lastlight's 404

Parker · #1 01-04-2012, 11:56 PM

I go through a bucket about every six weeks or so, depending on how lazy I am.

lastlight · #2 02-02-2012, 04:07 PM

Here was fence 1:

I then proceeded to split that compartment with another fence (he was hiding in the rear rock pile) and as I was zip tying the inner fence (no pic due to rage meltdown) he slipped between a gap at the front of fence 1! I tried scaring him away when he was nearing it and the bugger calmly swam past. He was nipping my smooth skinned acro before I had fence 1 removed. Broke a few corals along the way

Fence 2 on other side:

Fence 2b:

Got him on the back half of this partition but he slipped into the front half after all was zip-tied. Took ages to dismantle the inner fence and lift it and scare him back to the much simpler (coral and rock) side.

I spent 5 hours removing colonies/towers and breaking stuff for a 1" fish. I had heard he was a risk to my LPS perhaps and I decided it was worth the risk. In the end he nipped my gorgs and SPS (when he really got into it we're talking a nip every 2 seconds!)

I re-learned I don't have a lot of patience. LESSON LEARNED!

mseepman · #3 02-02-2012, 04:11 PM

Ouch! Sorry to hear that Brett. I too have learned that if they say "risky" I should be saying "no thank you" as Murphy's Law always uses me as it's poster child.

Did you get him out or just trapped?

kien · #4 02-02-2012, 04:13 PM

love the hair algae.

lastlight · #5 02-02-2012, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by kien

love the hair algae.

Yeah still growing well but only on my new rock. Thanks for the rock again =)

BlueTang<3 · #6 02-04-2012, 01:50 PM

I feel for you, we went through the same issue with our filefish but at least he was easy to catch.

fishoholic · #7 02-04-2012, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Aquattro

Is it kinda blue with yellow dots?

Wow that sounds like it was a PITA to try to catch him. I got lucky with my filefish and was able to catch him fairly easily in my 230g

Aquattro · #8 04-21-2012, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueTang<3

I feel for you, we went through the same issue with our filefish but at least he was easy to catch.

Too funny. My filefish did the same thing

christyf5 · #9 02-02-2012, 04:14 PM

Ugh that sucks. Makes me glad my filefish worked out (or at least I think he has, he's done his job eating all the majanos and aiptasia anyways).

lastlight · #10 02-02-2012, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by mseepman

Ouch! Sorry to hear that Brett. I too have learned that if they say "risky" I should be saying "no thank you" as Murphy's Law always uses me as it's poster child.

Did you get him out or just trapped?

Yes I was able to get him out.