http://www.masm.org/mforums/(c) MASM Forums30BTW, thanks for the tips. These clowns are in my display tank (reef) and thus I need to be careful on temp. I can adjust the lighting schedule, actually I should setup the controller to adjust for the daylight schedule. What live feeds?http://www.masm.org/mforums/fb.ashx?m=41721Fri, 20 Aug 2010 06:50:05 GMTI was quite surprised at how agressively the perc defended himself. I imagine pairing a gsm with an occy would be far easier since the occy would like submit much quicker. Heck, the perc still sticks up for himself at dinner time. Theyhttp://www.masm.org/mforums/fb.ashx?m=41720Fri, 20 Aug 2010 06:46:44 GMTOnly the normal tips. Raise the temperature, increase the lighting by an hour, and maybe feed some live stuff. I'm amazed the GSM was getting it fins nipped. I knew percs were stubborn but my GSM's were always huge brawlers hehe.http://www.masm.org/mforums/fb.ashx?m=41719Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:49:20 GMTBumping this back up. Its now ten months since initial introduction. The GSM female and Percula male tolerate each other fine now. All fins are heeled. They are actually near each other most of the time, but not snuggly clohttp://www.masm.org/mforums/fb.ashx?m=41713Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:00:06 GMTNice looking Nigripes. I have a pair that will be moving out to the clownhouse soon as I hope they are getting large enough to start breeding.http://www.masm.org/mforums/fb.ashx?m=41671Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:27:14 GMTSissy, those are some stunning fish. Can I ask what WHOLESALER they came from? Or can you just send me some LOL! The quality looks very high. FWIW, I was talking with Kevin Kohen about the Latz and Mcc's at LiveAquaria and he reitehttp://www.masm.org/mforums/fb.ashx?m=41651Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:20:06 GMTThanks Chad Tal - I picked them up from Midwest Coral Farms. I ordered them in on my last fish order (I manage the store).http://www.masm.org/mforums/fb.ashx?m=41579Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:35:14 GMTWelcome! Those are nice fish. I agree with Chad. 19 is usually fine unless you have problem. I normally don't treat anything unless I see a problem. I would keep an eye out for Brooklynella, which is treated with a formalinhttp://www.masm.org/mforums/fb.ashx?m=41578Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:17:17 GMTWelcome. :) Nice looking fish, where did you get them?http://www.masm.org/mforums/fb.ashx?m=41576Sat, 14 Aug 2010 13:18:24 GMTPersonally I think 19 is just fine unless you have an issue that you know you need to correct.http://www.masm.org/mforums/fb.ashx?m=41573Sat, 14 Aug 2010 12:39:18 GMTNew to this site (thanks Matt P & Tal for pointing it out). I just received a pair of A. akindynos and 3 A. nigripes (the 4th died before it I got it home). Anyway, they are all in QT with a SG of 1.019. I plan on decreasing the SG thttp://www.masm.org/mforums/fb.ashx?m=41569Sat, 14 Aug 2010 09:45:52 GMTSPAWNED - 8-11-2010! Since I'm now playing for my own club LOL, the breeder journal will be continued at http://www.lsmac.org/smf/index.php?topic=136 Photos of the egg mass and presumed male guardian, found the evening of 8-11-http://www.masm.org/mforums/fb.ashx?m=41560Fri, 13 Aug 2010 21:48:34 GMTThanks all for the input - I wouldn't be fragging SPS - I just don't want to invest in the lighting that I'd have to to keep them up and growing. Softies would be the most likely choice. Some things to think about - thanks all!http://www.masm.org/mforums/fb.ashx?m=41290Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:04:02 GMTArc, I run my entire reef and broodstock connected together. I have not seem anything too detrimental to my reef tank, less a little bit of extra algae. However, as Tal said, it is not recommended. I run an extremely large skimmerhttp://www.masm.org/mforums/fb.ashx?m=41286Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:30:13 GMTI would agree with Tal. Not knowing how many pairs of brood you have and total gallons involved I would still be apprehensive about doing it unless you are just fragging softies. They may be able to take the changes of the system but I wouldnhttp://www.masm.org/mforums/fb.ashx?m=41285Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:26:04 GMTI get the nitrate part - but I plan on running a macro set up in the sump 24/7, so that should help remove the majority. Water changes weekly should help the rest. I didn't think about the temps - although I suppose if I set broodstockhttp://www.masm.org/mforums/fb.ashx?m=41284Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:27:16 GMTWhile I know people that have done it, I don't think it's the best idea. Granted you will have increased water volume but your broodstock system is going to have a relatively high bio-load from the heavy feeding. Nitrates. Also, broodstock systems are ofhttp://www.masm.org/mforums/fb.ashx?m=41283Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:19:44 GMTI've got a spare shelf and 20L tank that I was debating about turning into a frag tank. While I don't think there would be anything wrong with it I figured I'd ask before getting too frisky! Anything wrong with plumbing a frag tank into samehttp://www.masm.org/mforums/fb.ashx?m=41282Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:10:52 GMTNo, I get where you are coming from. But that argument, at least, is entirely based on the organisms' _use_ for humans. That doesn't mean that the argument isn't true. (That is, aquarium keepers as a group certainly might need to keep these lines if we whttp://www.masm.org/mforums/fb.ashx?m=41182Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:08:49 GMTHa Andy, you really didn't understand that argument LOL! You may think it's "unethical", but that's not how it was meant. It is however, pragmatic to explain to someone who is "pro hybrid, pro designer" that they still need the wild, naturalhttp://www.masm.org/mforums/fb.ashx?m=41181Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:36:54 GMT