hello

[Josh]

Just a note of caution. Six line wrasses are notorious for being evil. If you are going to keep one, make sure it is the last fish addition.

Ummm, I think it should be the other way around. If you put the six line in with a full tank of fish, won't it harass everyone in the territory? If you put it in first, then at least you are only putting in a fish at a time that it can choose to attack (ideally it will just pick an area to defend and leave the other fish alone). If it does turn out to be a nasty fish then it is a lot easier to catch then if the tank is full, right?

I've never had one so I don't know how you go about this.

 

[Deep Dive Coral]

im over the 6 line now here is the updated list..
ocellaris clowns x2
firefish goby
fairy wrasse
cherub/pygmy angel

 

[Deep Dive Coral]

im having some second thoughts about the wrasse and the pigmy angel. any thoughts. thanks

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

hi there,
In general, red and purple firefish have no problem mixing, if they do, it's pretaining to a particular individual not as a group.
I think you may want to reconsider using the biowheel-it's not suitable for SW imo

 

[Deep Dive Coral]

well the bio wheel is really a way to introduce carbon into the tank... my LR and my skimmer will be doing all my filtering. by the way aqua your tank is sooooooo cooool. i want one lol. but as soon as i get my house you will be getting a call from me.

 

[Deep Dive Coral]

also here is an update on the cycle. ammonia is 0. nitrite is high, traces of nitrate so im assuming thats good. started the tank on 4-12-08. how long does it take for these to start to come down??

 

[Deep Dive Coral]

hey guys did a parameter check this morning:
ph - 8.2
amm - 0
nitrites - .25 (down from like 2)
this is starting to go great. i started ghost feeding on 4-25-08. thanks for all the help
as soon as the nitrites are down to 0 i will do a 50% water change and then add CUC. dont think i am going to go with any crabs.
nasarius snails
turbo snails
2 fighting conches
hows that sound. thanks

 

[Deep Dive Coral]

by the way my girlfriend looked at a differnt pic of a flasher wrasse and loved it. so there will be a flasher somewhere in the mix.