new haddoni carpet

forrestcook · 07/28/2010, 12:58 PM

Just got my new carpet in the tank, courtesy of SEA. I dug out a shallow and plopped it in there in hopes that it'll dig down a little and foot to the bottom of the tank. So right now my tank is all murky from digging and I'm having to restrain myself from messing with the nem too much since I'm impatient and want to keep poking and prodding it in hopes that it will set it's foot down.

My two black ocellaris are curious, as is my peppermint shrimp... nothing else has cared much about it yet. It's definitely sticky too, when I was putting it in the tentacles stuck to the side of my tank for a few minutes before I could coax it off. I'll snap some pictures tonight or tomorrow.... It's a green nem, but I think it's a bit bleached at the moment... it's pretty light. I just plan on feeding it shrimp regularly and hopefully it'll grow and color up!

forrestcook · 07/28/2010, 06:03 PM

forrestcook · 07/28/2010, 06:05 PM

RoganTerrance · 07/28/2010, 07:13 PM

looks good

aquaph8 · 07/28/2010, 07:50 PM

Looks a little bleached in the pic. Maybe its just the pic though.

forrestcook · 07/28/2010, 08:07 PM

Not just the pic - I'm pretty sure it's bleached. Hopefully nothing a little TLC can't take care of.

aquaph8 · 07/28/2010, 08:08 PM

Good luck, I have always loved Hadonis. Just never been brave enough to keep one with my fish.

Bifferwine · 07/28/2010, 08:24 PM

Good luck. I've seen them even eat their own clowns!

forrestcook · 07/28/2010, 09:32 PM

Yeah, I expect to lose some fish... Not too worried about it. When I get my dream tank (180-240 gallons) it'll have plenty of room to stretch out and not eat things. For now, it's inevitable since it's a 40breeder. I suspect my curious peppermint shrimp will be the first to go.

sillygoose · 07/29/2010, 12:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by forrestcook

Just got my new carpet in the tank, courtesy of SEA.

Very cool. Does that mean SEA is open for real now?

forrestcook · 07/29/2010, 01:21 AM

Almost! It's looking really good in there.

Akwarius · 07/29/2010, 04:05 AM

Very nice nem!

Mr. Right · 07/29/2010, 08:56 AM

I’m sure the bleaching is from transport and what not. I hear if they’re stick really sticky that’s a good sign. In a couple days or so I’d try feeding it.

Rhino207 · 07/29/2010, 04:18 PM

Looks Good!!

forrestcook · 07/29/2010, 06:20 PM

Well it has shrunk significantly and the mouth is distended... Looks like this might turn out to be a very expensive mistake.

Bifferwine · 07/29/2010, 08:34 PM

I would have waited to see if it colored up before buying it. Bleached nems can be hard to bring back. Hopefully yours turns out okay. If it starts to go, be sure to take it out ASAP. You don't want it dying in your tank -- it can take out the rest of the tank with it.

forrestcook · 07/29/2010, 11:54 PM

yeah - it's looking almost back to the way it was before now.... I would have waited if it weren't a special order, I asked them to order this specific type in for me. I'll just keep an eye on my chemistry and hope it stays in good health. I think i'm also going to buy some window screens at home depot tomorrow to shade it a bit, my light may be a bit strong to just jump under. 4x39watt t5ho with tek2 reflectors... the reflectors supposedly triple the light output.

Regarding feeding this thing, any place in town to buy raw/uncooked shrimp etc? Obviously it needs to be safe for reef feeding... Don't know if some products are better than others in that respect. I have a bag of raw shrimp from target, I'm just nervous about feeding my new critter the wrong thing.

Bifferwine · 07/30/2010, 08:18 AM

Any frozen shrimp from the grocery store will be fine.

fishaholic911 · 07/30/2010, 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bifferwine

Any frozen shrimp from the grocery store will be fine.

I agree, I feed my RBTA's frozen shrimp from Fry's

aquaph8 · 08/05/2010, 06:58 PM

Hows the nem doing?

forrestcook · 08/05/2010, 11:52 PM

im not sure, honestly. It switches back and forth between the photos above and VERY scrunched up. I keep thinking it's a goner and then it opens back up. The thing is stressing me out!

forrestcook · 08/11/2010, 07:03 PM

Well the anemone is no more. It puffed out a milky white fluid last night which I assume is a last ditch effort at spawning before death. He was face down and inside out this morning so I flushed him.

