New Fish

sphelps · #1 11-09-2008, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by naesco

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

Not sure, not really planning for the worst, just the best.

marie · #2 11-09-2008, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by sphelps

Not sure, not really planning for the worst, just the best.

You could always send him to me, I already have someone picking at the polyps of my acros. He could eat to his hearts content

Trigger Man · #3 11-09-2008, 08:12 PM

Makes me wonder how big a tank one would need fully stocked with corals to make a couple of those beautiful coral eatting butterflys alive without slowly killing off all the corals in the tank

naesco · #4 11-10-2008, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by sphelps

Not sure, not really planning for the worst, just the best.

Well maybe you should have thought about it before you ordered her.
But, lets hope for the best.

AJ_77 · #5 11-10-2008, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by naesco

Well maybe you should have thought about it before you ordered her.

I think he got a male.

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steve fedyk · #6 11-10-2008, 06:10 AM

I should work if the fish eat frozen food to. The fish looks petty small, he should do just fine. How much do you think he will eat.
I have a juv Emperor and if I feed 2-4 an day the fish dosen't pick at the sps.
I did see him pick at the anemone a couple of times, I think he leard his lesson the hard way.

EmilyB · #7 11-10-2008, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by AJ_77

I think he got a male.

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That matters?

I don't think fish are disposable either, sorry.

superduperwesman · #8 11-10-2008, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by EmilyB

That matters?

I don't think fish are disposable either, sorry.

ahah I don't think the worst case means flushing it down the toilet... if it starts to cause too much damage I'm sure he'll find a new owner

sphelps · #9 11-10-2008, 01:58 PM

I love all you fish huggers, you're either in this hobby or you're not. It's a little hypocritical to say purchasing a this tilefish is wrong but it's OK to buy a firefish, even though it has a good chance of jumping out of a tank even with covers, or a mandarin or pretty much any fish since none have a 100% chance of survival or sustainability, so where's the line? I think this fish has a very good chance of survival and sustainable impact on my corals.

naesco · #10 11-10-2008, 03:41 PM

sphelps

Pretty much all of us are fish huggers.

We mourn the loss of the little wrasse that jumps out of our tanks.
We spare no expense to provide the optimum conditions for the pets we keep in our tanks: expensive lighting , skimmers, RO/DI units, test kits not to mention food.
We struggle with providing for fish that get sick in our care and mourn their loss.
We feel quilty when we fail them, or take a risk with a fish and lose it.

If that makes us a fish hugger, I guess we all wear that badge.