capj64
Aquarium Advice FINatic
I've had my tank set up since March of this year. I study my tank every day and I'm not without problems (algae, getting better since I'm feeding every other day) but things are going well. I also read forums/google/books everyday.
In my 29g I have:
1 Ocellaris Clownfish
5 Green/Blue Chromis
5 Hermit Crabs
3 Peppermint Shrimp
1 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
Gobs of snails (Turbo, Dwarf Ceriths, Nassarius, Florida Ceriths & Nerites)
2 Dwarf Feather Dusters
1 Pom Pom Xenia (moved on it's own & splitting)
and 1 rock with Zoas patches all over it.
Hitchikers, the ones that I know about are:
1 Tiny Urchin (starting to look like it's a rock boring)
1 Gorgonian Sea Fan (can't find anything like it so don't know what kind)
1 Stomatella Snail (already spawned, don't think it has a mate)
Patches of Orange Sponge and Pink Sponge
Amphipods (lots)
Bristal Worms (ah, lots)
Chaetopterid Worms (several)
Other than the sponges, everything looks great. The sponges look good too but don't seem to get bigger. The Zoas are coming back nice, I didn't know what I was doing when I first got them and I think I killed some of them. Now if the hermit crabs would stay off of them...
The reason for all this blah blah blah, is that I'm looking at corals, fish and inverts that I want to put into my upgrade when I get it done and the livestock are marked with beginner, intermediate and expert.
I consider myself to be a beginner and learning every day, so... when do I move up to intermediate? How do I make it to expert if I don't learn from trial and error as beginner or intermediate? Do I buy what I want, learn about/from it or do I shy away from the livestock that takes extra care?
In my 29g I have:
1 Ocellaris Clownfish
5 Green/Blue Chromis
5 Hermit Crabs
3 Peppermint Shrimp
1 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
Gobs of snails (Turbo, Dwarf Ceriths, Nassarius, Florida Ceriths & Nerites)
2 Dwarf Feather Dusters
1 Pom Pom Xenia (moved on it's own & splitting)
and 1 rock with Zoas patches all over it.
Hitchikers, the ones that I know about are:
1 Tiny Urchin (starting to look like it's a rock boring)
1 Gorgonian Sea Fan (can't find anything like it so don't know what kind)
1 Stomatella Snail (already spawned, don't think it has a mate)
Patches of Orange Sponge and Pink Sponge
Amphipods (lots)
Bristal Worms (ah, lots)
Chaetopterid Worms (several)
Other than the sponges, everything looks great. The sponges look good too but don't seem to get bigger. The Zoas are coming back nice, I didn't know what I was doing when I first got them and I think I killed some of them. Now if the hermit crabs would stay off of them...
The reason for all this blah blah blah, is that I'm looking at corals, fish and inverts that I want to put into my upgrade when I get it done and the livestock are marked with beginner, intermediate and expert.
I consider myself to be a beginner and learning every day, so... when do I move up to intermediate? How do I make it to expert if I don't learn from trial and error as beginner or intermediate? Do I buy what I want, learn about/from it or do I shy away from the livestock that takes extra care?