I hate this hobby.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by christyf5

Brad if you want you can have all mine.

Seriously. Let me know.

Christy.

christy, I should perhaps drop by next time I'm in town. Which might be this wekend. I'll let you know, and thanks fo rthe offer.

[EmilyB]

I believe that some of us know where the local canreef term "zoos" came from, right Tony....

[EmilyB]

Brad, I seriously wonder if you starved your tank.

I mean really, I must feed 6 times what you do. What did your corals eat if you fed so little to your fish?

Just a random thought.

[Aquattro]

Deb, I feed frozen cyclop-eeze to the corals. I actually fed more this year than the three before, and this is when I had more trouble. I know people with much nicer tanks than mine that almost don't feed ever. Their corals live off light and dissolved fish waste.
I actually see most of my colonies catching and consuming the cyclop-eeze, so I don't think that's it.

I need to add that it's only the acros that are doing poorly. The other corals are all doing very well, and the fish are very fat and happy.

I'm sure that now that I've finished mucking around, patience is all that's required to get things back on track. I think. Maybe.

[zulu_principle]

So I'll say it.

I only say that cause I have had many nights where I just dont understand the W'5 of the hobby. Fenner, Calfo, Borneman, Shimek, etc. whom I have had communication on many, many topics but....oh ya, and a few bucks.

This really sounds like a pity party.

Most of you have provided some of the best captive enviornments I have had the pleasure to witness in many tank tours in many cities.

Dont give up, Chin Up and "fragment & propagate".

Wendell

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by zulu_principle

This really sounds like a pity party.

I think that's because it is. I am feeling sorry for myself, and I do think I deserve that pleasure right now. I've been fighting long and hard to keep things going. I'm going to have to continue fighting, just because of logistics, however, I'm also sure that I won't regret it in the end. As I said above somewhere, with some patience, my tank will turn around from this slide and start growing well again. I'm almost sure of it!!

My tank also has fish in it which are doing very well, and as family pets, they just can't be gotten rid of. I will persevere...

[AJ_77]

"Just keep swimming, just keep swimming..."

[Beverly]

Originally Posted by reef_raf

I think that's because it is. I am feeling sorry for myself, and I do think I deserve that pleasure right now.

When bad stuff happens, we have the right to feel PO-ed, frustrated, sad, depressed and all other not-so-great feeling there are.

I lost a fish a few weeks back and was I ever bummed the day it died And I don't apologize for that, either.

[marie]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

Since this is turning into a zoo fest, I want to ask a question about the toxicity of zoo's, I remember a couple stories from Anthony Califo and also reading several articles about how toxic zoos are. could this make it hard to keep other types of corals in a tank with a bunch of zoos?

Steve

I have never noticed any problems, even when the zoo's are right up against another coral. I think the toxicity comes into play if they are eaten, or the juices end up in a cut or scrape.

[Fish]

Yes, I've read of zoanthids toxicity as being defensive as opposed to offensive. They need to be consumed to do the damage.

Brad,
I know it probably isn't much of a consolation but I do have some zoanthids that are fraggable. Also mushrooms, GSP, and even some pulsing xenia and colt if you can wait a little bit. I've been reading everyone's posts and have realized how furtunate I have been up 'till now. I think that sharing clones with others in the hobby is like insurance. That way no disaster can wipe out all your corals because all your corals aren't in one tank. I don't know...

Chad