Europhyllia
Sun, 1st Aug 2010, 05:07 PM
The first batch of corals has been double dipped and is resting in the Quarantine tank.
I am trying to come up with a plan on how to move the rest of the fishes gradually to the big tank.
According to Reefkeeping Magazine it's best to have the jawfishes I am after as the first inhabitants of an aquarium (article (http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-03/hcs3/index.php))
But I've heard from Blue Spotted keepers that they should go into older aquaria. Not sure if it the same with the kind I want - Yellowhead Jawfish
The Anthias aren't thrilled in the big tank. If I can catch them I could move them over and add a few more at the same time. Not sure how sensitive anthias are to new tanks?
The Ocellaris clowns would probably be very hardy but I am sort of leaning towards putting them in last since they always want to stake out their place right away and can intimidate newcomers.
The PJ Cardinals almost don't even count they're so quiet. lol
I just don't know if I can catch them all and of course I want all of them to move over at the same time.
The last thing left is the pair of Mandarins. I just seeded the new aquarium with Tisbe pods and I don't want them to wipe them out before they really grab hold. Plus it's easy enough to feed them in the small tank.
So what order would you place the fish introductions in?
I am trying to come up with a plan on how to move the rest of the fishes gradually to the big tank.
According to Reefkeeping Magazine it's best to have the jawfishes I am after as the first inhabitants of an aquarium (article (http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-03/hcs3/index.php))
But I've heard from Blue Spotted keepers that they should go into older aquaria. Not sure if it the same with the kind I want - Yellowhead Jawfish
The Anthias aren't thrilled in the big tank. If I can catch them I could move them over and add a few more at the same time. Not sure how sensitive anthias are to new tanks?
The Ocellaris clowns would probably be very hardy but I am sort of leaning towards putting them in last since they always want to stake out their place right away and can intimidate newcomers.
The PJ Cardinals almost don't even count they're so quiet. lol
I just don't know if I can catch them all and of course I want all of them to move over at the same time.
The last thing left is the pair of Mandarins. I just seeded the new aquarium with Tisbe pods and I don't want them to wipe them out before they really grab hold. Plus it's easy enough to feed them in the small tank.
So what order would you place the fish introductions in?