What is wrong with pink tip

[nycbob]

i got 2 of the pink tip from this site. they both thrive in my reef. in fact each is hosting a sabae clown. the pink tips even survived when my tank crash 2 months ago when ammonia spike to 2 killing half of my fish. the sand was stirred up to catch an eel causing the ammonia spike. they r tough as far as i know. it doesnt stray that much either. they like medium flow area. my sabaes bring them food all the time.

 

[slomo]

I do understand I need to go slow, however i don't have a local fish store anymore and i won't purchase from *****. I had to satisfy the 79$ requirement from this site to place an order.. i only wanted 2 clowns. One died in transport. I am done for a long while. My next step is a QT. Thanks for all your help

 

[perfectdark]

FYI ***** gets all their fish from ORA... Well at least around me they do. I dont necessarily mind buying from them, although I rarley do for lack of variety. You just have to look at their tanks make sure their house keeping is up to par. IMO.

 

[slomo]

Their tanks are filthy. One day they recieved a new shipment and they floated a yellow tang in the bag? Isn't acclimation key for survival? Variety is poor also. I worry about ich.

 

[perfectdark]

Originally Posted by slomo
Isn't acclimation key for survival? Variety is poor also. I worry about ich.
Yes it is but there are alot of people that only temp acclimate their fish. They believe the drip method causes more stress. I am by far not sticking up for ***** just stating a fact.

 

[nycbob]

i never drip acclimate my fish. i just poke a small hole in the bag w a needle, and let it float in my qt tank for 1 hour, then release the specimen. luckily, hv never not lost any livestocks w this method.

 

[slomo]

I would be worried about the water in the bag contaminating my tank? Although, I guess the fish would already be conatminated. I thought this was bad practice even with fresh water?

 

[nycbob]

its the qt i floated on, so its ok. this method i feel is lot safer and less stressful for the fish.

 

[slomo]

Cool i'll try it

 

[xdave]

Originally Posted by nycbob
i got 2 of the pink tip from this site. they both thrive in my reef. in fact each is hosting a sabae clown. the pink tips even survived when my tank crash 2 months ago when ammonia spike to 2 killing half of my fish. the sand was stirred up to catch an eel causing the ammonia spike. they r tough as far as i know. it doesnt stray that much either. they like medium flow area. my sabaes bring them food all the time.
Have you had the Sebae clowns for more than a year? It's not really unusual for a pink tip to "host" a clownfish, but I've never heard of the fish surviving.

 

[nycbob]

the sabae is in my 150 for 4 months now. i hv 3 of them.