My 40 breeder tank build

[bgmann12]

I added some live rubble rock to seed dry rock today and got a red legged hermit crab the lady that always helps me threw in some macro algae for free. It is red with a fluorescent orange edge.

 

[bgmann12]

this is the macroalgae. It is red

 

[bgmann12]

I got a tunze nano ATO for Christmas, so no more bucket hauling

 

[bgmann12]

The Banggai died Monday morning so I picked up 2 perc. Clowns today

 

[Brookster123]

Why did the cardinal die?? What are your parameters? Usually not the best idea to add new fish when one has just mysteriously died?? Im just a simple fw' tanker so...

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[bgmann12]

It was stuck to the filter when I woke up last Tuesday morning. It had no signs of diesease and all the parameters were spot on. Sometimes sw fish die for unexplained reasons.

 

[Vague]

I would agree to looking into it 1st... In my few years of keeping SW fish there was a reason for all the losses I had. I'm not saying that everyone must find one and that you always will... But I'd hate to see you lose those clowns too.what test kit are u using?

 

[bgmann12]

Red sea

 

[bgmann12]

They are still doing great. I think the Banggai was just stressed out and at night drifted towards filter and wasn't strong enough to get off.

 

[bgmann12]

Fts

 

[bgmann12]

I have some diatoms growing now.

 

[bgmann12]

What should my next fish be? I kinda want a wrasse of some sort. It's needs to be hardy easy to keep and get along with my clowns. (Preferably not a six line)

 

[mr_X]

Any of the fairy wrasses are cool. A whipfin fairy wrasse is pretty cheap and still attractive.

 

[bgmann12]

Thanks are there any that are hardier than others

 

[bgmann12]

More diatoms

 

[mr_X]

Not that I know of. They all seem to be easy to keep as long as they are eating. Though every wrasse I've ever kept that I didn't sell ended up going carpet surfing. Some immediately, and some years later. Beware of eggcrate/light diffuser panels....fish see the holes as they look up and actually aim for them to escape. The holes must be too small for the fish to jump through.

 

[bgmann12]

Will a wrasse fit through the hole in the egg crate
It is .5"

 

[bgmann12]

What about a bicolor blenny. Would my tank be good for one?

 

[mr_X]

Will a wrasse fit through the hole in the egg crate
It is .5"

It depends on the wrasse.

What about a bicolor blenny. Would my tank be good for one?

I don't see why not.

 

[bgmann12]

I'm most likely going to get a the bicolor blenny