Rocky's 3ft Tank

[Rocky99]

clam fully acclimatised, only after 5wks.

it looked pretty dead before that when the mantle is shrunken. previously was very sensitive to fishes swimming past it, not anymore now.

the clam has turned 1 and half rounds since i first placed it on the sandbed. i prefer its other end to face the glass.

[Rocky99]

top down view with limited success. colors of the mantle appear more vibrant.

[Rocky99]

overall tank pic as of today. i got a lot more rocks in it and the fishes have got little space left to swim. the LRs are for 3rd tank project which is in progress. will need loads of them and i got no place to store them. anyone got good lobang for LRs? this tank will be history soon.

[kamiru]

another pic.

Rocky, can see that the green prata and red brain coral is maintaining well.

[prec]

flame angel stabilised.

feeding very well and not disturbing my corals and clam. thanks bro achilles19 for advice on feeding.

bro.. teach me how to feed it more ley.. its not eating enuff from what i see.. too shy to snatch food during feeding times..

[Rocky99]

bro.. teach me how to feed it more ley.. its not eating enuff from what i see.. too shy to snatch food during feeding times..

i feed only formula 2 pellets. what i did was to keep the fish in the beta box and throw food in, for about 2 wks. another reason for doing so is that i thought if i release it straight into the tank, it might go and nib on my corals or clam.

abt less than a wk later, my fish started eating. appetite not very good then. i feed a few times a day, and it takes only abt 10 pellets at most.

after that, i release into the main tank. because my tangs are aggressive eaters, i had to dump enough pellets into the tank so that some of it settles on the sandbed. the flame angel naturally started eating from there. about another wk later, it becomes an aggressive eater, like my other tangs.

[prec]

hmm same as what im doing bt i let it into the tank after 2hrs of acclimatization..

[Rocky99]

imo, 2hrs may be too short since u want the fish to get used to captive feeding. the angel fish by nature would prefer to hunt for food on the liverocks instead of waiting for it to be thrown into the tank.

[prec]

no as in i din train him to eat.. haha.. just dripping for 2hrs before release.. so now its grazing like mad.. and eating a few mysis once in a while.. tryin to get it be more bold..

[shoelevy]

hey my scout brother

i just saw your entire thread today

IMO, extremely impressive progress i think

hope to see your new 5 footer soon ah!

haha

[Rocky99]

thanks. it's great to meet again thru this hobby so many years after we left school.

i decided to start on a bigger tank, cos of the limitation that i face with this tank. eg the width and the kind of fish i can keep. and also it's a chance to correct my mistakes.

this time round, will go slow and steady. my 3rd tank in 7mths, don't wish to screw up

thanks for all your great advice and inspiration for a 5ft tank.