New Fish

justinl · #1 11-08-2008, 09:42 PM

got a fts? reason I ask is because I am unconvinced that anything smaller than a 75g heavily stocked with Acropora sp. would be able to support one of these guys. depending of course on how fast your coral grows.

EmilyB · #2 11-08-2008, 09:45 PM

Aw, sweet memories of SPS with polyp-less holes...

sphelps · #3 11-09-2008, 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by justinl

got a fts? reason I ask is because I am unconvinced that anything smaller than a 75g heavily stocked with Acropora sp. would be able to support one of these guys. depending of course on how fast your coral grows.

It's a 130 gallon, 90% SPS corals, fully stocked with good growth. I'm not 100% sure how things will turn out but I'm wanted to try.

untamed · #4 11-09-2008, 06:05 AM

I think that is a really cool idea. In fact, it sounds a lot like the kind of thing I would like to try as well. Make sure you keep us posted on how it goes.

I think it would be really interesting to find out what effect this has on your coral and how much coral is consumed in order to keep the fish healthy.

justinl · #5 11-09-2008, 06:14 AM

ah well then just keep that camera handy

Do you think there's any way you could quantify how much coral the guy eats over a period of time?

spoot · #6 11-09-2008, 07:37 AM

Do they eat anything else other than sps's?

sphelps · #7 11-09-2008, 04:19 PM

I don't think they eat anything else but will let you know if they do.

I will take pictures of the corals I notice him eating the most, continuous pictures of those corals should tell whether a sustainable food source is present.

naesco · #8 11-09-2008, 05:01 PM

What do you plan to do with the fish if you find it is seriously damaging your SPS?