Slow Build 55 Gallon

jerth6932

jerth6932

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Originally Posted by BTLDreef http:///forum/thread/385305/my-slow-build-55-gallon#post_3378610
Ok, I feel like I need to clarify.
I was not trying to personally attack you or make you angry by asking you why you had a Yellow Tang in your 55G tank, and believe me, if I had not asked, someone else would have. You've been on this forum long enough to have known that. Ultimately, you have a plan for this fish, and I commend you for that. He's small and fine in there for now. If you had specified from the beginning that this was not to be his permanent home, etc, the question would not have been asked. But as someone who feels strongly against having these fish in small tanks, yes, I did feel that it was necessary to at least ask, if for no other reason than to point out to others that may follow this thread that it really isn't a good idea the majority of the time.
LOL not your problem, it was mine for being sensitive..... and if you review my posts from prior years I have made the the same statements to people about tangs, knowing the general "rule" to them. He was a rescue, 3 months ago when he was doomed to die. I forgot about the "tang police" how they just will not let these things slide....lol.... Don't commend me for my plan till it happens because as I stated before for the fish's sake, what I say and what I do are different things. People will make the comment to shut up comments but really don't have any intentions to change their setup or upgrade. I do, but if it doesn't happen by the end of the year I have a home for him lined up.
I was the one who was wrong.... Wait you guys aren't my wife.... Why am I saying " It's my fault"?

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For what it's worth, you did ask for comments and mine was that a yellow tang doesn't belong in that size tank...
OK pissing-contest time, your comment was second in line behind mine and nowhere in the first post did I ask for comments.....
.... but seriously

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I happen to think your rock work is really nice. Your Midas blenny is beautiful as well.
And if I would of posted pix in the first place, like I was suppose to, I KNOW this would of been your first comment
 
jerth6932

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Originally Posted by 1guyDude http:///forum/thread/385305/my-slow-build-55-gallon#post_3378633
That blennys huge btl!!!! I didnt think they got that big.... :/ Is that the fish u suggest every tank has?
+1 if btl didnt ask someone would have !!!
My Midas blenny is the one I feel is a bit BIG for my tank.......

Yeah 3.9 inches is what Marine Fishes by Scott W. Michael says.... hes pushing every bit of that! I was just down at my tank with a measuring tape to see and he gladly obliged me in coming to the glass!
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I feel like Jerry....jerry jerry jerry
Ohh no he didn't, I'll pull my weave off and kick that Bitc...... ohh wait .... fish forum, not really Jerry.
 
jerth6932

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Tried a search and didn't come up with anything so here I go:
Just bought 2 Maxi Jet 400 Pro's and I have them on circulation mode, but they BUZZ ...... BAD. Does any one know what that's about, or know a fix for that?
 
btldreef

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I've never used the Maxi Jets. Honestly, if you post a new thread asking just about them, you'll probably get more responses.
I've seen some big Midas Blennies, definitely more than 4" long, which yours definitely looks like it will be. I happen to really like the coloring of yours, A LOT.
And yes, I do tend to say that everyone should have a blenny! I love them, such great personalities.
 
jerth6932

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I talked 2 my lfs and they said bring em back and get korallias instead. So I got it taken care of... thx BTL
I like the blenny 2, and glad I'm Upgrading size for his big a$$!He's got some masive fangs... I'll have to see if I can photo the fangs.....
 
btldreef

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Originally Posted by Jerth6932 http:///forum/thread/385305/my-slow-build-55-gallon/20#post_3378742
I talked 2 my lfs and they said bring em back and get korallias instead. So I got it taken care of... thx BTL
I like the blenny 2, and glad I'm Upgrading size for his big a$$!He's got some masive fangs... I'll have to see if I can photo the fangs.....
It would be awesome if you could get a shot of his fangs. Many people downplay how serious the fangs on the Midas and similar fanged blennies really are.
 
