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Old 12-05-2013, 12:49 AM
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I have a yellow wrasse in BB tank. At night he just hides in the rocks. I don't know if it is typical but he never goes any higher than the lower 1/3 of the tank so no jumping episodes yet.
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Old 12-13-2013, 09:17 PM
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I cant add a dwarf angel as I have all sps and clams. As I will have "old fart style" to much rock in my reef, I would like fishies that also like that and swim in and out through the rock.
I don't have a lot in the way of corals but my Coral Beauty completely ignores my Crocea, it also completely ignored my Montipora before it got wiped out and hasn't gone for the tiny frag of Acropora, nor my Chalice or Favia. Obviously all fish are individuals, and I may just have been lucky.

I had similar reservations about dwarf angels too, but I was told that the Coral Beauty was less of a risk for nibbling on things than a Flame Angel when I bought it - I have no evidence for this, it was just what I was told..
My Coral Beauty also spends pretty much all it's time weaving in and out through the rock - it's going to love it when my new rock is cured...

Not really trying to sell you on dwarf angels though, just might not be as bad for 'sampling' your reef as you might initially think.

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Old 12-17-2013, 03:15 AM
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I don't have a lot in the way of corals but my Coral Beauty completely ignores my Crocea, it also completely ignored my Montipora before it got wiped out and hasn't gone for the tiny frag of Acropora, nor my Chalice or Favia. Obviously all fish are individuals, and I may just have been lucky.

I had similar reservations about dwarf angels too, but I was told that the Coral Beauty was less of a risk for nibbling on things than a Flame Angel when I bought it - I have no evidence for this, it was just what I was told..
My Coral Beauty also spends pretty much all it's time weaving in and out through the rock - it's going to love it when my new rock is cured...

Not really trying to sell you on dwarf angels though, just might not be as bad for 'sampling' your reef as you might initially think.

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Actually Rob they have always been my favorites. About 15yrs ago, another reefer and I in Thompson, tried to mate a pair without much luck.. My worry is my clams. I have three now and likely buy another couple.

I once gave up several beautiful clams because my 3yr. old copperband started to pick on them, so trying to watch close what I add this time, as the clams are going to be a feature along with my acros.

They have a baby coral beauty down at the local place. Just gorgeous and healthy. Eating everything. It takes all my will power to not buy it.
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Old 12-17-2013, 06:57 AM
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Can't trust a wrasse not to jump, so save them from themselves and put a screen cover.

I use a piece of plastic chicken wire (3/8" squares) which attaches to the top of the euro bracing with 3M Command clips. (takes about 15 seconds to take the entire screen off, but normally I just take of 2 or 3 points in a few seconds to add a fish or move a frag/etc.

My most recent install of the chicken wire on my latest tank was about 2 hours after I added a fairy wrasse. (I lucked out trusting a yellow, a mccoskers, and a couple leopards previously, but since I had the stuff I decided not be be lazy)... About an hour after the 10 minute install, I fed the fish and the new wrasse decided to eat (YAY) and then get intimidated by my powder brown and dart out of the water, deflecting the net by about 3-ish inches... I cheered since it was a good show and that he wasn't able to commit suicide!


Cover it, wrasses & blenny's get startled easily and can leave the water.
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Old 12-18-2013, 02:42 AM
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Doug my cleaner wrasse is amazing and he moves a lot throughout the rock
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Old 12-18-2013, 04:42 AM
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I just want your leopards.
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Old 12-18-2013, 11:46 AM
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I just want your leopards.
Just to be clear...you have seen him wearing them also.
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Old 12-18-2013, 12:09 PM
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You can all ways spend the money on a custom lid. I am getting one of these made:



Laser cut and sits flush with the top of your tank, minus a small piece of acrylic in the corners. I am getting one made for my 180G tank. Not the cheapest lid out there but extremely well crafted and fully customized. It still allows you to keep that rimless look and keep fish like Wrasse / Anthias, etc.

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Old 12-18-2013, 12:48 PM
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Just to be clear...you have seen him wearing them also.
Actually ....yup....
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