Lchi’s Saltwater Build- 10g To Im25 Lagoon!

Not really! He does like his little rock cave but his head is always sticking out and he loves to people watch! He doesn’t flinch at all when I come close to the tank and he seems to respond to voices... my fiance was talking to him last night and he came out of his little cave to say hello!
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It's always great when the SO starts to show interest in the fish!
 

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It's always great when the SO starts to show interest in the fish!
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I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t heartwarming to see him all hunched over talking to the blenny haha
 

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I think sw has the power to tip these none believers into the realm of being a hobbyist, even from having no interest, Ive had friends ask how hard is it to do because they seen glowing corals, clowns sleeping in the nem and hand feeding on my snapchat, they see my fw and never even mention it, I love it all though, that blenny was a top pick, his colors are so good on that photo.
 
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I think sw has the power to tip these none believers into the realm of being a hobbyist, even from having no interest, Ive had friends ask how hard is it to do because they seen glowing corals, clowns sleeping in the nem and hand feeding on my snapchat, they see my fw and never even mention it, I love it all though, that blenny was a top pick, his colors are so good on that photo.
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Well I can’t blame your friends, its hard to NOT want to do sw after seeing your setup, you make everything look so good! And easy-ish lol. I think knowing someone who is into it makes it more approachable for the non-believers out there. If I hadn’t had ya’ll on this forum urging me take the leap and knowing I had the support if needed, I’m not sure I’d have a little 10 gallon with a blenny in it today.

I’m a little obsessed with this blenny, I think about him frequently while I’m at work.... sitting in meetings with a dazed far off look in my eyes haha.
 
Its only just begun, I used to sit there watching just the rock, I still do infact, after I feed the corals and all the tentacles and hungry hands come venturing out, the blenny is super cool, I think all sw fish seem to have a higher intellect/self awareness, I thought it for a while, I think its down to the fact they live in a mad hazardous environment in the wild, with all the advanced predators, only the smart survive. Right now I'm thinking of starting a wager on how long until and what will your first coral be haha.
 
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Probably a very accurate observation, all the dumb/slow ones get eaten lol. A wager eh? Haha I’ve already been eyeing frag tanks and reading stuff on their care but none of that can happen till I get a better light but not trying to take out a loan atm; lights are spendy, sheesh!!

Edit: just saw the bit about watching rock lol. Guilty as well, hubs was confused as to why I was intently staring at an empty tank (pre-blenny) and rolled his eyes when I said I was watching the copepods swarm the rock.
 

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I’m a little obsessed with this blenny, I think about him frequently while I’m at work.... sitting in meetings with a dazed far off look in my eyes haha.
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I can see you setting up a webcam in front of your tank shortly
 
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I can see you setting up a webcam in front of your tank shortly
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Now don’t start putting ideas in my head!! Pretty sure there’s a spare go pro somewhere in my possession haha
 
Head like a sith, forgot about the light ! The nicrews look good above a FOWLR though, and yeah if you sprinkled a pich of reef roids in there after lights out you would see a lot of activity I bet.
 
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LOL I’ll be happy with the Nicrews for awhile; I’ll get corals after I get comfy in the fowlr world first. Checking salinity so frequently I am surely wasting water lol.
 

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Just keep doing it, it does no harm, I know what you mean about wasting water haha, I still think that now lol, I spend so much time at the tank that manually topping off and checking levels is not a chore, like your there anyway so just play with the tool, its all good practice. Lchi87
 
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I’m just so scared of doing something wrong or missing a hiccup in salinity and hurting the blenny in there which is why I check so often... like you said, I’m already spending time there, might as well whip out the refractometer and test kit. Gives me something to do with my hands too, I think the one of the adjustments I’ve had to make is to keep my hands out of the tank unless totally necessary... read on YouTube somewhere from a successful reefer that it was one of his top tips. In fw, I’m usually in there screwing with plants and scaping but I realize the importance of not messing around in there too much, I guess to keep contamination minimal.
 
Yeah I hear that too, I also try, but I can't help it though, I’m always cleaning the glass or moving a little something, most fish and a lot of corals are quite forgiving on salinity, Ive been prone to letting it slip a few times but all my stuff has been ok, its just about doing your best and not getting over confident, as I have done, a way down the road you can get extra things like auto top off’s and different types of controllers to help you manage, I'm enjoying my manual routines for now, I just really want a light with built in cycle function and il be super happy.
 