Oh well, lesson learned. I think it was a combination of not being 100% healthy after shipping when I bought it and probably mistakes I made with my first nem (I don't know what mistakes I made, necessarily, but I'm sure there were a few.)

I won't be trying the anemone thing again until I'm in a much larger tank... It got surprisingly crowded in my tank when it would open up.

sillygoose · 08/11/2010, 08:22 PM

I'm glad to hear that it didn't crash your tank.

mattsummers · 08/11/2010, 09:06 PM

i am not sure that you have enough light for anenome, i have been told they need a lot of light in the range of 4 to 5 watts per gallon.

forrestcook · 08/11/2010, 10:38 PM

I had 156 watts of t5ho over 40 gallons... Add the tek2 reflectors which supposedly triple the output and I don't think light was the issue. I had to shade it when I put it in, it would close up when the lights turned on if I didn't.

07/28/2010, 12:58 PM	#1
forrestcook Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tucson Posts: 345	new haddoni carpet Just got my new carpet in the tank, courtesy of SEA. I dug out a shallow and plopped it in there in hopes that it'll dig down a little and foot to the bottom of the tank. So right now my tank is all murky from digging and I'm having to restrain myself from messing with the nem too much since I'm impatient and want to keep poking and prodding it in hopes that it will set it's foot down. My two black ocellaris are curious, as is my peppermint shrimp... nothing else has cared much about it yet. It's definitely sticky too, when I was putting it in the tentacles stuck to the side of my tank for a few minutes before I could coax it off. I'll snap some pictures tonight or tomorrow.... It's a green nem, but I think it's a bit bleached at the moment... it's pretty light. I just plan on feeding it shrimp regularly and hopefully it'll grow and color up! __________________ 28 gallon jbj nanocube set up as a macro algae tank for sea horses

07/28/2010, 06:03 PM	#2
forrestcook Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tucson Posts: 345	__________________ 28 gallon jbj nanocube set up as a macro algae tank for sea horses

07/28/2010, 06:05 PM	#3
forrestcook Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tucson Posts: 345	__________________ 28 gallon jbj nanocube set up as a macro algae tank for sea horses

07/28/2010, 07:13 PM	#4
RoganTerrance Young Reefer Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Scottsdale Az Posts: 1,253	looks good __________________ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>¸. ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>

07/28/2010, 07:50 PM	#5
aquaph8 Love The Fish Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 5,652	Looks a little bleached in the pic. Maybe its just the pic though. __________________ Brett Current Tank Info: Leemar 60x36x24, 8x80 T5/LED Sfiligoi GENESIS Alpha 300 skimmer

07/28/2010, 08:07 PM	#6
forrestcook Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tucson Posts: 345	Not just the pic - I'm pretty sure it's bleached. Hopefully nothing a little TLC can't take care of. __________________ 28 gallon jbj nanocube set up as a macro algae tank for sea horses

07/28/2010, 08:08 PM	#7
aquaph8 Love The Fish Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 5,652	Good luck, I have always loved Hadonis. Just never been brave enough to keep one with my fish. __________________ Brett Current Tank Info: Leemar 60x36x24, 8x80 T5/LED Sfiligoi GENESIS Alpha 300 skimmer

07/28/2010, 08:24 PM	#8
Bifferwine Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 332	Good luck. I've seen them even eat their own clowns!

07/28/2010, 09:32 PM	#9
forrestcook Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tucson Posts: 345	Yeah, I expect to lose some fish... Not too worried about it. When I get my dream tank (180-240 gallons) it'll have plenty of room to stretch out and not eat things. For now, it's inevitable since it's a 40breeder. I suspect my curious peppermint shrimp will be the first to go. __________________ 28 gallon jbj nanocube set up as a macro algae tank for sea horses

07/29/2010, 01:21 AM	#11
forrestcook Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tucson Posts: 345	Almost! It's looking really good in there. __________________ 28 gallon jbj nanocube set up as a macro algae tank for sea horses

07/29/2010, 04:05 AM	#12
Akwarius Moved On Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 398	Very nice nem!

