Recent content by ichthyogeek

IMO a dwarf angel would be the hardiest of all of the fish. I would look into a snowflake moray though, they are pretty neat fish. If you can get donations of coral, then feel free to, but I wouldn't recommend buying any coral at this point. It seems that you've got a lighting issue, so it...

Grammas won't bother seahorses, but you have to be certain that you can take care of the seahorses. I recommend joining a seahorse specific group (ex. Seahorse Source's Group on FB), since they are finicky. As for tankmates: grammas and neon gobies will be fine. Peppermint shrimp will also work...

Part 2: Pacific Reef Tank: At a 6'x18" footprint, you qualify for not pissing off the tang police. That being said, I'm not sure you can afford a yellow tang on a grant. However, Tomini tangs exist, and I think they're plain adorable fish. Make sure you're running a protein skimmer. You never...

Now, the fun part. Here's a potential stock list for biotopes that could work. Atlantic macroalgae tank: Keep in mind, macroalgae in the wild are pretty variable with where they grow. Seagrass (what I'd prefer) has special requirements that few people can meet (12"+ of substrate, fertilizing...

So if I'm reading this stocklist right, you were aiming for one Atlantic tank, and one Pacific tank. Not bad for a first attempt. That being said, there's room for improvement. Unless the east coast gets more atlantic fish than the south and the west coast, majority of the fish you're going to...

Can you break down what you have in each of the tanks? And can you detail what your intention is when you mean biotope? The vernacular I'm familiar with is that a biotope is usually devoted to a very specific area (ex. the Rio Negro in Brazil). I'm seeing Caribbean species (Haitian anemone...

Depends on the macro. Ninja astreas didn't eat a Gracilaria I was keeping. Nassarius are devout carnivores. I'm experimenting with mexican turbo snails at the moment.

The actual bowl is in the fish tank.

Hey! Somebody else knows about Pele's curse! Glad that you chose to not take it!

So I'm doing a little bit of research on how best to set up my fish space/racks, and part of my goal is to set up a fish breeding rack. I've been looking at kreisels for a while, and recently remembered the FusedJaw fish bowl article (I can't find it but it used to exist). Anyways, so that led...

I'd skip algaebarn. Do Gulf Coast Ecosystems instead, which sells you far more macroalgae than you'll ever need. For copepods, it depends on what you're looking for. Algagen works well. So does RUSalty/AquacultureNurseryFarms.

I know Dr. Dendrostein does it. But they also are kept in a high nutrient environment with NPS corals. I haven't tried it, but I should at some point.

Whiteworms can be a meal if given in large enough quantities...although how healthy they are as a single meal is unknown. For buying live mysis, you just have to google search where to buy live mysis, there's at least 3-4 suppliers right now. I'm unsure how you kept your brine shrimp, but they...

Depends on what you have in your tank. Brine shrimp can survive in saltwater, and even reproduce. The problem is that they're weak swimmers and filter feeders, which is the exact opposite of what most people keep their reef tanks at. White worms are reported to stay alive for around 24 hours...

Agreed that it's not a tang, and more of a rabbitfish.