Fishies that need a new home in S. Florida

shrimpi

shrimpi

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Hello all,
My clown and my diamond goby need a new home as they are just too freakin' fatty and keep tearing the food out of the polyps of my non photosynthetic corals.
When I had a larger tank this was not an issue, but since I downsized to an AP24 they have taken advantage of the quick swim from one coral to another to snatch the meals up and I cant keep up with it its too frustrating so Im going to replace them with smaller fish that cant eat as quickly! The goby is a sandsifting monster! if youve seen pics of my tanks the sand is always STARK white. Hes awesome. I think he is a obsessive compulsive maybe?

Maroon clown is about 3"
Diamond Goby is about 4"
they are both very active and healthy.
I acquired the clown originally from coraljunky on this site

I am in port saint lucie, fl
I am not interested in shipping!
They dont have to go together. I am interested in trades but will accept cash @20 bucks ea. they are very healthy and beautifully colored. I only have PCs and a nano so please keep that in mind if you want to do a coral trade.
Thanks guys!
Jess
Here are some pics



 
groupergenius

groupergenius

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I would love to adopt them. I just started my 75 frag/softie tank today. I used bio-sand and will be putting in LR from my 90 reef in tomorrow. There is a possibility that I may be coming down to your neck of the woods early Sunday. I should be able to keep them in my 90 until the 75 is fully cycled.
 
dontpbg

dontpbg

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If GrouperGenius doesn't end up taking the goby let me know. I live in Jupiter and hopefully we can find something to trade.
 
shrimpi

shrimpi

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grouper is first in line, if that falls through Ill let you guys know,
skbise98: Its a Canon Rebel Xt, I just got it and I really dont even know how to use it yet! lol but thanks!
renogaw: Sigh, I wish it was that easy! Ive tried everything, feeding them first, during, shooing them away, I cant get them to lay off! They see the food and they just dont stop! I put some food in the tank, the fish eat (a substantial amount too!) and then I go to feed the polyps and the fish are right at my finger tips- I cant even use the turkey baster anymore I have to use tweezers and place the food directly to the coral. Ive even will hand feed the fish while Im hand feeding th coral and the fish will gobble it down and Ill turn around and BOOM theyve ripped the food from the polyps and the coral has begun to close... and it takes like 5 minutes to open back up...
It seems these fish never get full either, Ive tried everything. and I have too many of these target feeding type corals to try to cover each one with an upside -down soda bottle or something. The only thing I could think of was to get smaller fish

When they were in a bigger tank I never really had this issue as they seemed easily distracted, but they really have broken the 'system' here.
-Sleepless in St. Lucie

(Jessica)
 
groupergenius

groupergenius

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Originally Posted by Shrimpi
grouper is first in line, if that falls through Ill let you guys know,
skbise98: Its a Canon Rebel Xt, I just got it and I really dont even know how to use it yet! lol but thanks!
renogaw: Sigh, I wish it was that easy! Ive tried everything, feeding them first, during, shooing them away, I cant get them to lay off! They see the food and they just dont stop! I put some food in the tank, the fish eat (a substantial amount too!) and then I go to feed the polyps and the fish are right at my finger tips- I cant even use the turkey baster anymore I have to use tweezers and place the food directly to the coral. Ive even will hand feed the fish while Im hand feeding th coral and the fish will gobble it down and Ill turn around and BOOM theyve ripped the food from the polyps and the coral has begun to close... and it takes like 5 minutes to open back up...
It seems these fish never get full either, Ive tried everything. and I have too many of these target feeding type corals to try to cover each one with an upside -down soda bottle or something. The only thing I could think of was to get smaller fish

When they were in a bigger tank I never really had this issue as they seemed easily distracted, but they really have broken the 'system' here.
-Sleepless in St. Lucie

(Jessica)
Be seeing you tomorrow am. Didn't you say something about wanting a Kenya Tree??
 
shrimpi

shrimpi

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Originally Posted by GrouperGenius
Be seeing you tomorrow am. Didn't you say something about wanting a Kenya Tree??


lol no! but thanks haha
See you in the AM
Jess
 
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