55 Gallon Reef

extinct 1ne

extinct 1ne

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Originally Posted by Jas1
http:///forum/post/3117485
Probably not your shrimp. But... any "slow-mover" may become lunch... breakfast... dinner etc... My bro's Pearl Jawfish took out his Arrow Crab!
The only slow-movers I have a snails, hermits, and a brittle starfish...and corals, lol.
 
extinct 1ne

extinct 1ne

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Originally Posted by MMA-Guy
http:///forum/post/3117504
nice tank! are u having any troubles with your mandarin as im about to get one and would like any tips on them besides what has been written ON EVERY SINGLE WEBSITE!

My Mandarin is doing awesome. Obviously you will need Copepods, which was probably the thing that was written on every site
but, here's what I did before I got mine. I first had my tank up for about 4 months, added a thing of Copepods (the bottles), also made myself a refugium (you do need this). then after the 4 months my tank cracked so I had to buy a new 55 gallon tank. Since the sand and everything was already "live", I really didn't have to do much of a cycle (thank god). Since the crash, I let the tank be for another 1-2 months, then I bought my Mandarin about 4 days ago. I see him "nipping" at the rocks, so I know he must be eating all of the Copepods which I can physically see in my tank, lol. Sorry if that was a lot, but that's what I did. So, I waited around 5-6 months before adding mine, all together. The Mandarin Dragonet is a very nice addition to any reef.
 
extinct 1ne

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More Pics!!!
Sorry about the bad quality, I had to use a lower-quality camera because something's wrong with my good one



 
extinct 1ne

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Also, a fancy stocklist. and if you can't tell where the Corals are, I made a picture really quick.FISH (5)
Gold-Striped Maroon Clownfish (Premnas biaculeatus)
Green Mandarin Dragonet (Synchiropus splendidus)
Midas Blenny (Ecsenius midas)
Tiger Jawfish (Opistognathus sp.)
Blue-Fin Damsel (Neoglyphidodon melas)
INVERTEBRATES (5)
Long Tentacle Anemone (Macrodactyla doreensis)
Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis)
Brittle Starfish (Ophiocoma spp.)
Snails (Turbo fluctuosa, Nassarius spp.)
Hermit Crabs (Calcinus tricolor)
SOFT CORALS (10)
Colt (Cladiella spp.)
Green Florida Ricordea (Ricordea florida)
Assorted Mushrooms (Actinodiscus spp.)
Yellow Toadstool (Sarcophyton spp.)
Devil's Hand Leather (Lobophytum spp.)
Green Zoanthids (Zoanthus spp.)
Red Zoanthids (Zoanthus spp.)
Green Star Polyps (Pachyclavularia)
Yellow Polyps (Parazoanthus spp.)
Pumping Xenia (Xenia spp.)
LPS CORALS (10)
Candy Cane (Caulastrea furcata)
Frogspawn (Euphyllia paradivisa)
Hammer (Euphyllia parancora)
Bubble (Plerogyra simplex)
Galaxy (Galaxea fascicularis)
Torch (Euphyllia glabresens)
Fox (Nemanzophyllia turbida)
Pipe Organ (Tubipora musica)
Duncan (Duncanopsammia axifuga)
Cup (Turbinaria peltata)
Is that too many corals? %% Most will be purchased as frags.
 
extinct 1ne

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Here's some decent pics!!!
#1 - Assorted Mushrooms, you can only see 2, but there is another on the back of the "rock".
#2 - Assorted Zoanthids. Do you know what kind they are?
#3 - Assorted Zoanthids. Do you know what kind they are?
#4 - Candy Cane and Yellow Toadstool.
#5 - Galaxea.
#6 - Green Star Polyps.
#7 - Full Tank Shot.




 
dingus890

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Keep a close eye on the Mandarin and the Gold stripe clown. Gold stripes are VERY agressive and Mandarins are very peaceful and shy and have no defense really.
Tank is looking nice so far!
 
extinct 1ne

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Originally Posted by dingus890
http:///forum/post/3120281
Keep a close eye on the Mandarin and the Gold stripe clown. Gold stripes are VERY agressive and Mandarins are very peaceful and shy and have no defense really.
Tank is looking nice so far!

Thank you. My Clown is a sweetheart though, never really bothers anything. But, my Mandarin is very shy...I don't think my Clown will bother him.
 
extinct 1ne

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New stock list. Plus Pics!
BOLD = IN TANK ALREADY
ITALICS = SOME IN TANK
Yellow Tang (1.5"-2")
Gold Striped Maroon Clownfish
Red Mandarin Dragonet
Blue Fin Damsel
Long Tentacle Anemone
Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp
Fire Shrimp
Black Brittle Starfish
Emerald Mithrax Crab
Hermit Crabs
Snails
Soft
LPS

 
mma-guy

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Originally Posted by Extinct 1ne
http:///forum/post/3118004
My Mandarin is doing awesome. Obviously you will need Copepods, which was probably the thing that was written on every site
but, here's what I did before I got mine. I first had my tank up for about 4 months, added a thing of Copepods (the bottles), also made myself a refugium (you do need this). then after the 4 months my tank cracked so I had to buy a new 55 gallon tank. Since the sand and everything was already "live", I really didn't have to do much of a cycle (thank god). Since the crash, I let the tank be for another 1-2 months, then I bought my Mandarin about 4 days ago. I see him "nipping" at the rocks, so I know he must be eating all of the Copepods which I can physically see in my tank, lol. Sorry if that was a lot, but that's what I did. So, I waited around 5-6 months before adding mine, all together. The Mandarin Dragonet is a very nice addition to any reef.

thanks!!
ya im gonna get a refugium for my 55 gal.
 
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