tank looks nice. Nanos are a lot of fun, and alot of work. To be honest with you, if i could figure out how to post pics on this site, I would up pics of my 65 and 10 for ya. So you been brainstorming, any ideas yet?? interested to hear.
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Excited, had the fever for a few day, couldn't really look at the tank too much. This morning I felt a little better and looked into the tank to notice these pink rubbery things growing from the rock. To me, it almost looks like the pink mushrooms or some kind of sponge. Too small for camerra phone. I will check on those to see if they get any larger.
As of now, I am going with the reef and invert only tank, maxing out at 2-3 shrimp and a few zoas.
As of now, I am going with the reef and invert only tank, maxing out at 2-3 shrimp and a few zoas.
I was wondering, once the tank is ready for inhabitants, should I try to raise some copepods before adding anything else? I want to take this slow and make sure all the life needed to sustain larger life is there before adding the shrimp?
copepods will grow naturally and shrimp really don't need them to survive. If you just dropped in a couple pieces of flake food, the shrimp will find them and eat on those. as for the zoas some coral food would be good. i would get Kent marine products, coral-vite, coral accell and some DT phytoplankton. DT you should be able to find at any saltwater dealer and it needs to be refrigerated to stay alive.
Ah ok.
My friend told me about blennies for a small tank. I did some research but also getting mixed results. Some say they are too hard to keep for beginners (of course the stores I call ALL say it should be fine). Would I be able to keep 1 blenny or goby with my 2-3 shrimp setup? I saw this tiny blue goby I thought was interesting. Friend told me to stay away from the mandarin goby (looks like an acid trip), even though they are sold for beginners?
My friend told me about blennies for a small tank. I did some research but also getting mixed results. Some say they are too hard to keep for beginners (of course the stores I call ALL say it should be fine). Would I be able to keep 1 blenny or goby with my 2-3 shrimp setup? I saw this tiny blue goby I thought was interesting. Friend told me to stay away from the mandarin goby (looks like an acid trip), even though they are sold for beginners?
stay away from the mandarians. they do need a very well established tank full of copepods and anthropods. Anthropods you dont hear much about but Google them once and they are very similar to copepods. most blennys will require a lot of care and attention. I would suggest a watchman goby and a clown goby. These are my favorite small fish and they work very well for nanos. there are many other kinds of small fish that would work so do your research. I like using www.liveaquaria.com for specs. Other sites don't always list good info about each fish.
Ooh I like the clown gobies, but I would think finding one in a store would take some hunting. Are clown gobies the ones with the reflective blue body?
Ok, I noticed all the rocks are getting this yellowish brown coloring except where it is purple or white. It looks similar to a FW tank's brown algae. Is it normal? I don't like the color...
It is and it should go away. Its hard to say in certain cercumstances because different types of rock display differently. Your tank is very new and i would still have to say its just the tank cycling and what not. give it some time and clean them with a turkey bayster in a few days and then do a water change afterwards and it should be okay.
as for the fish, did you find a picture of it?? if so send me a link so i can see what fish your talking about. The clown gobies are very cool and do take a bit of hunting, being so small. just ask the LFS if they have them and they shouldnt have a problem getting it for you. If you go to a store and they dont want to get a fish because its too hard to get, then go to a different store. and it is also important to watch how they bag the fish. catching a fish is a delicate operation and if there throwing the fish around then you can almost be sure that the fish is going to get ill with something. just a few things that i have noticed through the years lol.
as for the fish, did you find a picture of it?? if so send me a link so i can see what fish your talking about. The clown gobies are very cool and do take a bit of hunting, being so small. just ask the LFS if they have them and they shouldnt have a problem getting it for you. If you go to a store and they dont want to get a fish because its too hard to get, then go to a different store. and it is also important to watch how they bag the fish. catching a fish is a delicate operation and if there throwing the fish around then you can almost be sure that the fish is going to get ill with something. just a few things that i have noticed through the years lol.
Well, I saw a clown goby from a reef tank supplier, and their clown goby was blue, but I just googled for pics and nearly all of them were yellow. I'm sure I was just confused. I wanted to go for a orange/blue scheme. But that goby seems cool for a 10 gallon.
