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Selling this Luminous Green Plate for $15. Very easy coral to keep. This piece has been with me for about 3 years. Collection in the East. Interested sms to 9749 4623.
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I have the following to sell: 1. Lucky Figure 8 Red Open Brain $40 - Fully opened about 5 inches 2. Jade Green Prata $30 - Fully opened about 5 inches 3. Luminous Green Frog Spawn $20 - Fully opened size of a small fist 4. Lime Green Yuma $12 - about 5 heads on a rock the size of a small fist 5. Luminous Green Plate $15 diameter of 4 inches Take all $108. Lucky Figure 8 Red Open Brain Jade Green Prata Luminous Green Frog Spawn Lime Green Yuma Luminous Green Plate Collection in the East. Interested please sms to 9749 4623.
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WTS my Sun coral for $20. Size is about 4" by 3". Has about 20+ heads. Very healthy and big. Sorry about the poor picture quality. Collection at Bedok. Interested please sms to 9749 4623.
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Thank you for the encouragement. BTW your Pink BN growth rate is really fast. True Percula clown fish is reserved by Creed_2100 until 20 Dec 09.
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Selling this Gorgeous True Percula Clown for $60. Size 1.5 inches. Eats mysis and pellet food. Good apettite. Collection in the East. Interested please sms to 9749 4623 to arrange for no obligation viewing. Fish still in my nano tank. Will only catch upon confirmation of sale to avoid stressing this beauty. Sorry about the poor quality of the pictures. Actual fish is much nicer.
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Weekly update -30th Nov to 6th Dec 09
ranchuboy replied to Regal's topic in Weekly LFS Stocks Report / LFS Info Centre
C328 has Hydor koralia Nano. -
Hi bro, You have PM.
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Weekly Update - 02nd to 08th Nov 09
ranchuboy replied to sky's topic in Weekly LFS Stocks Report / LFS Info Centre
Pinnacle has many small (2") Sohal Tangs. -
I have sent you a Pm.
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WTS corals, resun CL280 and tunze 6025
ranchuboy replied to jamesssss's topic in Sell off/Pasar Malam Shop
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Your Haddoni looks bleached. Maybe it is because of the lights. Care to clarify ?
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Number of Attempts at keeping PBT
ranchuboy replied to ranchuboy's topic in FOWLR (Fish-only with Live-rock)
This is a recent list (about 6 months). I had a power failure that wipe out all the fishes (24 fishes averaging 4 to 7 inches). When I re-stocked, I decided to adopt this procedure. I reduced my 5 ft tank's salinity to 1.009 (aka hypo-salinity) and started adding fish. Some of the new addition contracted Ich. After a few days, the Ich disappeared. The important thing is, it did not spread to the existing fish. After 3 months, I gradually increased the salinity to 1.021. From this point onwards, all new comer must go through quarantine at 1.009 salinity. Chances of surviving is much higher. I recently bought a 3" AT and applied the same quarantining procedure. It started eating nori from the second day onwards. By the third day, it was eating NLS pellets, mysis, brine shrimp, nori, red bamboo. Its colour was also vibrant. On the 6th day, it contracted Velvet and boarded the lorry on day 9. My quarantine tank is 2ft by 1ft by 1ft. I can only deduced the AT's stress has weaken its immunity and my 10% water change was not enough. Velvet is usually associated with poor water condition. In my opinion, the 2 ft tank is too small to serve as a quarantine tank. A 3ft tank or bigger will be better. You should also consider the size and type of fish you are going to quarantine. Some fish may not be able to handle 1.009 salinity. Therefore you must do your research. As far as I know, Tangs and Angels have no problem with reduced salinity. Tangs do stress out easily if placed in cramed spaces. Those who wants to attempt hypo-salinity, please do your work home. The Internet has tons of article on this subject. Lastly, I am sad my AT did not make it. However, I take consolation in the fact the Velvet disease did not take down my whole tank which it would have had I not quarantine it. PS: I almost forgot, I got my fish from other reefers, IWARNA, Ah Beng, Aunti shop opposite Ah Beng, Pinnacle and LCK. -
Selling 3 inches Picasso Trigger for $12. With me for 1.5 years. Very fat and healthy. Eats everything you throw at it including nori. Collection at Tanah Merah MRT Station. Please PM me if you are keen.
