265 Gallon Salt
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The puffer was looking for a piece if krill, he wasnt in the corner because of tank issues, most of the fish are always swimming, and with all the rock in there, why would they swim all day long when they have plenty of cover to do what they are supposed to do and the reason the rock is in there?
Looking at my tank right now, just about every fish is out swimming, the eels are hiding as eels normally do, the fumanchu lionfish does what it does which is clings to the side of a rock, etc. I see no issue with my tank, the people that have been over to see my tank that have salt as well like the tank and didnt say anything negative. Of course there are still things to do but it doesnt happen over night. The small bubbles make a huge difference in the appearance of water clarity and the lighting. Tanks almost always look better in person than video anyways.
They all eat well, have great color, arent sluggish or resting at the bottom or all at the top, etc. I think with what I have it looks good and will only look better once everything is setup 100% like the skimmer, lighting, remove bubble disks, etc.
I took a video when I started with the 150 but had the saltwater lights on and no bubbles and the water was crystal clear. Soos as I get it all complete I will post another video.
Looking at my tank right now, just about every fish is out swimming, the eels are hiding as eels normally do, the fumanchu lionfish does what it does which is clings to the side of a rock, etc. I see no issue with my tank, the people that have been over to see my tank that have salt as well like the tank and didnt say anything negative. Of course there are still things to do but it doesnt happen over night. The small bubbles make a huge difference in the appearance of water clarity and the lighting. Tanks almost always look better in person than video anyways.
They all eat well, have great color, arent sluggish or resting at the bottom or all at the top, etc. I think with what I have it looks good and will only look better once everything is setup 100% like the skimmer, lighting, remove bubble disks, etc.
I took a video when I started with the 150 but had the saltwater lights on and no bubbles and the water was crystal clear. Soos as I get it all complete I will post another video.
Just don't take it so fast next time...It is a miracle you didn't lose any fish.MasterB;4718968; said:
What do you think they are supposed to do? They are supposed to be swimming around. The rock is there for filtration, anesthetics, eating algae of them, and cover when spooked. They shouldn't always be in the rocks, that means something is wrong and they are uncomfortable.
With that said, it looks like all your fish were swimming around quite a bit, which is good. The ones hanging out right by the rock are the smaller ones that are most likely avoiding the big dogs in the tank to avoid harassment.
The main concerns I have are:
1. You keep adding fish and you already have too much of a bioload. Lots of messy fish like puffers, angels, triggers, and especially eels. If/when they get bigger there will be even less space. I hope you do not plan on adding more fish to this tank.
2. The shark definitely needs its own tank, which you are providing. The 125 gallon tank will do just fine for the shark for about a year, maybe a little longer, but will need a much bigger tank in the future.
3. The scratching may or may not be ammonia. Wrasses are known to scratch a little bit, as long as it isn't too often. My guess in this situation would be some sort of sickness. I assume none of these fish have been quarantined?
You have added a lot of stressed fish from many different oceans and they all brought with them different parasites. Fish from different locations are often times not prepared to handle forms of disease that are from different parts of the world. The tank is new, so the diseases will not fully take hold for a few weeks. They will consistently multiple and all of a sudden there will be a full blown infestation. So watch very carefully for signs of infection and be prepared to treat. The scratching could be from some sort of parasite that you cannot see yet, like ich. The tang will most likely show signs first, unless another fish is more stressed.
Nonstop basically covered my concerns.
Your h2o quality solutions via chemicals is a crash waiting to happen. Especially with your filtration, your stocking, and the size of your fish.
Some of them are scratching. I should see 3 or 4 fish scratching in one couple minute long video. My tang (who is the image of perfect health) scratches very rarely.
Somethings look good, others look faded. I think you will be lucky if you dont lose the shark, the copperbanded, and the diodontidae puffer.
My .02
Your h2o quality solutions via chemicals is a crash waiting to happen. Especially with your filtration, your stocking, and the size of your fish.
Some of them are scratching. I should see 3 or 4 fish scratching in one couple minute long video. My tang (who is the image of perfect health) scratches very rarely.
Somethings look good, others look faded. I think you will be lucky if you dont lose the shark, the copperbanded, and the diodontidae puffer.
My .02
Lots of people loose copperbanded butterflys with ideal water conditions, so no surprise if this one eats it.FLESHY;4721640; said:
The scratching is to remove parasites. They shouldn't be doing this. This is an insanely overstocked / stressed aquarium and as a result you have gotten ich. (which is not surprising) This needs more attention than you believe currently, if you add more fish, your losses in will increase. You have a very high percentage chance of already losing some of those fish which have very particular demands. The copperband in particular will suffer.
The mulitple oceans thing is very important. Strains of disease are extremely different in separate oceans, and this stocking practice (especially without quarantine) has been the downfall of countless systems. I added a Carribean tang to an indo pacific tank once without quarantine 15 years ago. Everything died. I have seen many examples of this phenomenon in that time frame. I hope you don't experience it.
You are pushing alot of air into your display which is helping drive the nitrogen levels down by increasing the amount of oxegenated water available to bacterial colonies on rock, in sand, and in your canisters. This is a self limiting strategy, and combined with your use of amquel for ammonia limitation, will likely crash. I hope it doesn't for your fishes sake. Please monitor this very carefully.
If you have 0 ppm ammonia, I would check your test kits. Even with the amquel, unless you are dosing the tank everyday (another bad idea) there isn't anything in there to process it yet.
good luck. Unless the person who advised you on this was special needs (which I am starting to suspect,) give them a headslap immediately.
The mulitple oceans thing is very important. Strains of disease are extremely different in separate oceans, and this stocking practice (especially without quarantine) has been the downfall of countless systems. I added a Carribean tang to an indo pacific tank once without quarantine 15 years ago. Everything died. I have seen many examples of this phenomenon in that time frame. I hope you don't experience it.
You are pushing alot of air into your display which is helping drive the nitrogen levels down by increasing the amount of oxegenated water available to bacterial colonies on rock, in sand, and in your canisters. This is a self limiting strategy, and combined with your use of amquel for ammonia limitation, will likely crash. I hope it doesn't for your fishes sake. Please monitor this very carefully.
If you have 0 ppm ammonia, I would check your test kits. Even with the amquel, unless you are dosing the tank everyday (another bad idea) there isn't anything in there to process it yet.
good luck. Unless the person who advised you on this was special needs (which I am starting to suspect,) give them a headslap immediately.
Did anyone notice all the red on the other butterfly (not sure of the species), around the mouth? Looks bacterial to me.
