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Hello, I tried posting this in the Fish Discussion forum, but no one has replied. Just wondering if anyone has had any experience with blackcap basslets. I am very interested in getting one as SWF.com claims they are easy to keep and peaceful. Right now in my 55 gal I have 2 false percs, 3...

NO ONE??!!! How come???

Have you considered cycling your tank with a raw shrimp from the grocery store rather than with live fish? It works just as well as putting in damsels, is cheaper, and more humane! Good luck with the new setup!

Does anyone own one of these? SWF.com says they are easy to keep and peaceful and I am wondering if it would be a good addition to my 55 gallon. Right now I have 2 false percs and 3 blue green chromis. I am looking to add easy to keep, yet colorful fish to my setup. Any help is appreciated...

Originally Posted by ReeFreak What exactly do you hand feed them? :notsure: Mine takes anything out of my hand. Frozen prime reef is one of his faves. Even if I don't have any food in my hand, he still hops on to see if I have anything for him. Good luck with your little guy...I hope he's ok!

I dunno. The garlic I have is liquid stuff that I bought at my lfs. Beth

It took my false percs a few days before they would eat. Now they eat everything in sight, but it was frozen prime reef that really whet their appetites. I suggest giving that a try! Good luck!

I got three blue/green chromis today! They are super active, and super cute! Wish me luck with them!!!

I have had quite a few turbo and astria casualties due to my larger hermits. I don't have those hermits anymore (gave them to a friend who doesn't have snails).

Originally Posted by f14peter I love my blue-green chromis, they're a crack-up, and as I understand pretty hardy. Fascinating to watch their color change right before your eyes as the angle of light changes. Never thought a fish could swim straight backwards until I got them, they can also...

Originally Posted by Farslayer Oh, but get a lid, they can be jumpers. Not so much with the watchmans since they stay near the bottom. Make sure you have a sandy substrate or you can scratch them up bad (like with crushed corals). Gobies rule, easy tempered, small, perfect for reef tanks...

Originally Posted by Farslayer I have a yellow watchman, they are HARDY! I have him paired with a pistol shrimp, which completely rules! If you try a watchman, get a pistol shrimp for him and watch the coolness :) Chromis need to be kept by themselves or in groups of three or more. Keep them...

Originally Posted by grips How about some Blue/Green Chromis. They are in the same group as clowns (damsels). Very hardy and a fairly passive fish. Maybe you could try some type of goby. Sorry about your loss. Are blue reef chromis just as hardy? I think they are prettier... I was thinking...

Originally Posted by Farslayer What are your water parameters? How did you acclimate your LMB? I drip acclimated him for about 3 1/2 hours. My parameters are as follows: Temp: 80-82 Salinity: 1.025-1.026 Ammonia: 0 pH: 8.2-8.4 (depending on time of day) Nitrites: 0 Nitrates: 15-20.

Originally Posted by grips Mine love to eat Nori. Try to rubber band some to a small piece of LR and toss it in. Thanks for the suggestion...but he's gone. I need some more fish like my percs...love to live, love to eat, super hardy. Any suggestions??

Originally Posted by barchtruong Only liverock can save your Lawmower my Lawmower Blenny acted exactly the way yours does. Mine doesn't eat anything but stuff on lr. And when I got him, I didn't have any lr. I fed him all kinds of food, and he didn't even come and check them ou. he was working...

Originally Posted by whitey_028 some fish dont make the trasition from sea to tank very well. It may be the way he was caught to the shipping to the acclamation... It may not even be your fault at all... I think if youve been in this hobby for any period of time you will loose fish straight...

There are 231 CUBIC inches in a gallon.

I just feel terrible about this. I don't know what it was, but my lawnmower just never came around and now is definitely not going to make it through the night. Since I got him three weeks ago, he has refused to be at all social and is constantly hiding out of view (to be seen only if you...

Originally Posted by mandarin w glad to hear your feather is doing better. It was probly just stressed, lack of food. But sounds like he is well on the road to recovery. Now you can concentrate on you and your baby. Most definitely! Me, my baby, AND my lawnmower blenny who just won't...