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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Mar 27, 2017 19:35:21 GMT -5
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jeremiah
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Camden, ME
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Post by jeremiah on Mar 27, 2017 19:45:30 GMT -5
Wow!! Beautiful tank! Very jealous  |
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Mar 27, 2017 20:00:37 GMT -5
Thanks
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Post by fermentedhiker on Mar 27, 2017 20:02:01 GMT -5
I see the Columbian shark is still doing great.
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Mar 27, 2017 20:31:52 GMT -5
I see the Columbian shark is still doing great. Yes it's doing really great. Stupid as it may sound it's my favorite fish in the tank lol. It was something I've always wanted to try and it fills my need/want for a freshwater catfish tank at the same time. |
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Post by spotfin on Mar 27, 2017 21:05:53 GMT -5
Yeah, nice shark! How big is it?
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Mar 27, 2017 22:29:14 GMT -5
Yeah, nice shark! How big is it? He's abut 2 inches. Long term will be the question here. I've never seen them get bigger than abut 8 inches in a tank but some videos I've seen on YouTube makes them look bigger. Adult size in the wild is quite large though, around 18 inches from what I've read so time will tell. |
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Post by spotfin on Mar 28, 2017 12:19:04 GMT -5
Biggest I've seen was about 8-9" too. They are cool fish. Did you acclimate to salt water or just put him in?
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Mar 28, 2017 14:00:12 GMT -5
Acclimated over about 5 hours from fresh to salt.
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Apr 20, 2017 21:51:36 GMT -5
So after talking about it for months I finally made the difficult decision to remove my sinularia and neon green Palau neptheas from my aquascape to go in favor of Caribbean biotope, these soft corals will now reside in my downstairs frag tank. Of course my yumas and grubes gorgonian aren't from the Caribbean but they are close enough that they fit in and work with the general feel of the Caribbean. I'm also planning a small group of chalk basslets, a couple royal gramas, and possibly either some pearly jawfish, blue reef chromis, or a lantern basslet. One other thing I'm going to start venturing into with this tank is some filter feeding species like red and yellow gorgonians, flame scallops and possibly some yellow and red ball sponges. Time will tell how far I go with the non photosynthetic life though. First things first though, my next additions will be some Yellow Sea whip gorgs and some basslets. Attachments:
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Apr 20, 2017 21:52:42 GMT -5
Also as funds allow Im going to start adding re ricordea and rock flower anemones as well.
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Post by scoobnoob on Apr 21, 2017 5:38:54 GMT -5
Highly recommend a harliquen starfish as well.
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Apr 21, 2017 7:42:32 GMT -5
Highly recommend a harliquen starfish as well. I plan to add some at some point as well as a couple basket sea stars. |
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Post by spotfin on Apr 21, 2017 16:30:54 GMT -5
Sounds nice. I had a Caribbean tanks years ago when I had my spotfin butterfly. Might get by with a cherub Angel or 3. Neon gobies?
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Apr 22, 2017 23:13:04 GMT -5
Sounds nice. I had a Caribbean tanks years ago when I had my spotfin butterfly. Might get by with a cherub Angel or 3. Neon gobies? A cherub angel may be a possibility again but I'm not sure. The neon gobies while cool I'm unsure how well they will mix with chalk and lantern basslets. I'm honestly thinking a group of 5-6 chalk bass, a royal gramas or two and some jawfish will end up being the primary fish for this tank. I'll see how that all pans out though. I mainly want the group of chalk bass more than anything though. |
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