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So having some slight feeding issues with blenny; he’s trying to eat whatever I offer him (flakes, pellets, seaweed, wafers) but it just comes right back up... going to pick up some mysis at Nart’s suggestion and hopefully he’ll take to that.

Seems like he’s eating something though because massive turd alert at :22 lol.

Wish the video wasn’t such garbage quality, his dorsal spines are neon orange and he’s got lovely coloration everywhere.
 
I hope little blenny eats those mysis shrimp. I know my fish like to eat it so let's hope yours do! He's a really good looking fish, I do slightly see the orange on his fins
 
I'm sure he's been feeding off plenty of things in the live rock, but hopefully mysis does the trick. I know Petal loves it more than anything else I feed.

Video quality is great but I know what you mean about cameras not catching the true colors we see. Next time you may also want to turn it sideways to get the landscape shot to fill the youtube window. It was a hard habit for me to break. lol
 
So having some slight feeding issues with blenny; he’s trying to eat whatever I offer him (flakes, pellets, seaweed, wafers) but it just comes right back up... going to pick up some mysis at Nart’s suggestion and hopefully he’ll take to that.

Seems like he’s eating something though because massive turd alert at :22 lol.

Wish the video wasn’t such garbage quality, his dorsal spines are neon orange and he’s got lovely coloration everywhere.
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Awww!!!! I want one!
 
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I'm sure he's been feeding off plenty of things in the live rock, but hopefully mysis does the trick. I know Petal loves it more than anything else I feed.

Video quality is great but I know what you mean about cameras not catching the true colors we see. Next time you may also want to turn it sideways to get the landscape shot to fill the youtube window. It was a hard habit for me to break. lol
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Can’t wait to try this mysis, everyone has good things to say about it. His colors come through better on photo, I think YT downgrades the video quality...good point about portrait view vs landscape, as someone with a background in art and photography, I feel a bit silly now hahaha!!
Awww!!!! I want one!
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Do it!!!!
 
he looks great to me, good size and happy, my more docile small fish like Bart and my blue neon took about a week to develop a real eating attitude, at first they just waited at the bottom and only slightly picked at the bits that get to them. When he knows he’s fully safe and realizes food time habits like when the flow goes off, he will even eventually hand feed guarantee, not had a sw fish that won't hand feed up to now. Are these guys known to be fussy eaters ?
 
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From what I have read and researched they’ll eat anything which is why I was concerned. He’s a brave little guy though, was eating off tweezers I was holding when I was feeding him pieces of seaweed. He would just spit it back up! I’m gonna give him more time and try the mysis.
 

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Well I tried gut loaded brine shrimp and he ate greedily. Spoiled brat lol.
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Look at that color. Now that's something we just don't get with fresh water fish.
 
Look at that color. Now that's something we just don't get with fresh water fish.
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Isn't that so true though? Even the most brightly colored cichlids pale before even a simple firefish. Goodness, even my YWG is more colorful then a lot of cichlids
 
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He knows that you were holding back the good stuff!
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Haha I guess so! Hopefully he expands his palate and will eat other things as well. Its like trying to get a kid to eat his veggies!
Glad he is eating. You're not helping my inhibition to not start a Saltwater tank.
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Listen, I only fended off the idea for so long myself lol. Eventually, I had to scratch the itch and now I am hooked! Its only a matter of time my friend...
Look at that color. Now that's something we just don't get with fresh water fish.
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Isn't that so true though? Even the most brightly colored cichlids pale before even a simple firefish. Goodness, even my YWG is more colorful then a lot of cichlids
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I still love my fw fish a ton but I’d have to agree. His color was definitely one of the reasons I picked this guy out. He’s got a fun personality too! Getting braver and more curious of my presence every day.
What a cutie!
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Thanks!!!
 
Listen, I only fended off the idea for so long myself lol. Eventually, I had to scratch the itch and now I am hooked! Its only a matter of time my friend...

I still love my fw fish a ton but I’d have to agree. His color was definitely one of the reasons I picked this guy out. He’s got a fun personality too! Getting braver and more curious of my presence every day.
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I do have that 36 gallon that's empty that I'm debating the shellies/BrichardI in... And the color of Saltwater is definitely something you can't get with most FW. You're the second person that has commented about Saltwater fishes personality. The Saltwater expert at one of my LFS's loves to talk about how personable her fish are.
 

