Feeding a Yellow Tang
We were not feeding this fish enough! Our yellow tang was looking a little thin and not swimming as actively. We were feeding this fish with a bunch of damsels in the water column with pellets and ground-up algae sheets.…
Fish, corals, invertebrates
We were not feeding this fish enough! Our yellow tang was looking a little thin and not swimming as actively. We were feeding this fish with a bunch of damsels in the water column with pellets and ground-up algae sheets.…
We took our UV out-of-service. The bulb stop lighting … again. Will troubleshoot later. The UV was there primarily for one fish, a Copper Band Butterfly. After a couple of good years, we lost it. Perfectly healthy, eating. Next day,…
We have a pretty good crop of Bubble Algae (Valonia ventricosa) now with no idea how it got started. And we let it get out of hand. The tank was free of this nuisance from the beginning and started about…
In general, we don’t “fight” algae. In part because our tanks get a lot of natural light and a few hours of direct sunlight. So we scrape it off the glass into the water column and let a filter sock…
In our 200 gallon system. Copperband Butterfly: Target fed live blackworms and clams so he gets his share of food. The other fish would out compete if food was simply dropped in the tank. And too much food would be…
Our Copperband loves clam! For a while, he would not eat anything except blackworms. Now, a whole clam is one of his favorite foods! We buy the littleneck clams from the seafood counter at the grocery store. Copperbands are especially…
The LFS said our fish in their tank was eating their own store frozen mash of Mysis, Shrimp, etc. so we bought some frozen Mysis and Blood Worm packs to go home with him. No luck though. He is NOT…
Maybe the best advice is to not acquire a Copperband to begin with. But if you must … We purchased from a Local Fish Store (LFS), close to 4″ in size. We would not take a Copperband smaller than 3″…
We have been using chaeto for many years in a refugium. For us, the finer strain mats-up, breaks-up and collects detritus, but grows quickly. Chaeto not only looks cool, but it successfully outcompetes algae for nitrates. If you plan to…
Part of the fascination and education with a mixed reef system is the behavior of the plants and animals. This system is basically a planted saltwater tank at an early stage. A large piece of Red Dragon in the background.…