PinkLady;3556532; said:
thats great to hear good luck and let me know if I can help you in any way during your process.
mr.reef24
Looking for good info on leopard morays...
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thats great to hear good luck and let me know if I can help you in any way during your process.
mr.reef24
I turned the 125 into a saltwater tank as well, but plan to basically put some really pretty neon-colored raver fish in there. LOL! I always wanted a tank like that and I found some really cool different species with some amazing colors. The 240 will get filled when I get back from Missouri in 2 weeks, and then hopefully after 4-5 weeks it'll be cycled and ready for the Tess. The 125 is cycling now while I'm gone, my dad is going to add 2 blue damsels to it during week 2 to continue to grow the biofiltration. It was already well-established since my stingray tank was kept heavy brackish as it was, so I just changed out all the filter media to new stuff and kept the ceramic tubes and bioballs since they were already well seeded. My landlord does construction and I already asked him if I could get some sections of PVC couplings, dividers, and elbows from him, which he was totally cool with. In the videos and pics I saw of different eel setups, PVC pieces mixed with rock seems to make perfect caves and tunnels for them and looks clean and nice. The biggest thing I'm looking forward to is a happy eater that isn't picky about food!!! 
That's the consensus I've gotten from most people. Mark has been EXTREMELY helpful through this whole process. Wish I would have known about them before I bought my ray, probably could have avoided disaster. 
Dad says the blue damsels went in yesterday and seem to be doing well. He said the trip home made them wig out a bit and they turned almost clear/white in the bag, then when they found their nook to hide in the tank, they turned deep dark blue, almost jet black, to match in with the background. I had no idea they could control their color like that, is it similar to the voluntary chromatophore control within octopus and squid or involuntarily related to mood/stress? I wish he took pics. He says after a few hours they were back to being blue and yellow and were exploring and seemed relaxed.
So, now comes the planning for the rest of the tank. It's fish-only with some live rock, so I think I'm going to pick a new species every 2-4 weeks to add in and see how it goes. Here are the fish I'm interested in:
Currently have 2 blue damsels
azure damsel
canary blenny
royal gramma
blue velvet damsel
purple or bicolor pseudochromis
yellow or powder blue tang
blue chromis
And my fave that is a must-have: gold-striped maroon clown. The salt tank at the assisted living facility I used to work at had a big bright 4" one that was awesome. So out of the above list, what would work well together in a 125 with lots of rocks/hiding places?
Dad says the blue damsels went in yesterday and seem to be doing well. He said the trip home made them wig out a bit and they turned almost clear/white in the bag, then when they found their nook to hide in the tank, they turned deep dark blue, almost jet black, to match in with the background. I had no idea they could control their color like that, is it similar to the voluntary chromatophore control within octopus and squid or involuntarily related to mood/stress? I wish he took pics. He says after a few hours they were back to being blue and yellow and were exploring and seemed relaxed.
So, now comes the planning for the rest of the tank. It's fish-only with some live rock, so I think I'm going to pick a new species every 2-4 weeks to add in and see how it goes. Here are the fish I'm interested in:
Currently have 2 blue damsels
azure damsel
canary blenny
royal gramma
blue velvet damsel
purple or bicolor pseudochromis
yellow or powder blue tang
blue chromis
And my fave that is a must-have: gold-striped maroon clown. The salt tank at the assisted living facility I used to work at had a big bright 4" one that was awesome. So out of the above list, what would work well together in a 125 with lots of rocks/hiding places?
great selection but just watch with the purple or bicolor pseudochromis and maroon clown as they can be aggressive to tankmates so I would add them last.
mr.reef24
mr.reef24
Yep, that's the plan. I also plan to get the clown as a baby so that it's not already a dominant adult.
So far it's going fabulous! The water is crystal clear and the fish are doing great! The damsels are thriving, I added a blue/orange dottyback and orchid dottyback which are both doing well and not being mean to each other or anyone else, and today I added 2 anemone crabs and a red knob sea star, which happens to be the coolest thing I've ever seen. The crabs are fast enough that the sea star can't eat them, it will feed on the carnivorous foods that sink to the bottom as well as keep the snail population in check (they came with my live purple rock). It's a big one, about 6" tip to tip, tan in color with bright fire engine red spikes and lines. I honestly thought it was a decoration in the store tank until I noticed it was moving. LOL! Looks exactly like this:
