jay0705
Well-Known Member
Ok the forum is looking for articles to help people out. I am going to discuss some myths, facts, and maybe a little bit of both.
Lets start w air stones in saltwater aquariums!!!!! OMG the horror! Not really I have them in all my tanks. Personally I like the look of the bubbles working through the rock work.This isnt my only means of aeration mind you. Just saying there not the evil menace many make them out to be.
next, lets tackle tops on tanks. I get gas exchange is a big thing w sw tanks. Guess what? Yup hoods on all my tanks aswell. Now there not completely sealed nor filled completely to the top w water. Fish, inverts, ect all fine.
Now I feel its time to tell you all I'am totally sain and not touched. These are just a few things I've seen on here, and in my experience have had no issues with.
3rd and lastly lets talk fish. Most of us keep sw tanks for just this reason the fish. I will discuss one of the most controversial , yet popular fish here. The mandarin draggonets. We will include scooter blennys in this aswell
picky eaters, very hard to keep this fish alive. All things commonly stated about these fish. I have 7 in 3 diff tanks. All are fat and eating frozen, mysis and spirulina brine. How did I get them to eat frozen?I fed it to them in the tank! Really, thats it. Idk If i feed more than most or what. But if they have time to examine the food they will eat it. I have aggressive eating fish and my mandys compete evenly w them for food. I dont want newbies to think oh if he can keep them I can. Thats not it. However if you take your time, feed them enough so it gets down to them, they will eat. If you can find prawn roe, any smo w a cycled tank can keep these fish. Its like mandy crack, they love it.
I hope this didn't offended any of you. I have learned a ton from the people of this forum. I just wanted to open a few windows, and let a new breeze freshen our ideas on sw.
thanks for reading.
Lets start w air stones in saltwater aquariums!!!!! OMG the horror! Not really I have them in all my tanks. Personally I like the look of the bubbles working through the rock work.This isnt my only means of aeration mind you. Just saying there not the evil menace many make them out to be.
next, lets tackle tops on tanks. I get gas exchange is a big thing w sw tanks. Guess what? Yup hoods on all my tanks aswell. Now there not completely sealed nor filled completely to the top w water. Fish, inverts, ect all fine.
Now I feel its time to tell you all I'am totally sain and not touched. These are just a few things I've seen on here, and in my experience have had no issues with.
3rd and lastly lets talk fish. Most of us keep sw tanks for just this reason the fish. I will discuss one of the most controversial , yet popular fish here. The mandarin draggonets. We will include scooter blennys in this aswell
picky eaters, very hard to keep this fish alive. All things commonly stated about these fish. I have 7 in 3 diff tanks. All are fat and eating frozen, mysis and spirulina brine. How did I get them to eat frozen?I fed it to them in the tank! Really, thats it. Idk If i feed more than most or what. But if they have time to examine the food they will eat it. I have aggressive eating fish and my mandys compete evenly w them for food. I dont want newbies to think oh if he can keep them I can. Thats not it. However if you take your time, feed them enough so it gets down to them, they will eat. If you can find prawn roe, any smo w a cycled tank can keep these fish. Its like mandy crack, they love it.
I hope this didn't offended any of you. I have learned a ton from the people of this forum. I just wanted to open a few windows, and let a new breeze freshen our ideas on sw.
thanks for reading.