Greenmariner

Hi Bro I am interested in your 2 file fishes. For some unknown reason, I am unable to message you. Can you reply by whatsapp to me at 96221910? Thank you.

When I bought a colony of pulsing xenia from a reefer, I did not know that I was introducing aiptasia into my new tank. Gradually, it spread from the xenia colony to all parts of the tank. I tried Aiptasia X. It was only a temporary fix because as you covered up the spots that these pests inhabit, new ones appeared elsewhere. Using the chemical method was a never-ending job. In my frustration, I recalled the proprietor of a no-longer-existing LFS called Henry who used to sell the common bristletail filefish trained to eat aiptasia. It so happened that I like filefish. Even if the filefish doesn't eradicate the aiptasia, I am still keeping a fish that I like. Why not give it a try? On July 2021, I visited Ah Beng Aquarium & selected & bought a healthy bristletail filefish for $8. In no time, the filefish settled down in its new home & started eating pellets. Within 7 days of its introduction, all the aiptasia in my tank were gone! I am pretty sure some of the aiptasia have gone into hiding in the live rocks but as long as they do not appear, it is fine with me & I have not seen a single aiptasia to this day. For those who are not familiar with this filefish, it is a mottled muted green & brown colour. What I find interesting about this specie of filefish is its ability to change its color according to its mood. It is also capable of changing its body color to blend with its environment, particularly among the live rocks. I also observed that it is willing to eat dried seaweed that I fed to my black tang. Finally & most importantly, it is reef-safe. It has not eaten any of my corals. Nor has it attacked my cleaner shrimp. To anyone who has aiptasia problem, I would strongly recommend trying out this filefish. What have you got to lose?

Bought at $120.00. Selling at $80.00. BUYER MUST COLLECT THIS WEEKEND. If interested, please whatsapp me at 96221910. WhatsApp Video 2021-02-18 at 12.09.20 AM.mp4

Saw a few bags of peppermint shrimps at Pacific Reef yesterday afternoon.

I used Vibrant on two tanks. The first tank has LPS, including octopus & hammer corals as well as soft corals such as mushrooms. Vibrant removed all the unwanted algae & more. The tank looked cleaner but the polyps of the octopus & hammer corals receded or closed up. All the mushrooms, including yumas shrank in size & looked shrivelled. This tank has a protein skimmer. In the second tank without a protein skimmer, all the unsightly algae disappeared & the gravel becomes cleaner. This tank has mostly yumas but they are unaffected. I dosed twice a week for both tanks for a few weeks. For the first tank, I have stopped dosing. All the affected corals have recovered except for one specie of purple mushrooms. I do not know why they are adversely affected by the bacteria from Vibrant. As for the second tank, I have reduced the dosing to once a week. Vibrant does not remove red slime algae.

Hi! Am keen. Pls arrange collection date. Regards Reefmania Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi. I'm keen on the golden clove colony. May I know how many polyps the colony has? Regards Greenmariner Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Has anyone seen any pink-bar shrimp goby in any LFS?

I bought a splendid wrasse about 1 month ago from Fish Channel. Prior to buying the fish, Kelvin fed these leopard wrasses to show they were eating very well on pellets. At the time, there were more than 10 pieces. It is now doing very well in my nano-tank with only 1 feeding a day & sharing tank space with peaceful nano-fishes. However, I am feeding brine & mysis shrimps cos other nano-fishes are unable or unwilling to eat pellets.

Two days ago, I tried to access the same website & received similar reply. I think it apply to all who tried to access from outside the U.S.

Thanks for the feedback. I will ensure that the female is much smaller in size than the male to pre-empt the problem of female aggression towards the male.

Up! No one has ever added a female flame wrasse to a tank with an established male flame wrasse? That's interesting. Looks like I will be the first to do it as & when I can get hold of a female.

Bought an alpha-male flame wrasse recently. Plan to introduce a female flame wrasse as & when it is available in lfs which could take weeks to months. My question is - when a female becomes available, the resident male would have become established in the tank. Would the resident male attack a newly introduced female? Any one with experience can advise?

Hi Bro I'm contemplating to have a school of anthias. I understand the care level for Princess anthias range from moderate to difficult. Are your anthias already feeding? If they are, what food do you feed them?

Did you acclimatise the red mushrooms before putting them into your tank? From experience, I found that acclimatising the corals by slowly dripping tank water into the holding bag prior to placement will prevent parameter shock which may lead to coral detachments from rocks. If you did not acclimatise the mushrooms, it could be a possible cause of detachments.