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cubensis
also was badly irritated by a majano
which was hidden from sight as perfectly
as if it was a premeditated act. Subsequently
died.
Right now, the other Scolymia is sitting on the bottom; probably still not getting
enough light but certainly doing before. |
NEW! Symphyllia Go!
 These
pieces came from my desire to mix
in more ‘lps’ bottom-of-the-tank
stuff. Symphyllia
sp. #1 [Is it me or did these corals
used to be called Wellsophyllia?]
also caught my attention because
I had never seen quite this color
combination in this species before.
They both seem to be doing rather
well right now, although they’ve
only been in the tank a few months
at this point, and hopefully can
handle being as far as they are from
the light source. |
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Capnella Go!
Both long gone. See last spring's update. |
Lobophytum Go!
Has fared pretty well but definitely got ‘weird’ during the CS/IO
incident. The specimen itself looks okay but as of this writing, it hasn’t
extended its polyps in since late last summer. On a more positive note, it HAS
dropped a viable ‘bud’ which HAS extended its polyps and appears
to be quite happy hidden under
the rockwork. |
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Sinularia Go!
We cut this waaay back last Feb. and it hasn’t reacted well. It’s
certainly still alive but has yet to extend itself like before. Also had a slight
bout with some cyano actually growing amongst its ‘fronds’ but this
problem seems to have been rectified now. I hope it gets better. As it’s
one of the tanks oldest inhabitants, I really would hate to lose it now. |
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| Okay.
Due the death of my Copperband, or
more precisely, due to my inability
to adequately treat my Copperband,
I decided that after over 25 years
of fish keeping, it was finally time
to invest in a quarantine tank. I
had always been pretty lucky at keeping
fish alive without one, as I'd
try to research potential new additions
for attitude and compatibility (admittedly
screwed up with the Pseudo) and be
observant of any potential health
problems in my dealer's tanks
before bringing them home. But since
ordering a few fish via the mails,
I have certainly given up the opportunity
to do the latter and watched helplessly
as the fish paid the price. I firmly
believe that ALL fish acquired through
mail order should be quarantined…if
only to simply let them rest for
a while after the journey. Before
my own QT tank, all I could do was
put new fish in my refugium where
they would either decimate my 'pod
population (if they were eating)
or get sick without my having any
way to treat them. After all, whatever
you put in the 'fuge, you put
in |
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