Kikobananas Marine Tank

[bugattilambo]

Male splendid leopards are very rarely brought in. if brought in, usually in very few pieces and large sizes

for leopard wrasses, some species are not sexually dimorphic. meaning both male and females look the same. examples are choati leopards.

some like meleagris and splendid have males and females looking different. and in these 2 species, the males are very seldom brought in.

Ya true meleagris are much nicer .

[[V]tEc]

not 100%. chances of them fighting each other halfway is higher than chances of one of them turning into a male. and it takes a long time for one of them to morph.

but you can try. it's not impossible.

i had 2 females in my tank b4. took 3 mths b4 1 morph to male.

[yikai]

tEc' date='01 May 2010 - 04:55 PM' timestamp='1272704124' post='905520']

i had 2 females in my tank b4. took 3 mths b4 1 morph to male.

yup. it's not impossible but there's always a risk involved. usually they just kill each other before one morphs. have kept the meleagris females before and 1 morphed into a male too.

[LaW]

arghh.. so sad to hear that..

NO3 currently at around 25ppm..

PO4 at 0ppm...

guess i've to try to reduce it further..

feeding for my only fish has already been to the minimum..

gonna do a WC again tomorrow..

hopefully it falls further..

so the remedy to this is,

improve water quality,

and feed it well with nutritious food?

NO3 at that amount is not going to contribute to HLLE.

but NO2 and NH3 is. a slight amount will going to burn their skin. remember tangs are scaless. and then you recently did a shift, for sure there will be some die off and filtration shaken.

all the best.

and when you coming to pass me the tub?

[pokmingsheng]

and when you coming to pass me the tub?

see ya tomorrow!

[pokmingsheng]

tEc' date='01 May 2010 - 04:55 PM' timestamp='1272704124' post='905520']

i had 2 females in my tank b4. took 3 mths b4 1 morph to male.

3months? wow.. thats fast!

[jackywongto]

3months? wow.. thats fast!

yah hoping that happens to mine too. But mine are rather juvenile. Approx 1.5 inch only. Might have to wait longer.

[pokmingsheng]

Update on Leopard Wrasse...

Day 0: Release wrasse into the tank.. after 30mins, nowhere to be found

Day 1: wasnt at home the whole night to notice if it came out..

Day 2(today): no sign of it anywhere

i understand it'll hide under the sandbed for a few days..

i'm anxious to see it again..

didnt come out during feeding time..

[LaW]

Update on Leopard Wrasse...

Day 0: Release wrasse into the tank.. after 30mins, nowhere to be found

Day 1: wasnt at home the whole night to notice if it came out..

Day 2(today): no sign of it anywhere

i understand it'll hide under the sandbed for a few days..

i'm anxious to see it again..

didnt come out during feeding time..

thank you for sending the tub back to me.

my choati leopard hides for 2 weeks. I thought its a goner but it came out after that period.

so no worries, just observe first.

all the best.

[jackywongto]

Update on Leopard Wrasse...

Day 0: Release wrasse into the tank.. after 30mins, nowhere to be found

Day 1: wasnt at home the whole night to notice if it came out..

Day 2(today): no sign of it anywhere

i understand it'll hide under the sandbed for a few days..

i'm anxious to see it again..

didnt come out during feeding time..

Oh dear. Mine are quite acclimatized to AM timing.

wakes up at about 10 am and stay awake till midnight.

Hope yours reappear soon. they are such a beauty!

[desideria]

good luck kiko... my 8 line disappeared for a week, I thought dead.. then suddenly appeared again.. and this was during the itch breakout.. so keep your fingers crossed!!!!

[yikai]

2 days is nothing bro. as i've told you before, 1 day to 2 weeks.

[pokmingsheng]

ok.. patience patience..

fingers, toes, everything also crossed

[jackywongto]

ok.. patience patience..

fingers, toes, everything also crossed

good luck bro and keep us posted!

[LaW]

ok.. patience patience..

fingers, toes, everything also crossed

everything crossed?

[jackywongto]

everything crossed?

lol... haha.....

[pokmingsheng]

Water Parameters Update

NO3: 10ppm

PO4: 0ppm

PH: 8.1

didnt test for the rest..

still have signs of diatoms..

hopefully it'll go away soon..

WAITING FOR MY CRYSTAL PRO REFILLS

[raydiative]

lol... haha.....

LOL.. self-DING!

[tian1974]

Water Parameters Update

NO3: 10ppm

PO4: 0ppm

PH: 8.1

didnt test for the rest..

still have signs of diatoms..

hopefully it'll go away soon..

WAITING FOR MY CRYSTAL PRO REFILLS

keep it up! not the indicated parameters ya...hehe

[jackywongto]

keep it up! not the indicated parameters ya...hehe

How Kiko?

Did your splendid wrasse appear?

[pokmingsheng]

How Kiko?

Did your splendid wrasse appear?

NO!!!

i've the urge to stir up the sand bed to find it..

but i'm not doing anything as yet..

gonna do water change tomorrow,

hopefully it'll be out...

IMO my water parameters are fairly ok,

dont see why it must still be stressed/scared...

i didnt add in any fishes or corals since the addition of it..

sigh..

[jackywongto]

strange leh....

but Larry's 1st purchase also did not make it.

Maybe check with him tml on his second purchase.

Qiang also had one which appear after half a day I think.

Hope yours pop up soon.

[pokmingsheng]

if really didnt make it,

i'll be quite sad..

have been looking forward to its appearance for many days already..

everytime i come home,

fingers cross just to see it appear..

now i dont even know if its dead or alive..

anyway the wrasse experts out there mentioned 1day-2weeks,

oh well,

i'll still keep that hope alive..

[jackywongto]

Ya dun give up yet.....

Are you at home whole day? maybe he pops out when you are away.

** PS:

lol... u noe... I am usually the bottom bird below that gets all the rojak shit.....

[pokmingsheng]

realise the picture too big for my signature,

decide to remove it.. hahaha..

anyway,

i hope AM brings them in again.. haha..