TomV
Well-known member
Hi !!
It's been quite a while since I've posted on any of the websites. So, I thought I would update you all on what has been going on with my tanks and such.
Firstly, if you're looking for a reason I've been gone, I can only answer with these words: Playstation 2, Xbox, obsession.
Well, I've been having a Caulerpa Explosion since I added hang-on DIY refugiums to both my 10g and my 29g. The LFS I go to want it, so I will most likely bring it to them. Since the explosion, I've noticed the Mysid Shrimp and Amphipod population explode along with it. They are EVERYWHERE!! The Amphipods are all a pretty good size and are everywhere in the tank and the refugium. They are more obvious, and easier to find in the 10g. I can only catch sight of them in the 29g when the lights are out for the night and they come out to feed.
I have also been cursed with an unknown predator in my 29g. It seems every time I get a somewhat expensive fish ($30, etc), it magically disappears without a trace. This happened to a Blue Angel and a bigger Blenny. Whatever this critter is, it won't touch the Tomato Clown, the Mandarin, or the Yellowtail Damsel. All those fish have been thriving in my tank since it was safe to add fish. The Tomato is getting big and fat -- as is the Mandarin, and the yellowtail blue damsel has remained his small size. I wonder why this predator won't touch them? I hear a loud snapping sound in the tank every so often. Could be either a mantis, or a pistol shrimp. I have looked all over the tank and tried to surprise it, but so far I haven't seen what it is.
Bristleworms. After getting some excellent live rock from my friends Don and Teri, these HUGE bristleworms have thrived, grown and multiplied in each tank!! Some are over a foot long and most are over 5 inches in length. I've read conflicting reports of whether bristleworms that big eat fish or not. Jury is still out on that. I have to feed those monsters directly and separate from the fish. They all come out when I drop in some Shrimp Pellets. They race across the tanks to get them. There isn't a square inch of substrate in the 10g without a bristleworm in it. I am getting concerned about their overpopulating... should I trap and remove some of them? Won't they just reproduce again?
Well, if you made it this far, I congratulate you and thank you for listening to my ramblings. It's nice to be back!! Here is a pic of my 10g as it looks currently. The corals I have in there are courtesy Teri and TommyP. They've grown and flourished!! You can see how that Caulerpa has turned the left side of the tank into a jungle! I can't wait to get rid of it after Xmas. On the plus side, though, there is some feather in the middle of it that I will try to preserve while removing the insidious grape.
Thanks for reading!!
It's been quite a while since I've posted on any of the websites. So, I thought I would update you all on what has been going on with my tanks and such.
Firstly, if you're looking for a reason I've been gone, I can only answer with these words: Playstation 2, Xbox, obsession.
Well, I've been having a Caulerpa Explosion since I added hang-on DIY refugiums to both my 10g and my 29g. The LFS I go to want it, so I will most likely bring it to them. Since the explosion, I've noticed the Mysid Shrimp and Amphipod population explode along with it. They are EVERYWHERE!! The Amphipods are all a pretty good size and are everywhere in the tank and the refugium. They are more obvious, and easier to find in the 10g. I can only catch sight of them in the 29g when the lights are out for the night and they come out to feed.
I have also been cursed with an unknown predator in my 29g. It seems every time I get a somewhat expensive fish ($30, etc), it magically disappears without a trace. This happened to a Blue Angel and a bigger Blenny. Whatever this critter is, it won't touch the Tomato Clown, the Mandarin, or the Yellowtail Damsel. All those fish have been thriving in my tank since it was safe to add fish. The Tomato is getting big and fat -- as is the Mandarin, and the yellowtail blue damsel has remained his small size. I wonder why this predator won't touch them? I hear a loud snapping sound in the tank every so often. Could be either a mantis, or a pistol shrimp. I have looked all over the tank and tried to surprise it, but so far I haven't seen what it is.
Bristleworms. After getting some excellent live rock from my friends Don and Teri, these HUGE bristleworms have thrived, grown and multiplied in each tank!! Some are over a foot long and most are over 5 inches in length. I've read conflicting reports of whether bristleworms that big eat fish or not. Jury is still out on that. I have to feed those monsters directly and separate from the fish. They all come out when I drop in some Shrimp Pellets. They race across the tanks to get them. There isn't a square inch of substrate in the 10g without a bristleworm in it. I am getting concerned about their overpopulating... should I trap and remove some of them? Won't they just reproduce again?
Well, if you made it this far, I congratulate you and thank you for listening to my ramblings. It's nice to be back!! Here is a pic of my 10g as it looks currently. The corals I have in there are courtesy Teri and TommyP. They've grown and flourished!! You can see how that Caulerpa has turned the left side of the tank into a jungle! I can't wait to get rid of it after Xmas. On the plus side, though, there is some feather in the middle of it that I will try to preserve while removing the insidious grape.
Thanks for reading!!
