Anyone want to loan Aptasia Eater for lots of great SPS Frags
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tamarindthai
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butterfly fish will do the great job for you,,give it a try.
tamarindthai
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i do ,,,Raccoon butterfy taking good care of my unwanted pest,,,etc,,,, but i did donated one beautiful clam to him by accidently,,my fault
Bosco83
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Get a Kleins Butteryfly from A Red Sea Aquarium I think they still have one for $25. We just picked up the smaller one from him this eveing for the same reason.
Brian
Brian
Depending on what other corals you have in your tank, Raccoon or Klein's Butterfly fish will both eat corals. At risk would be Zoanthids, Acans, and probably several other types. Clams would also be at high risk.
tamarindthai
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i got the raccoon butterfly traded for my frag tank tonight,,so soon he finish off his duty in my frag tank,,i will let you borrow,,stay tune
warning :must be,,,,,,no clam,no zoos ,no ric.no mushroom,no lps,,,, in your tank
so far i do have racoon in my DP and my frag tank
,,stay tunewarning :must be,,,,,,no clam,no zoos ,no ric.no mushroom,no lps,,,, in your tank
so far i do have racoon in my DP and my frag tank
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windwaterwaves
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I have a file fish that seems pretty efficient... and easy to catch!
I beleive what i have is "Degano" Don't know how you spell it. Any help would be lovely! FRAGS FRAGS FRAGS
TWallace
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The raccoon in Dang's frag tank previously was in my display. He will destroy aiptasia and majano with great enthusiasm. However, once those were gone, he killed a few stylophora colonies and irritated many zoanthids (don't think he actually killed them but may have if left in the tank long enough). He also pecked off the polyp like things around the intake siphon of my large derasa clam. The clam looks like it will recover, but it was very angry for several days and the polyp structures have not grown back yet. He also pecked a hole in the central area of the mantle of a smaller crocea clam, not sure if that one will survive. It took me about 3 weeks to capture him. I used a large fish net and just left it in the tank a few days so the fish got comfortable with it. One day he swam in, and I quickly forced the net up against the glass.
I'd be very careful with a raccoon in a display. On the bright side, if you do have lots of aiptasia/majano he will probably eat those first before turning on your corals. He never did accept any prepared foods in my tank. I tried flake, PE mysis, blood worms, chopped prawn, chopped mussel. He had no interest.
I'd be very careful with a raccoon in a display. On the bright side, if you do have lots of aiptasia/majano he will probably eat those first before turning on your corals. He never did accept any prepared foods in my tank. I tried flake, PE mysis, blood worms, chopped prawn, chopped mussel. He had no interest.
TWallace
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Interestingly, that raccoon did not bother ricordea or goniopora in my tank. My clownfish may have protected the goniopora, although that is not their primary home (they like toadstool leathers) and I never witnessed the raccoon take an interest in it. Which reminds me, the raccoon also pecked at my green polyped toadstool coral, both the polyps and flesh along the trunk.
tamarindthai
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Aipts cleaning still in progress most of aipts is gone in the frag tank,,,another raccon in main DP still working away,just little one here and there,so far so good for the last 3 1/2 months ,,knock knock on woods ??i am watching very closely,,thanks Tom for the trade
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TWallace
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No problem Dang. I'd get that last crocea out of there if I was you before the aiptasia runs out. Should be easy to cut the gland with a razor or sharp knife, as I know it's attached to the glass. That raccoon loves clams.
Allenfamily
fish eaters
We would like to keep our copperband in our tank, however if you would like to bring up some of your rock to our place, he will take care of that aptasia.
