baudi

g'day all, i have a 6ft tank of livestock and some corals. Among the livestock are a large Naso-Tang and large unicorn fish (H Naso Unicoris, as seen @ Sentosa), a mid size Yellow Tang, Purple tang, Sailfin Tang, a mid size Seargeant Major fish, a Blue Velvet Damsel, a skittish Bird Wrasse and various other assorted and smaller fishes not relevant to our discussion here right now. Until the introduction of the 2 big guys, the S Major and the BV Damsel were the kings of the tank agressively deciding between them who did and didnt survive introduction. As was the case when i introduced both the yellow and then some months later the purple tang the fish really suffered and were hassled in the first 24 hours after introduction to the tank. Chased, nipped, they really come out looking very battered after that first day/night. But then they survive and recover. Again the Damsel and the seargent major are the culprits. This weekend I purchased a very nice Kole Tang from out at CR (Kranji), letting it sit in the bag, feeding the tank fish prior, then dimming the lights before i introduced the fish. Within moments he was being set upon, again from the usual suspects and also this time from the Purple Tang. In fact the purple tang was probably the most agressive. Size wise, the Kole is larger than the purple or yellow tang. Next morning the Kole was in less than good condition but surviving. By the end of the next day he was showing signs of recovery and feeding, but staying well apart from the other fish. I have plenty of rock for them to take refuge in. This is almost the same circumstances I have gone through when adding any medium sized lifestock. Can any of you add any comments or thoughts on how I can make it less stressful for the new dish (way to stressful for the Harlequin Taskfish for example - it died). Usually after 24 hours of battery the fish gets left alone, survives and then goes on to thrive in the tank. Tough initiation or am i doing something wrong ? All hints and tips appreciated. Pic of Naso attached. great fish baudi

great. now we have mutant evil freaky crabs crawling through the singapore sewers... I'll never sit down again

i'm actually looking for a med size longhorn cow in good order.. sadly my last one, over 12 mnths old didnt make it. loved that fish. he was growing an extra horn... antlers maybe

my annoying fish is a Singapore Angel. Bought it by accident and its hardy and impossible to catch.. Nipping nipping nipping at my corals. Thank god its only small. I have 2 cleaner wrasse, both well behaved. lol lemon has evil cleaner wrasse !

anyone heard what ah-beng is expecting in this week ? Had a big shipment of garden eels last week....

4 weeks

I had one i took from reborn just before CNY. it's gonig well and feeding very well. Live Mysis, frozen Mysis, it will even take flakes.

when i started i didnt have one and even with a strong return, true to form i had a poopy deritus filled corner and also especially at the base of some rocks. I put it in and it made a big difference to the tank, and i think the fish like it. drop food in front and watch them swim to get. more adventure and fun for everyone baudi

looks good.

this is why i donate to the world wilflife fund.... but hey, its a car wash. thanks for the note. if my car is dirty and i am nearby. I will drop by...

Yes Ah Soon. Uncle Soon. Helpful and nice man. Havent seen him for a week... sorry, back to main thread.

Hi my tank is about 1,200 liters. 6 ft x 3ft, 2 & a half feet. I have my chiller set to its bare minium which is 24 but because of the noise the chiller only runs about 15 hrs a day (on and off as rqd0 so the tank is averaging about 25.5 degree's. Too warm i fear for nautilus. Very inactive during the day when lights are on - tends to hide in a dark corner, more active at night when moonlights active and early morning - no tank lights. I have been alternating foods - bits of prawn and (easier) cooked white bait (cold storage $2 a packet) and all the fish like it lol, especially the unicorn fish. No satay sticks. I let it hand feed and it is quite content too - those weird tentacle things are a bit sticky. it only eats a little and generally i can only get it to feed about once every 10 days. Thanks for the interest baudi

damn ;( i just bought one on the weekend and i paid a lot more than $10. wish i had of checked in here earlier

Nautilus is still going. what 2 or 3 weeks on. certainly from before CNY to now. But, I dont think he is too happy and oddly, I had to relocate my chocolate chip starfish down to the sump (solitary confinement) as it was going after the nautilus, basically trying to eat its face off. I caught it just in time

the lck ones are very good. but not always available.. would be handy if another source (closer to town opened up with them on a regular basis)

hi they had 3 shipments, fish and coral. over thurs, fri and sat last week. i picked up nice yellow hogfish and an orange sticky anenome. i think they have another shipment coming in this week.

CReef tell me they have shipments coming in Mon & Weds, if you can take handle the drive, always worth a visit. beware the pike.. (at least i think they are pike)

g'day all, this is my first post so be nice. I notice around the traps this weekend that a number of re-sellers have Nautilus currently in stock. An amazing cephalopod and i only see them in stock rarely... I thought it might be helpful for anyone with experience keeping these guys to offer their thoughts so those of us who think about or have purchased one know what to look out for.. I have one, i was worried about how it would handle issues like wave maker and rocks as i noticed that at one store they had emptied all rock and corals out of their showtank to accomodate and display Nauts. At Sentosa aquarium i notice the Nautilus happily bouncing around and hanging onto the rock. So, rock shouldn't be a problem right ? Anyway, there's the start of the thread. Over to you...