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Offline bbtm64

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Re: What fish?
« Reply #25 on: April 30, 2013, 06:27:11 »
could try some silversides or krill soaked in Vita-Chem or something similar.
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Re: What fish?
« Reply #26 on: April 30, 2013, 08:28:17 »
It may think of the molly as a tank mate instead of food especially if the Molly was their first. If that is the case it may take a bit for it to decided it is food.
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Offline Twizted1

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Re: What fish?
« Reply #27 on: April 30, 2013, 13:42:23 »
Not going to make it. he is swimming upside down this morning. Not going to try another.
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Offline Travis8896

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Re: What fish?
« Reply #28 on: April 30, 2013, 13:49:17 »
I'm so sorry to here that
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Re: What fish?
« Reply #29 on: April 30, 2013, 13:55:25 »
Just not going to be able to keep one. The guy I got it from had it living for 2 weeks in his tank. Not sure if the travel stressed it of if it's m tank? I dripped it for 2 hours.  Just don't know? I will leave them alone.
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Offline Travis8896

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Re: What fish?
« Reply #30 on: April 30, 2013, 14:41:54 »
Is 2hrs enough? I normally do 5-8 for any fish sometimes more depending on the fish
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Re: What fish?
« Reply #31 on: April 30, 2013, 14:43:34 »
5-8 is a long time for acclimation... 2 is even on the high side, but closer to normal.. I acclimate for 15-45 minutes, usually 45 min TBH
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Offline Travis8896

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Re: What fish?
« Reply #32 on: April 30, 2013, 14:46:00 »
Really lol I read somewhere I dont remember where but it said that was normal guess I got some misinformation
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Offline Bucknutz

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Re: What fish?
« Reply #33 on: April 30, 2013, 17:47:24 »
Sorry to hear that Joe.

as for acclimation I think 2 hours is too long other than wrasses. I've followed LiveAquaria's suggestions for acclimation and they've worked pretty well.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/PIC/article.cfm?aid=157
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Offline Travis8896

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Re: What fish?
« Reply #34 on: April 30, 2013, 18:44:36 »
Well I'm definitely going to change my way of doing the acclimation ur guys way sounds easier and better lol
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Offline Ashlar

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Re: What fish?
« Reply #35 on: April 30, 2013, 21:26:10 »
I acclimate long enough for the salinity to match and for the water volume to have qudrupled (throwing out 3x the original bag volume). Typically that takes about an hour with a decent drip rate, plus the first fifteen minutes of floating in the tank or sump for temperature acclimation. 1.5 hours max.
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Offline Twizted1

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Re: What fish?
« Reply #36 on: April 30, 2013, 21:48:52 »
I will have to adjust my method.
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Offline Bucknutz

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Re: What fish?
« Reply #37 on: May 06, 2013, 20:12:57 »
Tropical Reef in Toledo hooked Joe up with another Fu Manchu at no cost. I picked it up yesterday since Joe lives further away and put it in my 20 quarantine. He is doing quite well and chomping down feeder shrimp already.

In the bag:


Chilling in the quarantine:
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Re: What fish?
« Reply #38 on: May 06, 2013, 20:21:42 »
And I am stoked!
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Offline matt78goins

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Re: What fish?
« Reply #39 on: May 06, 2013, 21:15:26 »
I have to say that one is an even better looking fish than the first.  Congrats!
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Offline Travis8896

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Re: What fish?
« Reply #40 on: May 06, 2013, 21:28:11 »
Looks awesome I'm so glad u got another one free and are u still planning on selling the triple 30 if so what are u going to do with him?
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Offline Twizted1

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Re: What fish?
« Reply #41 on: May 06, 2013, 22:45:58 »
Quote from: Travis8896 on May 06, 2013, 21:28:11
Looks awesome I'm so glad u got another one free and are u still planning on selling the triple 30 if so what are u going to do with him?

I am still selling the triple 30. He will be going into the 92 corner tank.
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Offline Travis8896

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Re: What fish?
« Reply #42 on: May 06, 2013, 22:52:23 »
Lol so u took my suggestion about keeping that tank for yourself  I'm glad be sure to keep me updated on how the build goes. And what all do u plan to put in the tank with him?
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Re: What fish?
« Reply #43 on: May 06, 2013, 23:06:10 »
Quote from: Travis8896 on May 06, 2013, 22:52:23
Lol so u took my suggestion about keeping that tank for yourself  I'm glad be sure to keep me updated on how the build goes. And what all do u plan to put in the tank with him?

Thinking of fuzzy lion. A puffer. A pink faced wrasse and a harliquin tusk. And we will just trade it in for a you get one every few years.
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Offline Travis8896

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Re: What fish?
« Reply #44 on: May 07, 2013, 01:13:43 »
Quote from: twizted1 on May 06, 2013, 23:06:10
And we will just trade it in for a you get one every few years.

what did u mean?
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Offline bbtm64

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Re: What fish?
« Reply #45 on: May 07, 2013, 02:40:49 »
I love lions. But I have to many small fish and shrimp to keep one now.
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Re: What fish?
« Reply #46 on: May 07, 2013, 08:12:11 »
Quote from: Travis8896 on May 07, 2013, 01:13:43
what did u mean?

They need a large tank. So they will out grow the 92c in a couple years. So when it gets to big I will sell it back to a lfs & get another baby. Not really the most responsible thing to do. But that's the only way ill ever get to own one.
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Re: What fish?
« Reply #47 on: May 07, 2013, 08:13:15 »
Quote from: bbtm64 on May 07, 2013, 02:40:49
I love lions. But I have to many small fish and shrimp to keep one now.

You need to set up a predictor tank.  8)
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Offline Travis8896

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Re: What fish?
« Reply #48 on: May 07, 2013, 09:36:39 »
Oh ok that makes sense
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Re: What fish?
« Reply #49 on: May 07, 2013, 16:42:11 »
Trust me, I know Twizted lol
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