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greenwolf52
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not to intrude, but how big of a tank must you have to house either a sfe or zebra? any problems with them escaping an uncovered aquarium?
jam1e
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my sfe jumped out of my 90 gallon one time .. he was in a feeding frenzy and all excited and I tried to walk away from the tank and the eel decided to jump after me .. the following weekend I went out and bought a glass cover .. but yeah .. I put him back in the tank the second he jumped and he hid in the rock the rest of the night but then the next day he was back to normal ..
sharkboy13
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u should get rid of ur volitan, itll get to big for ur tank
67 demon
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Originally Posted by derf
Are ghosts reef-safe? I mean in terms of coral and inverts. And anyone have experience with a spaghetti eel?
From what i have read about the Ghost, they "can be housed with some invertebrates, like anemones and corals, but not crustaceans." Hope that helps.
Are ghosts reef-safe? I mean in terms of coral and inverts. And anyone have experience with a spaghetti eel?
From what i have read about the Ghost, they "can be housed with some invertebrates, like anemones and corals, but not crustaceans." Hope that helps.
derf
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Sounds pretty good so far, but there are a couple things in my tank I might worry about. I have 2 maroon clowns, one would probably be fine, but the other lies on its side sometimes. There are also some chromis's I have. They can probably defend themselves. They just attacked my hand when I was putting in a piece of dead coral as decor! There is a lettuce nudibranch, around an inch or 2 long. So far, everything else is okay with him. I have a yellow tang, it will be fine. There are also 2 peppermint shrimp, I'm not too concerned about them. Ones 1.5 inches long and the other around 2.5 inches. The last things are a sand sifting star, which I may get rid of anyway, hermit crabs, and a mandarin dragonet who so far has defended himself nicely against occaisional chromis attacks.
garnet13aj
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As far as sfe goes, I don't know how much you know, so I'll tell you the info that I've come up with.
I've heard many people say they are the most docile, but I've also heard they range a lot in personality. I just bought one and he's around 6". I wouldn't want to say anything abouty his personality because he's too young give a reliable personality reading for when he's older.
The miniumum tank size would probably be 40 g but that is really if they are the only fish in there. I have one in a 55 g and most people would say a 90 g would absolutely fit one.
They are mostly blind so they need to be spot fed and they feed primarily on crustceans (shrimp, scallops, etc). They shouldn't go after fish unless they are really hungry, or the accidentally bite them while trying to find their food.
Personally I love their coloring and shape and that is why I chose them, along w/the fact that they are supposed to be fairly peaceful.
I've heard many people say they are the most docile, but I've also heard they range a lot in personality. I just bought one and he's around 6". I wouldn't want to say anything abouty his personality because he's too young give a reliable personality reading for when he's older.
The miniumum tank size would probably be 40 g but that is really if they are the only fish in there. I have one in a 55 g and most people would say a 90 g would absolutely fit one.
They are mostly blind so they need to be spot fed and they feed primarily on crustceans (shrimp, scallops, etc). They shouldn't go after fish unless they are really hungry, or the accidentally bite them while trying to find their food.
Personally I love their coloring and shape and that is why I chose them, along w/the fact that they are supposed to be fairly peaceful.
garnet13aj
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That's the exact size of mine and he doesn't even look at the ocellaris clowns in my tanks, so it should be fine to just put him in. They don't even need quarantine because they don't have scales and they have a think slime coat that protects them.
derf
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So, the clowns and chromis's will be okay, along with the snails, my tang, and goby.The goby and chromis's are the most aggressive things in the tank. What about a mandarin dragonet,which is around 2"-3" long, hermits, and a lettuce nudibranch around 2 1/2" long? I might be able to go get it today depending on if it's okay with these.