Tim's 29gal Biocube Reef / Angler Fish tank build

[FTMMWS]

Nice I am going to get my angler today as soon as the store opens

Well i think its time to start the official "angler club" now

You better start your own thread too..

Good deal Tim,,
I never used selcon or shark formula but like i said its just about exact to trigger formula

 

[rob_mango]

On my way home with my angler will get pics up as soon as he is in the tank

 

[TLTGF]

Thats great!!!

 

[rob_mango]

Here he is in the bag they gave it to me for a little cheaper because it's not the color I wanted

 

[TLTGF]

Sweet - you got a painted angler! Those get a bit bigger, right?

 

[rob_mango]

I think 6 inches but he is cool got 2 yellow tail damsels to feed him as well I want to see him eat

 

[rob_mango]

In the refuge. Sitting like a log

 

[TLTGF]

Looks huge!

 

[rob_mango]

Yeah he's a little bigger then I wanted but it's ok he is about 4 inches long and 2 inches tall

 

[rob_mango]

Now I need to get his tank all set up to you know this is your flat Tim lol

 

[rob_mango]

Its ur Fault

 

[TLTGF]

Lol - I blamed FTMMWS for mine - guess we all need to blame someone!

 

[FTMMWS]

Lol - I blamed FTMMWS for mine - guess we all need to blame someone!

I have no idea what your talking about

 

[rob_mango]

I have no idea what your talking about

Hahaha...... Man good thing I am on vacation right now I really want to see this thing eat....

 

[TLTGF]

Tried a bit of shark formula on my fishing line feeder, and I think I may have scared the angler more than inticed him. I accidentially touched him with it, and he was pretty taken aback. At any rate, I tried for a few minutes, dancing the food around and then it finally broke off the line and the chromis came and ate it. So I still have probably 200 viable brine that I gut-loaded with phyto last night, and so he got a few pipettes of those, and I watched him eat at least (6) that I could see before I walked away.

I found a few people who say that they actually started with a 1" angler and worked to frozen by hand-feeding live gut=loaded ghost shrimp, and then moved to hand-feeding frozen, and then finally to just dropping in frozen or feeding with a stick.

I think my next test will be a selcon / garlic soaked piece of silverside, either by hand or by stick. The fishing line is neat, but very hard to manipulate, especially where he likes to hang out.

 

[rob_mango]

Sounds like you got ur hands full...... Mine has not even attempted to go after the feeder fish I put in with him

 

[TLTGF]

Another thing to note: testing results for BC29 - Ammo: .25ppm, Nitrite 5.0ppm, nitrate: 160ppm.

Interesting to see that ammonia has gone from 0 back to .25... Hmmm.

 

[curiousclam120]

faulty test kit perhaps?

 

[TigerBarbs]

Hopefully he'll take right to the garlic/selcon silverside. For the fishing line, you could tie it to a bamboo skewer so it's easier to manipulate.

 

[TLTGF]

Hopefully he'll take right to the garlic/selcon silverside. For the fishing line, you could tie it to a bamboo skewer so it's easier to manipulate.

The good thing is, he is eating, so I'm not worried about him. As for the skewer, you are close, I actually use a bamboo chop-stick.

It works "okay", but its not great. I've got lots of time to come up with new and fun things to try. Its still early.