Tank pictures. Let me know what you think.
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exile415
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how many cleaner shrimps do you have ?! I only have 2
reefnut
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Very nice, how's the Copperband doing?? Is he/she eating well?? also, how's the cowfish eating??
I have had 2- cowfish over the years. 1 died during a tank swap, my fault, he was my favorite fish at the time. The other died because he never adjusted to eating prepared foods. Believe it or not he survived for a few months on eating pods... when the pod population dropped he starved. Pretty sad because I have always loved the cowfish. I tried every type of food I could find and he just would not eat.
In both cases toxins were not released, at least not to the point of harming anything. IME it takes a lot to stress them to the point of releasing toxins... like a predator about to eat them... which we do not have in our systems. They do get big though!!
I have had 2- cowfish over the years. 1 died during a tank swap, my fault, he was my favorite fish at the time. The other died because he never adjusted to eating prepared foods. Believe it or not he survived for a few months on eating pods... when the pod population dropped he starved. Pretty sad because I have always loved the cowfish. I tried every type of food I could find and he just would not eat.
In both cases toxins were not released, at least not to the point of harming anything. IME it takes a lot to stress them to the point of releasing toxins... like a predator about to eat them... which we do not have in our systems. They do get big though!!
jester805
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Yeah, I have 2 cleaner shrimp in there. I also have a longspine urchin and a lawnmower blenny.
Yep, that's a longhorn cowfish. We're going to trade him in here pretty soon. My LFS guy said there were different types of longhorn's, and this particular one wouldn't release any toxins. He looked it up in a book they had there. I don't know...I don't want to take any chances.
Yep, that's a longhorn cowfish. We're going to trade him in here pretty soon. My LFS guy said there were different types of longhorn's, and this particular one wouldn't release any toxins. He looked it up in a book they had there. I don't know...I don't want to take any chances.
jester805
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Originally Posted by ReefNut
Very nice, how's the Copperband doing?? Is he/she eating well?? also, how's the cowfish eating??
I have had 2- cowfish over the years. 1 died during a tank swap, my fault, he was my favorite fish at the time. The other died because he never adjusted to eating prepared foods.
In both cases toxins were not released, at least not to the point of harming anything. IME it takes a lot to stress them to the point of releasing toxins... like a predator about to eat them... which we do not have in our systems. They do get big though!!
The copperband is doing awesome! When we first got him he didn't want to eat. I finally got him eatting frozen mysis shrimp. Now I feed that or frozen brine. All of the fish LOVE both of those foods. Thanks for the info about the cowfish. I was thinking that it would have to be REALLY stressed before he released anything.
Very nice, how's the Copperband doing?? Is he/she eating well?? also, how's the cowfish eating??
I have had 2- cowfish over the years. 1 died during a tank swap, my fault, he was my favorite fish at the time. The other died because he never adjusted to eating prepared foods.
In both cases toxins were not released, at least not to the point of harming anything. IME it takes a lot to stress them to the point of releasing toxins... like a predator about to eat them... which we do not have in our systems. They do get big though!!
The copperband is doing awesome! When we first got him he didn't want to eat. I finally got him eatting frozen mysis shrimp. Now I feed that or frozen brine. All of the fish LOVE both of those foods. Thanks for the info about the cowfish. I was thinking that it would have to be REALLY stressed before he released anything.
