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11-29-2010, 11:03 PM
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Quick update:
Pom pom crabs showing eggs a few weeks ago, thought Id share some pictures. Made me happy since something must be going right with the tank after so many things starting to go wrong. Lost the blenny and yellow clown gobies (gobies disappeared after moving the live rock around as I was trying to rescape the tank - reminder to take out the livestock when doing major changes). The frogspawn and hammer heads werent looking that great for over a week and I thought I was going to lose a few heads so did daily 10% water changes. They seem to be coming back the last few days which Im glad about. Will post new pics when I get some more time but here's one for now:  Thanks for lookin  
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11-29-2010, 11:38 PM
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sorry to hear about the fish.....it sometimes seems hard to get clown gobies eating, but it sounds more like you had a mini spike from the scape redux....did you have the rock out of the water for any period of time?
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11-30-2010, 01:59 AM
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I was sad when you told me about the blenny but to have two more fishies die......
 so sorry to hear that. Clown gobies can be so finiky to get to eat. I've had 4 of them, two I could get to eat but two wouldn't(no matter what I tried). I finally picked up another on Saturday from Steve that should be eating .I'm super happy for you that the pom pom female is carrying eggs  You'll soon see her releasing teeny weeny babies but they'll just be good food for everyone  Do you still have the two males?
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12-20-2010, 07:30 PM
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Dec 20, 2010 Update!
Yes the rocks were out for a few minutes at a time but I kept if fairly wet most of the time. Ill be sure to keep the fish in another tank next time I do a major redo.
I picked up another yellow clown from AI as well as another Rainford! I had to get the kids back together again. The yellow clown was eating when one of the guys was feeding them so I decided to get him. Then I decided I should replace the Rainford that was sick and died a few days earlier. Now they are both in there and eating and looking good. Dawn I hope your yellow clown is doing good and eating as well. And yes I still have the males I see one male at a time as they like to hide most of the time. One thing I noticed is that the pom poms on the female have changed from pink to white - wonder if she lost hers and stole from the males! I want to check under the rocks and see if they are all still alive but I dont want to upset the tank again and move all the corals. Last night I saw the female and I know one male is there so hopefully they are both there! Last night when taking the pics of the tank I noticed 3 astrea snails that didnt move for a few days. After taking them out I noticed the worst smell to mankind coming from inside of them - dead. Also I picked up the large turbo snail shell and guess what was inside - nothing! I guess with the move and all these things rotting in the water was the cause of my tank not doing well the past few weeks. Added a Goniopora to the tank - we'll see how long I can keep it alive! Lindsay I tried to include a pic with some coloration on the hybrid clowns. The color is still darkening as they are still young. Hope this gives you an idea of the color you can expect. I also noticed Bubbles has her dorsal fin was split when I got her and its not growing back - should have called her Spike Also when I was feeding the corals with the powerheads off the fish kinda grouped up and it was like playtime! The clown was nudging the yellow goby around but it didnt look violent more playful-ish but I can be wrong. Take a look and let me know what you think. Enjoy the pics and vids! Vids Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLjOnlriHOE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0mlRFncBMg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcN6SZGNRLg      Last edited by jphong; 12-20-2010 at 08:57 PM.
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12-20-2010, 09:51 PM
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Tank is looking good.
I would worry about Goniopora. They are not easy to keep and should not be added to a tank unless you know you have a good chance to keep it alive. I wish you luck. Keep the pics coming.
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12-20-2010, 09:59 PM
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Im not sure how AI's exchange/return policy is with this kind of stuff so I decided to keep it. Ill try giving them a call about the policy maybe I can exchange for something else.
I have their reef roids coral food that they said was made for this type of coral but I have not researched about long term success with this food on this coral.
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12-20-2010, 10:05 PM
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Its not just the food. They are just very sensitive to changes. Water conditions must be one way... flow... feeding. Alot of them do well.... but it also goes the other way. Just seem to be a picky coral. Hopefully it lives for you.
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