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Number of Attempts at keeping PBT
ranchuboy replied to ranchuboy's topic in FOWLR (Fish-only with Live-rock)
So far only 6 votes. Come on reefers I know there are many PBT lovers out there. You only need one click to vote, no need to comment if you do not wish to. This fish is brought in by the LFS almost every fortnight. Because of their affordability and stunning good looks they are snap up by buyers (both novice and experienced). Unfortunately I suspect many of them do not truely knows how to properly climatise a PBT. The result is high mortality rate. For some it also wipe out the whole tank because the ICH has spread to the rest of the inhabitants (with the exception of invertebrates and corals). In my opinion the PBT requires a very mature tank (ideally over 1 year) with plenty of LR and algae to start with. The minimum tank size is 4 ft and above. This fish forages constantly therefore LR with plenty of algae growth is a must. The Powder series of Tang (Powder Blue, Powder Black and Achilles) are all ICH magnet. A quarantine tank of at least 2ft in size is a must. Failure to do so is akin to playing Russian Roulette with your existing fish with you losing most of the time. The following is my procedure when I acquire a new fish: Prepare a quarantine tank complete with LR at 1.009 salinity (yes, I am using hypo-salinity) Place the fish in the quarantine tank For Tang and Angel, provide a constant supply of red bamboo Feed with nori (most Tangs and Angels cannot resist this aglae) daily From 2nd day onwards introduce mysis and pellet Remove unfinished mysis and pellet after 20 mins If the fish refuses all food, introduce life Brine Shrimp. It is very crucial that the fish begins feeding ASAP Change 10% of the water daily (yes daily) Do all the above for 4 weeks At the end of the 4 weeks Change 10% of the quarantine tank water using water from your display tank daily When the salinity and PH of your quarantine tank is the same as your display tank you are ready to introduce the new comer to your display tank Put the new comer into a small container and drip water from the display tank into the container. Do the next step at night when the lights are out When the temperature is the same as the display tank, add the new comer into the display tank My track record using this method: 1 Fowleri Tang 1 Yellow Tang 1 Shoulder Tang 1 Blue Tang 1 Red Sea Sailfin Tang 1 Sohal Tang 1 Purple Tang 1 Powder Blue Tang 1 Hybrid Powder Blue Tang 1 Emperor Angel 1 Blue Face Angel 1 Queen Angel 1 Asfur Angel 1 French Angel 1 Six-bar Angel 1 Flame-back clown The one that did not make it: 1 Regal Angel - Refuse to eat 1 Majestic Angel - Refuse to eat The one that is currently under quarantine 1 Achilles Tang (into second week and feeding well) I need to emphasise what works for me may not work for you. This is just another method among many you will find on the Internet. Quarantining reduces the chance of introducing any deadly bacteria or disease into your display tank. Most diseases will surface within 4 weeks. If your new comer should died during quarantine, at least it does not bring down the whole tank. The 4 weeks in quarantine will allow you fatten the new comer in preparation for the display tank. So far it has work well for me. One last thing, yes I am grossly over-stock. This is a disaster waiting to happen. Do not follow my example. Fortunately I have a UPS. -
I am curious to find out from the reefers here how many attempts at keeping the elusive Powder Blue Tang before you get success. Definition of success is keeping the fish alive for over 3 months.
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Rare Hybrid Powder Blue Tang for Bid
ranchuboy replied to ranchuboy's topic in Sell off/Pasar Malam Shop
Bro, you have PM -
Rare Hybrid Powder Blue Tang for Bid
ranchuboy replied to ranchuboy's topic in Sell off/Pasar Malam Shop
The bid is officially closed now. The last successful bid is $55 by bro Klyve. Congratulations bro. You will be receiving a PM from me. Thank you to all have who have supported this auction. To those who miss out, there will be other opportunities. Have a good week end. Cheers -
Rare Hybrid Powder Blue Tang for Bid
ranchuboy replied to ranchuboy's topic in Sell off/Pasar Malam Shop
Counting down to 30 mins. -
Rare Hybrid Powder Blue Tang for Bid
ranchuboy replied to ranchuboy's topic in Sell off/Pasar Malam Shop
Counting down to 50 mins. The last successful bid price is $48 from bro Mopiko. -
Rare Hybrid Powder Blue Tang for Bid
ranchuboy replied to ranchuboy's topic in Sell off/Pasar Malam Shop
Please do not PM your bid to me, I will not accept any bid by PM. This is an open auction. Counting down to 1 hour 20 mins. -
Rare Hybrid Powder Blue Tang for Bid
ranchuboy replied to ranchuboy's topic in Sell off/Pasar Malam Shop
At its current size should be ok. However this should be the last fish in your tank. Any addition after this will not be advisable. If you already have more than 6 fishes I had advise against it. Long term wise this fish will do better in a bigger tank. My final advise to you is not to buy this fish.