New fish in my 125!!!!

turbo4603 · 02-21-2007, 04:52 PM

Okay guys, update time, i wish i could talk more tonight, but i have to do some chores around the house. I just came from Big als store with a male lepeard wrasse, and a mated pair of yellowhead sleeper gobies. I have done research on them, and know i gotta take good care, and feed maybe 2-3 times a day. Both are meaty eaters, they love blackworms, live feeder shrimp, and the wrasse like mussels. Anything else i should look into them while taking care of!!??
Im thinking of buying an outomatic feeder, so they can be fed when im not in the house in my 8hr shift. Wrasse is an expert only fish and sleepr goby is a difficult fish, so i have yet another challenge, and possibly ended the fishlist for my tank. Maybe a clown fish will end the list.
Opinions and suggestions and comments...PLEASE!!!!
Pics are on its way!

Birchell · 02-21-2007, 07:33 PM

You know this is commin, but angels are hands down my fav fish!! They are ifiy with corals, but the colors and personality is great. Clowns are super hardy, and very colorful. Plus they dont eat corals. And a maroon would not take any crap from your tangs. Im not sure you have the room, but blue throat triggers are sweet. Now that my majestic is gone, ive been thinking of adding one. 99% reef safe, and would be able to stand up to your clown tang! Hope this helps

turbo4603 · 02-21-2007, 07:40 PM

I like blue throat trigger, but i also like my cleaner shrimp and my fire shrimp....and my snails, and sally light foots, and electric blue hermits, and scarlet hermits!!!LOL
Triggers are going into my 40!!
A nice big maroon or tomatoe....i dont know, still gotta go shoping, but you know how kids and freinds are....."""You dont have a nemo, i cant believe you!!! thats like the bestest fish!!!""".
I just finished the driping and releasing of them, i lost the lepeard to the sand, havent seen him in over 25 minutes, and the sleepers are in a burrow they made under the rock.hopefully i get to see the wrasse every now and then!!

Birchell · 02-21-2007, 08:01 PM

If you want a "nemo" type clown get a pair of true purcs. They seem to be more bold. The ocellaris clowns are a push over for most big fish. I love my cinnamon clowns, and they are realy bold. Almost to aggresive for my tank, but ill keep um, haha. Ive read that most blue throat triggers do NOT eat shrimp, and inverts. But like angels and coral, it is hit or miss. Good luck with the new guys!! I want to get a sleeper goby to help shift my sand, but I dont have enough life in my sand yet.

monkey · 02-22-2007, 12:44 AM

birchell you lost the angel?

and i think if you take special care of the lepeard you should be fine.

copepods. that is what i have read that they need.

Birchell · 02-24-2007, 07:11 PM

Yup, hes gone

. I coulnt pull him from that evil parisite!! All my fish are in QT, with hypo and copper. I havent lost any others, but im gonna keep the tank fallow for a month or so. Im still gonna get another someday, I love angels!! I want an emperor, but I would hate to part with it in a year or two when it out grows my tank!! I hoping to get another majestic in a month or so, and wish me luck here, but im gonna try to set up a breeding pair of flame angels!! Ive wanted a flame for years, so why not try to pair them up. It can be done easly, you just have to get the right size fish. Kinda like clowns but all angels are born female. Im just asking for trouble with corals

. Good luck with the new addition Turbo!!!

monkey · 02-25-2007, 05:50 AM

rofl! yes you are. i say do one or the other.

turbo how are the new fish?

turbo4603 · 02-25-2007, 10:02 AM

Update!!!!
My leoperd wrasse is hiding, he came out on friday, and i fed blood worms with cyclopeeze and flake food and lil pellets(very nice cocktail) and i saw him eating maybe two or three bloodworms. Not to much good news, but im getting their. Hes still hiding in the sand since friday night.
My mated pair of yellowhead sleeper gobies are making burrows and sifting the sand very well. They eat well so no complaints.
But for sure my leoperd wrasse is giving me a fun challenge!!!

Birchell · 02-25-2007, 01:41 PM

Wow I just pulled a search on your wrasse and that is one cool looking fish!! Is yours male or female?? I know how it goes with fish not eating. My blenny went months with out eating dry food. Good thing I had a huge algea problem,

. One question, what kinda sand do you have?? I would like to get a watchman goby or a sleeper, but im worried my sand is to fine for them to make a burrow. I mixed 40 lbs of the Special Grade Sand from Arag-Alive, and 60 lbs of surgar fine sand.

turbo4603 · 02-25-2007, 06:37 PM

i have a male, and with some time, will be looking for a female!
A very good freind of mine(wich just joined 3reef, member name is 70ghiavert) bothe got a leoperd wrasse from the same place at the same time. He just emailed me that his ate mussels and live brine today, so ima try that tommorrow. I have all 165lb of aragonite fiji pink. I love the sandsifting gobys, a lot of fun.