3 Chromis & Cleaner Wrasse to Give away... - Page 2

kuatto · #11 09-09-2004, 02:54 AM

Dez
I have a 20 high set up as qt,so I might just take the cleaner wrass(plus kidnap her manderin

)so feel free to take the chromis(my Mommy always told me it was good to share

)

EmilyB · #12 09-09-2004, 05:03 AM

I was just curious as to exactly what the chocolate chip ate because I have two in my FOWLR and am adding coral. I know mine ate red macro like it was caviar....

So far I haven't seen them eat any of the softies, so I would appreciate knowing what not to add.

They spend most of their time on the bottom going after detritus (it is barebottom).

Pisces · #13 09-09-2004, 06:54 PM

Is this the same Cleaner wrasse that you said I could have for $10 months ago?

You were going to call me when he was done with the ich and I could come get him....

Quinn · #14 09-09-2004, 07:34 PM

My understanding is that cleaner wrasses do better (better being subjective, this being a fish that many don't think should be imported at all), in larger tanks (180+). Just my opinion, and I know I'm starting to sound like a broken record, playing a song that doesn't go over well in this hobby, but maybe with a sensitive fish like this, we should be thinking about where it would do best, not about how it would look in our tanks.

I'll see if I can find some references on that.

Remember Alan, social liberal.

kuatto · #15 09-09-2004, 08:10 PM

I don't want to step on any toes

so if Pisces had a previous arrangement then I understand fully(besides,she has a bigger tank

)

bulletsworld · #16 09-09-2004, 09:23 PM

Hey Pisces,

Yes, its the same cleaner wrasse that I was going to sell 6 months if not more. I'm sorry I could not remember for the life of me remember your handle, hence the post.

I decided not to SELL the wrasse after I discovered my other tank had Velvet & was worried that net contaimation, adding a goby from that tank would put the wrasse or anyone who bought him at risk. Since its be almost two months with no signs, I still feel just in case the wrasse a carrier he is FREE now & asked that who ever take him has a QT just in case.

If its o.k with Kuatto, he's your's still, if you want to QT him. Kuatto you can still borrow/steal the mandarin if you want.

bulletsworld · #17 09-09-2004, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EmilyB

I was just curious as to exactly what the chocolate chip ate because I have two in my FOWLR and am adding coral. I know mine ate red macro like it was caviar....

So far I haven't seen them eat any of the softies, so I would appreciate knowing what not to add.

They spend most of their time on the bottom going after detritus (it is barebottom).

EmilyB,

Yeah chocolate stars are monster machines at eating corals. Mine would eat almost anything. I found mine LOVES eating zoo's & xenia are the fav! I couldn't keep any Xenia's! It was like the star could smell them as soon as I put them in the tank and boggy over to eat them. This starfish ate the following:

Urchins, slugs, mushrooms, Xenia, birds nest, any Zoo's, polyps and any softies! Anything that doesn't sting it.

Stays away from my pagoda (to high up the rocks although its tried) & wont touch my frog spawn, but that’s it! Won’t eat anything that can sting the star it seems. Today before I left for work, I pulled the star off my green star polyps! NOoOOOOO!!!!

So hope that helps.

Let the force be with yeah!

bulletsworld · #18 09-09-2004, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by teevee

My understanding is that cleaner wrasses do better (better being subjective, this being a fish that many don't think should be imported at all), in larger tanks (180+). Just my opinion, and I know I'm starting to sound like a broken record, playing a song that doesn't go over well in this hobby, but maybe with a sensitive fish like this, we should be thinking about where it would do best, not about how it would look in our tanks.

I totally hear yeah there Quinn, I'm starting to think the same way with this hobby in general. Especially keeping fish like puffers & boxfish that are so personable fish. I get so overwhelmed with sadness sometime thinking theses creatures should be left in the ocean where they belong. If only I lived by the ocean (where they orginate) I could set them all free......

Quinn · #19 09-09-2004, 10:58 PM

If we could be sure we weren't decimating wild stocks I wouldn't have a problem with any fish being in captivity, really. But we don't know, and with a fish like a cleaner wrasse, it's perhaps even more serious, because this fish serves a double purpose on the reef.

EmilyB · #20 09-10-2004, 02:09 AM

BW, clearly I have a different species or maybe this takes many months to happen ?

I've had them since June and they are never on the rock. Do you pellet feed your tank?

I have 5 or 6 different mushroom species, gsp, gorgonian, etc. that they've never touched. I can understand the xenia, as pretty much everything I own eats that weed, thank goodness.

I guess we'll see what happens in the long run. Thanks for the info.