07/29/2010, 08:56 AM	#13
Mr. Right Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Here Posts: 521	I’m sure the bleaching is from transport and what not. I hear if they’re stick really sticky that’s a good sign. In a couple days or so I’d try feeding it. __________________ He who knows does not speak, He who speaks does not know Current Tank Info: Old tanks: 37gal mixed, 57 gal mixed, 120 sps. Current tank 18”x18”x18” rimless in the works.

07/29/2010, 04:18 PM	#14
Rhino207 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 18	Looks Good!!

07/29/2010, 06:20 PM	#15
forrestcook Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tucson Posts: 345	Well it has shrunk significantly and the mouth is distended... Looks like this might turn out to be a very expensive mistake. __________________ 28 gallon jbj nanocube set up as a macro algae tank for sea horses

07/29/2010, 08:34 PM	#16
Bifferwine Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 332	I would have waited to see if it colored up before buying it. Bleached nems can be hard to bring back. Hopefully yours turns out okay. If it starts to go, be sure to take it out ASAP. You don't want it dying in your tank -- it can take out the rest of the tank with it.

07/29/2010, 11:54 PM	#17
forrestcook Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tucson Posts: 345	yeah - it's looking almost back to the way it was before now.... I would have waited if it weren't a special order, I asked them to order this specific type in for me. I'll just keep an eye on my chemistry and hope it stays in good health. I think i'm also going to buy some window screens at home depot tomorrow to shade it a bit, my light may be a bit strong to just jump under. 4x39watt t5ho with tek2 reflectors... the reflectors supposedly triple the light output. Regarding feeding this thing, any place in town to buy raw/uncooked shrimp etc? Obviously it needs to be safe for reef feeding... Don't know if some products are better than others in that respect. I have a bag of raw shrimp from target, I'm just nervous about feeding my new critter the wrong thing. __________________ 28 gallon jbj nanocube set up as a macro algae tank for sea horses

07/30/2010, 08:18 AM	#18
Bifferwine Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 332	Any frozen shrimp from the grocery store will be fine.

08/05/2010, 06:58 PM	#20
aquaph8 Love The Fish Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 5,652	Hows the nem doing? __________________ Brett Current Tank Info: Leemar 60x36x24, 8x80 T5/LED Sfiligoi GENESIS Alpha 300 skimmer

08/05/2010, 11:52 PM	#21
forrestcook Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tucson Posts: 345	im not sure, honestly. It switches back and forth between the photos above and VERY scrunched up. I keep thinking it's a goner and then it opens back up. The thing is stressing me out! __________________ 28 gallon jbj nanocube set up as a macro algae tank for sea horses

08/11/2010, 07:03 PM	#22
forrestcook Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tucson Posts: 345	Well the anemone is no more. It puffed out a milky white fluid last night which I assume is a last ditch effort at spawning before death. He was face down and inside out this morning so I flushed him. Oh well, lesson learned. I think it was a combination of not being 100% healthy after shipping when I bought it and probably mistakes I made with my first nem (I don't know what mistakes I made, necessarily, but I'm sure there were a few.) I won't be trying the anemone thing again until I'm in a much larger tank... It got surprisingly crowded in my tank when it would open up. __________________ 28 gallon jbj nanocube set up as a macro algae tank for sea horses

08/11/2010, 08:22 PM	#23
sillygoose Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 1,092	I'm glad to hear that it didn't crash your tank.

08/11/2010, 09:06 PM	#24
mattsummers Moved On Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Tucson Posts: 164	i am not sure that you have enough light for anenome, i have been told they need a lot of light in the range of 4 to 5 watts per gallon.

08/11/2010, 10:38 PM	#25
forrestcook Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tucson Posts: 345	I had 156 watts of t5ho over 40 gallons... Add the tek2 reflectors which supposedly triple the output and I don't think light was the issue. I had to shade it when I put it in, it would close up when the lights turned on if I didn't. __________________ 28 gallon jbj nanocube set up as a macro algae tank for sea horses

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