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Well this task seems like it might be harder then I thought... hes settled into the tank and it seems he needs to be mad to show his fangs..... huh..... I'm gunna poke em.... lol.... that brings me to the other question.... Are they toxic, their bite? I was told they were but can not find it in writing any where.
 
btldreef

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Originally Posted by Jerth6932 http:///forum/thread/385305/my-slow-build-55-gallon/20#post_3378796
Well this task seems like it might be harder then I thought... hes settled into the tank and it seems he needs to be mad to show his fangs..... huh..... I'm gunna poke em.... lol.... that brings me to the other question.... Are they toxic, their bite? I was told they were but can not find it in writing any where.
No, there is a venomous fanged blenny, but Midas is not one of them. Although the Midas has fangs, it's not actually classified with other fanged blennies. The venomous fanged blennies belong to the genus Meiacanthus and are often referred to as the Lyretail Fang Blennies. Some of these blennies include the Canary Fang Blenny, and the Smith's Fanged Blenny. The Midas is a Ecsenius midas.
 
jerth6932

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Not the greatest pictures of his fangs... but I am using my phone with only 5mp camera. I will keep trying.
Thx for the info on the midas BTL.
 
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jawfish are the same except no antenna correct??? Yes awsome fish u have there Jerth!
I'm not really sure what you mean by antenna....
No, jawfish are a different species. They're Opistognatgus sp.
 
jerth6932

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I went and grabbed my SW bible : The Conscientious Marine Aquarist by Robert M. Fenner and it stated for Jawfish:
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In appearance , they (jawfish) have similarities to both the blennies and gobies, but are more similar to the grammas (Family Grammatidae) and dottybacks (Subfamily Pseudochrominae) in their evolution and behavior. Grammas, dottybacks, and jaws all have an interrupted lateral line high on the flank, termination mid-dorsal, and an arrangement of paired fins with the pectorals located behind the pelvics.
And it states for blennies:
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The blennies are a huge group of sedentary fishes that are usually small, with long, continuous dorsal and anal fins and stumpy pelvic fins
So from that as stated they are clearly different species, but I hope it helps clarify some of the differences between them.
 
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Sad Pic of a Carpet surfing Mated male clown, didn't know what happened to him for a week, then found him behind the aquaium. ....... look at those teeth!!!
 
1guydude

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ahhh nothing better than a dead body pic in the morning. Poor little guy, does he feel like a little mummy, all hard and mumified? Almost brittle, wait dont answer that lol!
 
btldreef

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That sucks! Looks like my last Blue Spot Jawfish. Took me a week to find him too! Why do these fish do this to us?
 
jerth6932

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Originally Posted by BTLDreef http:///forum/thread/385305/my-slow-build-55-gallon/20#post_3379504
That sucks! Looks like my last Blue Spot Jawfish. Took me a week to find him too! Why do these fish do this to us?
That was a costly carpet surf , with a blue spot.
I had a Long nosed halwk fish bail ship on me a couple of times, but kept going down the overflow ending up in the fuge! Then I don't know where he ended up.....

Why do they do this..... My best guess they are trying out to being flying fish! I know, it was a poor attempt!
 
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Luckily I have a supplier and I get my Blue Spots for $45, so it wasn't as bad as if I paid the market price, LOL. I was convinced the dog had gotten to it, since he was sick right around the same time as loosing this fish. The vet must have thought I was a nut!
I had a red fairy wrasse that decided it wanted to be part of the Christmas festivities and landed in my tree. Got itself hung up like it was an actual ornament. Fun times. Had a Starry Blenny jump into the overflow, get sucked up through the filter while no one was home and crashed my tank, good times.... The Cleaner Wrasse likes to take a ride through the overflow and into the refugium from time to time. I still have yet to figure out how he does it. I think he jumps from one tank to the other, but not sure.
 
jerth6932

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I know one day you and me both will invest in a lid!!

I bet vets aren't use to dogs eating "sea" food, so a nut would explain it to them!
I wish I could pay $45 around here for a blue spot....... I would have had one by now! Best price I have seen on one around here is $90, that cost borderlines "equipment" costs for me!
 
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