Time for some updates..
My last entry was for the event of the dreaded marine velvet. Thinking back and discussing frankly with the fish guru at The Fish Channel, I now highly suspect the disease was a result of my impatience, leading to the tank crash from the sudden overloading of an immature bio system.
It has been now exactly 2 months since the beginning of the crash.
Only the firefish has survived. Now it's a timid little fella hiding in its bolt hole 90% of the time.
And I've added fish into the tank AT A VERY SLOW PACE.
Tank now has a purple firefish, and a pair of black ocellaris, all QTed for 4 weeks.
I also took another risk (calculated) by adding a stable small Atlantic Blue Tang from a reputable LFS which properly quarantines thier livestock before selling them.
An FTS tonight. You can vaguely see the reflection of the ABT on the glass by the right.
My zoas garden has also been decimated by them blardee nudis.
These buggers are tough! After dipping them in triple-strength Coral Rx, and Flatworm Exit, several times a week, the nudis are still seen roaming about.
My tweezers was always on standby. Every sighting of even 1 of them, my hands will reach in with the tweezers. Sometimes several times a day.
What my zoas garden used to be like.. so full and colourful..
Now so sparse.. Realised also that those nudis have an expensive taste..
Good thing is that there has been zero sighting of nudis for 3 weeks. So glued the zoas frags on the rock again. And my eyes have evolved to train on camouflage kings- the blardee nudis..
Another good sign.. Baby zoas are beginning to sprout. You can try spotting 3 babies right in the centre of this photo.
Looking forward to see you guys in LFSes again..