He was in a 250g, but definatly not 10's of thousands.
ewurm
03-20-2007, 11:16 PM
Not true. I had a cleaner wrasse live for almost 11 months, with only 1 ich breakout.
He was in a 250g, but definatly not 10's of thousands.
Mine was doing great until parasite outbeak. It killed all my fish, not just the wrasse.
benzjamin13
03-20-2007, 11:59 PM
The tank looks nice!
BIGgourami
03-21-2007, 12:36 AM
Mine was doing great until parasite outbeak. It killed all my fish, not just the wrasse.
wasn't that kinda the point of the wrasse?
BIGgourami
03-21-2007, 12:36 AM
Not true. I had a cleaner wrasse live for almost 11 months, with only 1 ich breakout.
He was in a 250g, but definatly not 10's of thousands.
11 months? they are supposed to live for like ten years!
or was it the ich that did him in?
wasn't that kinda the point of the wrasse?
Wrasse don't clean smaller fish.
Cappuccino
03-26-2007, 9:19 PM
Does anyone know where I can get some live and/or base rock for my 210g salt water aquarium reasonable (cheap) prices? In the New York area or willing to ship the rock to the New York area.
I also have a lot of red lava rock, gray moon rock, and white gravel that we could either trade or you could purchase it from me. I have about 200 pounds of rock and about 200 pounds of gravel. You see, my 210 gallon aquarium was used for African cichlids and I am going to now use it for salt water FOWLR.
Please help me out, it would be greatly appreciated
ewurm
03-29-2007, 11:33 PM
Ouch, spammed my thread! LOL
Grendel
03-17-2008, 10:03 AM
I believe it's common for cleaner wrasse to die off, if there are no parasites to feed off in a marine tank (i.e. your fish are clean...)