The Professor Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 About a month and a half ago i set up a 50G breeder as a saltwater aquarium. The tank currently has a tiger pistol shrimp, a small yellow tang, and 2 small Picasso clownfish from Barleycuda at the Clownhouse. I also have some live rock and aragonite sand. Thanks, Brandon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batchelor Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Good luck dude! Thats alot of livestock for such a new tank, I hope it works out for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burningbaal Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 That does sound like a lot for so soon, so just keep an eye on the water params, maybe 2x per week. Got any pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burningbaal Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 That does sound like a lot for so soon, so just keep an eye on the water params, maybe 2x per week. Got any pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Professor Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share Posted December 23, 2011 Help??? I uploaded the pictures but i can't get them to post in the text... Can anyone help me?(scratch) As for there being too much livestock... all the fish are pretty small and i am doing water changes every week. I am not overfeeding either. Everything looks pretty healthy and the Picasso Clownfish were added last night. They will be the last fish I add for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelsz3 Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Welcome to the forum!, try getting a photobucket account and upload your pics there an then copy the img link and paste into your post. Best of luck with your tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef165 Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 well since the live rock and sand were cured from an existing tank, and you are only talking 3 fish, I don't think it is to fast, but you wont want to keep that pace!!! Nothing in saltwater hobbe is fast, fast = dead in this hobbe. Patiance will get you whare you want to be!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Professor Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share Posted December 23, 2011 Here is a picture of the tank: As you can see, I have two sponge filters in the tank for now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Professor Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share Posted December 23, 2011 Here is a picture of the two Picasso Clownfish: Here is a picture of the Yellow Tang: I would post a pic of my Tiger Pistol Shrimp but he never comes out.:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelsz3 Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 look into a small diamond or watchman gobie to pair with the shrimp and then he'll be out a lot more + ther more fun to watch when theyre paired up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Professor Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share Posted December 23, 2011 look into a small diamond or watchman gobie to pair with the shrimp and then he'll be out a lot more + ther more fun to watch when theyre paired up! I have been looking at those but i was wondering if my pistol shrimp would pair up with a sand sifting goby??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smann Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 All looks good to me, welcome to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyK Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Looks great....I think Brandon left out that the liverock came from an established (5 year) mixed reef. So he really should not have a cycle. But with the weekly water changes he will be on top of any minicycle that might occur. Clowns are sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burningbaal Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 With 5yr rock, it sounds pretty good. My pistol is paired with a Wheeler's watchman goby, I really like him and I like the pair! They enjoy their home, the goby spends most of his time guarding the entrance while the pistol plays Mr. Contractor on their home, pretty fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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