goosey
New Member
I have a 2 year old 50 gallon, slowly developing reef tank with 100# live rock. I added 30# of lace rock a few months ago in an effort rearrange territories and decrease the aggression of the strawberry gramma toward my new fish (3 chromis & blue hippo)- worked like a charm. At the same time I added a fire shrimp who had shed during shipment. He seemed to handle acclimation, but was gone by the next morning. I figured you shouldn't go to war without your armour and called it bad luck.
Recently added another fire shrimp and 5 peppermint shrimp. All were gone by morning without evidence. They were drip acclimated over 3 hours and water parameters have been steady (SG 1.023, ph 8.0, Alk low- alway fighting this, Nitrates <10, Nitrites 0.25, Phospates 0). I change 15% water split in 2 changes per week and my numbers have stayed the same for 2+ years no matter what I do.
Current stock: 1 CBS, 2 emerald crabs, many hermits & snails, 2 brittle stars, 2 false perculas, 2 green chromis, 1 strawberry gramma, 1 blue hippo, rock anenome, bubble tip anenome, mushrooms, ricordea, zoos and yellow polyps.
From what I have read, I am suspiscious that the CBS is the culprit. What about the brittle stars? I just lost a green chromis yesterday. He was absolutely normal the night before and I have not witnessed fish on fish aggression. Is someone getting meat hungry?
I would love to get a variety of shrimp and need to get rid of the sushi eater.
Recently added another fire shrimp and 5 peppermint shrimp. All were gone by morning without evidence. They were drip acclimated over 3 hours and water parameters have been steady (SG 1.023, ph 8.0, Alk low- alway fighting this, Nitrates <10, Nitrites 0.25, Phospates 0). I change 15% water split in 2 changes per week and my numbers have stayed the same for 2+ years no matter what I do.
Current stock: 1 CBS, 2 emerald crabs, many hermits & snails, 2 brittle stars, 2 false perculas, 2 green chromis, 1 strawberry gramma, 1 blue hippo, rock anenome, bubble tip anenome, mushrooms, ricordea, zoos and yellow polyps.
From what I have read, I am suspiscious that the CBS is the culprit. What about the brittle stars? I just lost a green chromis yesterday. He was absolutely normal the night before and I have not witnessed fish on fish aggression. Is someone getting meat hungry?
I would love to get a variety of shrimp and need to get rid of the sushi eater.
