Following. Love me some eels
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I would be very cautious using the mountain stone. The last time I used freshwater stone (lava, slate, seiryu, etc.) in a marine system, it never left the diatom phase. @EverydayAquarist also has issues with lava rock in his display:Not sure how the mountain stone and the reef stone will mix but I don't want to try and make complex shapes with mountain stone.
My knowledge on eel compatibility is quite limited, but here are some suggestions:Open to suggestions too
Hmm. Well I guess we'll see. My original though was lava rock but I saw that everyday aquarist video and assumed that it was the porous and varied nature of lava rock that did it. Thus I turned to the seriyu stone as it seemed a very hard rock that hopefully wouldn't leach into the water. But who knows, I'm no geologist.I would be very cautious using the mountain stone. The last time I used freshwater stone (lava, slate, seiryu, etc.) in a marine system, it never left the diatom phase.
I love the macro suggestion, that would look really great!My knowledge on eel compatibility is quite limited, but here are some suggestions:
Dead man's fingers (Codium sp.): very "eel-like" in my opinion. This is a hardy green macroalgae that grows slowly and has minimal requirements. Highly inedible, even for herbivores.
Adult engineer goby (Pholidichthys leucotaenia): fits the eel theme.
Flatfish (Pleuronectiformes sp.): Can consume very small fish though would make for an interesting sand-sifter as they bury themselves. Salty Bottom Reef Company has what appears to be a hogchoker sole (Trinectes maculatus) labeled as Bothus lunatus.
Adult engineer goby (Pholidichthys leucotaenia): fits the eel theme.
Whoops. I've seen both the juveniles and the adults and seen both of them labeled as engineer gobies. But not until this exact moment have I realized that they are the same beast.Much as I like engineer gobies I worry they may become live food.
Haha! That's Fred aka trouble. We call her trouble for a reason, not least because of how she gets into everything.I like what you're trying to do here but to be honest that house cat needs a 225g minimum.. I hope you've upgraded it's housing. It really should be kept indoors exclusively due to predation.
must be something with Eels and cats, we have 3 Ragdolls and a Maine coon lolHaha! That's Fred aka trouble. We call her trouble for a reason, not least because of how she gets into everything.
Speaking of which this LFS I went to for the sand had an interesting deal on a couple adult engineer gobies ironically. I was looking for chalk bass as my first fish but those seem fairly unavailable right now.My knowledge on eel compatibility is quite limited, but here are some suggestions:
Dead man's fingers (Codium sp.): very "eel-like" in my opinion. This is a hardy green macroalgae that grows slowly and has minimal requirements. Highly inedible, even for herbivores.
Adult engineer goby (Pholidichthys leucotaenia): fits the eel theme.
Flatfish (Pleuronectiformes sp.): Can consume very small fish though would make for an interesting sand-sifter as they bury themselves. Salty Bottom Reef Company has what appears to be a hogchoker sole (Trinectes maculatus) labeled as Bothus lunatus.
exciting times, filter swap and live sand is sure to ramp up the cycle, GSP is a great choice, our zenia and gsp is going great guns and we are only using crap lights, so well pleased, some softy morphs etc are also a nice look,I've swapped filters so that my established filter is hopefully superseding the cycle. On top of that I got some live sand and transferred some bio media and rock. Put in some GSP last night and it's already fully open and happy. I think my tank will be ready for fish pretty soon with all that considered.
Speaking of which this LFS I went to for the sand had an interesting deal on a couple adult engineer gobies ironically. I was looking for chalk bass as my first fish but those seem fairly unavailable right now.
This GSP rock has survived so much. I got it amongst a bunch of other rocks not knowing it was coral when I first started and just left it in a bucket for days. Its a tough coral.exciting times, filter swap and live sand is sure to ramp up the cycle, GSP is a great choice, our zenia and gsp is going great guns and we are only using crap lights, so well pleased, some softy morphs etc are also a nice look,
You know what would be funny? You could try to add a lone, adult eel catfish (heh… eels) to the aquarium but these do not seem very common and they are venomous (assuming my logic is correct, the eels might accidentally poison themselves by swimming into the catfish’s fins). Columbian shark catfish are more common and can be acclimated to saltwater from freshwater, but they are still venomous and I am not sure if adults are available in the hobby.What's the minimum tank size for a cat?
Haha that would be quite the crew of fish. I do see them occasionally (small ones) but I hear they're quite aggressive. Also I think my bottom fish quota will be full unfortunately.You know what would be funny? You could try to add a lone, adult eel catfish (heh… eels) to the aquarium but these do not seem very common and they are venomous (assuming my logic is correct, the eels might accidentally poison themselves by swimming into the catfish’s fins). Columbian shark catfish are more common and can be acclimated to saltwater from freshwater, but they are still venomous and I am not sure if adults are available in the hobby.
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Thanks. Just going to add some more purple branch rocks to complete the look. The banded is already acting much happier with it being able to dig. Nothings used the big pipes at the back yet but hopefully the morays will.nice work, looks great, they will love it
looks awesome, im sure at night and with time they will be in and out of it,Thanks. Just going to add some more purple branch rocks to complete the look. The banded is already acting much happier with it being able to dig. Nothings used the big pipes at the back yet but hopefully the morays will.
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