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Post by jasonandsarah on May 17, 2014 8:20:13 GMT -5
That would be the max size for a sunrise dottyback. So if it gets bigger you'll know lol considering that wrasse gets to be a foot! |
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Post by gotareef on May 17, 2014 8:32:28 GMT -5
I miss my 120 fowlr  lionfish are one of my favorites! the red one you have looks good. I will have to find a pic of the black lion I had (true black lionfish no longer exist in the aquarium trade, they are all crosses red/black) also look up atlantic volitan that was caught in ny. its white with big orange spots... if I could find one colored the same I would set up a new tank in a heartbeat  the only thing I could keep for cleanup crew was long spine urchin's and chocolate stars but if you have a trigger your out of luck it will eat them. imo- snowflake eel is a must for a fish only tank!!! mine would go in the lions mouth and take his food and I hand fed him very cool fish |
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Post by jasonandsarah on May 17, 2014 8:46:48 GMT -5
imo- snowflake eel is a must for a fish only tank!!! mine would go in the lions mouth and take his food and I hand fed him very cool fish Definitely agree with that! |
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Post by speedyron on May 17, 2014 9:49:41 GMT -5
I miss my 120 fowlr lionfish are one of my favorites! the red one you have looks good. I will have to find a pic of the black lion I had (true black lionfish no longer exist in the aquarium trade, they are all crosses red/black) also look up atlantic volitan that was caught in ny. its white with big orange spots... if I could find one colored the same I would set up a new tank in a heartbeat the only thing I could keep for cleanup crew was long spine urchin's and chocolate stars but if you have a trigger your out of luck it will eat them. imo- snowflake eel is a must for a fish only tank!!! mine would go in the lions mouth and take his food and I hand fed him very cool fish It was on my list but I was told it would get out if I didnt have a tight fitting lid and with my light brackets that would be a PITA, is that true rob |
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Post by gotareef on May 17, 2014 10:08:30 GMT -5
that is true with any fish... the most memorable fish I had jump was a mandarin. I sat down in front of a 20g at my desk and a mandarin landed in my hand lol. the last fish I had jump was a bellus angel just before that was a phantom clown, this is the reason I put a canopy on my tank
I have never had a snowflake jump, but im sure it can happen. snowflakes can be trained easy, feed it with a feeder stick so it dosnt go near the top of the tank looking for food. (I think this is the reason most fish jump)
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Post by speedyron on May 17, 2014 10:12:26 GMT -5
cool was on my list to get but was told that they allways try get out of tank unless u have tight lid. they are cheap Ill try one
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Post by maineultraclassic on May 17, 2014 11:33:31 GMT -5
I had a snowflake moray in my first SW tank back in the mid 80's, it disappeared and we never found it anywhere around the tank.....so we assumed the cat got it. Then about 9 years ago we were cleaning out my parents house when they sold it, and I found the eel under the flooring that was pulling up in the living room where I had the tank. It was there for like 20 years.............LOL
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Post by speedyron on May 17, 2014 13:08:28 GMT -5
well maybe ill look into getting my glass top pieces notched out cuz id really like to have the eel
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Post by gotareef on May 18, 2014 7:58:38 GMT -5
white egg crate from homedepot works great for tank covers
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Post by maineultraclassic on May 18, 2014 8:03:38 GMT -5
white egg crate from homedepot works great for tank covers Not for Eels, especially small ones |
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Post by gotareef on May 18, 2014 8:14:17 GMT -5
ok... have you had a eel jump threw eggcrate?
would love to see a 1/2" thick fish get out a 1/2" hole. lol they dont sit there poking there head up out of the water 2" to get up to the egg crate never mind hitting the hole just right to pull there whole body threw...
white eggcrate has worked for me and everyone I know with a snowflake eel,or fish that are known jumpers. I have had 3 in the past 12-15 years. the biggest was 3 years old I got him at about the size of a pencil, then he went to another tank for 5 years no problems at all.
or brs sells screen tops but they are expensive.
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Post by speedyron on May 18, 2014 8:36:34 GMT -5
i have the glass tops Ill just have get them notched out fit around my light brackets
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Post by speedyron on May 18, 2014 10:21:48 GMT -5
Anyone Know of some big type crabs that may not get eaten
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Post by speedyron on May 18, 2014 10:22:43 GMT -5
was thinking maybe Halloween hermits
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Post by jess on May 18, 2014 12:37:48 GMT -5
Last summer we went to Hampton beach, along the way back home stopped this Rocky beach where a couple people were catching bait crabs. Forgot what they were called but they have claws like fiddle and are extremely adaptive, I guess they are saying they are invasive. Anyway we brought a couple home and put them in the tank and they never bothered anything. They are a greenish mottled type color.
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lionfish are one of my favorites! 
