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The fish was purchased two months ago now. I don't want this fish... please reread my posts. I am getting my fish trap from my friend tomorrow and the sohal will be coming out. He has not done anything else at this point and seems fine... for now... I never made mention of him in this thread since it was about other things. I wasn't going to mention anything until he was out or I at least had the trap back. Again please reread the first post and actually look at what I am saying...
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Twice I was going to post yesterday and decided to shut up. :D
To others reading the thread, please dont hesitate to post your problems and questions on Canreef. That would be such a shame that aquarists are scared off from posting. Take any answers, on any board, for what they are worth. Some answer in a harsh manner, and some answers are from newer aquarists trying to help but are not always the correct answer. Canreef was set up by Titus, to be a friendly place to dicuss our aquarium related interests and has grown to be one of the best reefing boards anywhere, but esp. in Canada. |
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As mentioned, if you want to ask but don't want the few to pounce on you, PM someone. There are lots of people here that have patience and understand that nobody knows everything, and that you may have got a bad start in the hobby from poor advice. But, the purpose of this board is to help, not judge, so please disregard the attitude of some of the frustrated people, just realize they aren't bad people, just very pasionate about this stuff and perhaps take the wrong route in portraying that. Dianna, thanks for being brave enough to ask, and braver still in sticking around to tell your side. Hopefully it encourages other people to do the same. Yes, we all make stupid mistakes, and when one of us is man or woman enough to admit it in a forum like this, well, you deserve credit for that alone. Good luck with whatever you decide. It's funny, I just remembered one of our old members who had one of the nicest tanks ever got one of these angels, nobody said squat to him about it, other than "hey, nice fish" :) |
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Something positive just about fell off my chair. Yes we hopefully learn from others posting their own mistakes. After being royally chastized myself I feel like it is sad that we can not be honest. I think when I was trying to be honest I got slammed before I had a chance to make my point. And felt that because this person was a sponser I was SOL. So do not feel dumb to start a thread. It helps others. |
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"If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. It is true that you may fool all of the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all of the time; but you can't fool all of the people all of the time." ~Abraham Lincoln |
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See I told you they were mean dogs.. she wants to eat my cat :hungry:
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Update
The Regal angel is still at the store after ten weeks. We have decided it is not in the best interest of the fish to ever consider him. I have offered him to a canreef friend with a well established tank and enough experience to give him the home he needs. She is thinking about it at the moment and doing her research on the fish... She already has angels and has had them for the long term.
If she declines I will offer him to another canreef friend with a well established tank. He is still safe and sound at the LFS and will not be in my tank, so people can calm down. He will be getting the best home possible. |
I am glad to hear you will not be adding this fish to your reef.
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Personally I never had any intention to add him to my reef... When I asked about making a case why NOT to add it, it was on behalf of making it a slam dunk as to why I did not feel right about adding him. I also expected the little trooper to be long dead to be honest. I canreef friend made mention that the regal was still at the store to my amazement.
This is why I asked about why it would not be a good idea. I guess when we write nobody can get a feel as to the tone in which we are asking the question. I am not letting the fish go to the store and am currently trying to find a well established tank with a experienced keeper. I don't think the girl I offered him to is ready for him, so I am still looking for a home. This little guy has lived in the store for over ten weeks. He beat bacterial and skin infections. The last thing I would do is bring him home to an uncertain future. I would never be able to live myself if he died and I know there is a big risk of that for angel species in my tank. I know quite a few canreefers, and feel that if I put him up for adoption he will have the best chance at living a long life. If I take my store credit anybody can just buy him. I have a couple of weeks to find an appropriate home and he can stay at the store until one is found. Quote:
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A good decision. Good for you. Sit back and enjoy your tank for a while, it is heavily stocked and still young. Even without adding anything else you are still going to have some uphill battles in the weeks/months to come. Sit tight and ride it out. Lots of good people here to help you out.
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Your tank really needs some time to mature before you start adding more livestock to it. Asking here is a good place to start when you see something you are interested in. It would be great if you and your husband got together with a good fish book and decided on what types of fish you would like to keep, and then decide whether you want corals or not, and if so which types. Then you can put together a plan. The plan may change as you go along, but the general idea should stay the same. A tank as big as yours with no plan could turn into a large disaster, as you've already gotten a taste. Imagine making some of these mistakes 2 years down the road when you have a few thousand dollars in livestock.
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I honestly never wanted angels but my husband did... if you have one, you may as well have more. My husband wants his reef tank and we spoke at great length about the direction we are going now. So far all my fish are reef safe aside of rearranging corals while I sleep. I managed to be lucky enough for my puffer to be working now. I made the mistake of buying a large mature wild fish... no kidding he would be doing the things he did in the ocean. Now he is content to swim with his fire shrimp at night and wait for his home made food.
The tangs have settled down and I am thinking the fight was over hunger. I was really late feeding them and did things backwards to the way I usually do. They are really grumpy when they are hungry... I am hoping I don't have any uphill battles in the next few months... any insight on what this might be? I remember when the tank say cycling for over two months, watching the diatoms appear in a matter of hours... then I was told of wait until you get the hair algae... You don't know what hair algae is until you see it in your tank... then it turned brown then other stuff showed up... it never ends but if I know what to expect around the bend I at least will be ready for it. So can you let me know whats coming up for me, so its not a surprise?:wink::wink: |
Algae will be your biggest battle in the first 12 months. One kind or another. As well as choosing compatible livestock. Getting used to dosing will be another lesson. When summer comes you may battle heat. A nasty hitchhiker will usually show up in the first 12 months if you have one.
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I already have the dosing down, and make the Randys recipe. I hardly have any algae these days at all, and have no plans for livestock anymore. We live in the woods and the house is always cool, which is a wonderful thing. I already saw a big eunicide (sp) living in the pipes going to my fuge... don't know how to deal with it yet and pretend I didn't see it. The husband pretend she didn't hear me say it was there and his job is insects and dead stuff... :wink::wink:
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I use 332ml of the part one of randys recipe daily... The system is probably 325g with the rock sump and fuge together. I have a profilux controller which has me in a rage at the moment and will be getting the doser to go with it. I have corals and they are all growing and nothing is dying or sick. I had a tank for over a year prior to this one, but nothing even comparable to this one.
When I figure out how to sort and organize my photobucket, I will break my system down and list everything I have in it. I tried to have it in my signature line but ran out of room... Quote:
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I just went and looked at your photos again...I forgot how many corals you already have in that tank. I'm really surprised you haven't run into more problems than you have considering the amount of livestock you crammed into there in a mere 4 months.
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There are many factors that I think have helped me be successful. I won't post too much about it in case it encourages anyone else to do what I have done. We did a lot of research and also had a tremendous amount of help form a fellow member. If it was not for him, I would not be where I am today... He knows who he is:wink:
My params never change, but I still do water changes weekly. I always test my water to be sure everything is in check. The tank also cycled for over two months prior to my fish going in... I don't know I have just been lucky. I follow what my canreef buddy has told me exactly and it has paid off to have his help whenever I need to ask him something about the system. Quote:
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