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I was having trouble sleeping last night since the radio in my brain turned on and started playing "Bennie and the Jets". But it wasn't saying "Bennie" but "Blenny"!
 
I was having trouble sleeping last night since the radio in my brain turned on and started playing "Bennie and the Jets". But it wasn't saying "Bennie" but "Blenny"!
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OMG, so funny.
 
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I was having trouble sleeping last night since the radio in my brain turned on and started playing "Bennie and the Jets". But it wasn't saying "Bennie" but "Blenny"!
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Bahahaha! Too funny. Everyone who’s read your post probably has that song stuck in their heads now... I know I do!
 
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I do have that 36 gallon that's empty that I'm debating the shellies/BrichardI in... And the color of Saltwater is definitely something you can't get with most FW. You're the second person that has commented about Saltwater fishes personality. The Saltwater expert at one of my LFS's loves to talk about how personable her fish are.
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I think you get personable fish in both types of water but a 36 is a nice start to sw! Wish I had a bigger tank to expand into but this will have to do for now!
 
Such a cutie! You definitely picked a perfect fish for that tank I love the streaks under his eyes.
 
I think you get personable fish in both types of water but a 36 is a nice start to sw! Wish I had a bigger tank to expand into but this will have to do for now!
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It can always turn into a QT if you ever decide to upgrade.
 
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It can always turn into a QT if you ever decide to upgrade.
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Lol yes, I just am out of room honestly The next things to go if I want to make room for another tank are rather important pieces of furniture.... couch, dining table, tv stand, beds.. those sort of things lol.
 
Lol yes, I just am out of room honestly The next things to go if I want to make room for another tank are rather important pieces of furniture.... couch, dining table, tv stand, beds.. those sort of things lol.
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My tv is mounted on a wall but I had a tv stand for the cable box, bluray player and router. I replaced it with a 75 gallon tank
 
Lol yes, I just am out of room honestly The next things to go if I want to make room for another tank are rather important pieces of furniture.... couch, dining table, tv stand, beds.. those sort of things lol.
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Get rid of the couch get a 150 gallon and a few bean bag chairs. Lol
 
I think you get personable fish in both types of water but a 36 is a nice start to sw! Wish I had a bigger tank to expand into but this will have to do for now!
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That is true, my Angels are the epitome of picky. Toss some pellets in their tank and they look at me like"...are you serious right now? Where's the real food?..."

As you can see from my multiple threads I am very conflicted about my 36 haha.
 

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As you can see from my multiple threads I am very conflicted about my 36 haha.
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And this is why people end up with multiple tanks

If it were me, I’d go saltwater over shellies if you’re not sold on them; shellies really stick to the bottom so all that height is wasted. That’s why I chose to stick mine in a 20long. Of course, that’s only if you’re up for it!
Get rid of the couch get a 150 gallon and a few bean bag chairs. Lol
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My tv is mounted on a wall but I had a tv stand for the cable box, bluray player and router. I replaced it with a 75 gallon tank
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My suggestion to get rid of furniture in favor of another tank was immediately vetoed haha soo ya, not gonna happen . I think I’m at my capacity in terms of maintenance anyway. It always takes me 3-4 hours at least to get through weekly water changes on five tanks plus pruning and the little tasks that come up here and there during the week. I’m traveling more for work too so the times I’m home, I want to spend enjoying them, not cleaning them!!
 
And this is why people end up with multiple tanks

If it were me, I’d go saltwater over shellies if you’re not sold on them; shellies really stick to the bottom so all that height is wasted. That’s why I chose to stick mine in a 20long. Of course, that’s only if you’re up for it!
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That's what I was thinking! I'd love to go salt but I fear that may be a tad too expensive at the moment. I'll keep planning it all in my head though for when the time comes, haha. In the meantime I'll stalk the Saltwater section of the forum and this thread, haha.
 
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Blenny got a roommate today This was them “meeting” haha.


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Those are my favorite shrimp! Seriously. If I get shrimp someday it will be those. Awesome choice!
 
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Those are my favorite shrimp! Seriously. If I get shrimp someday it will be those. Awesome choice!
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Thank you!!
I’m guessing they can’t live with your crabs, right? If they can, you totally should!
 
I'm thinking I'm going to release the crabs come spring, and turn that 20 into an actual fish tank... I really can't keep the crabs to adult size, they will get far too large. Consensus was that as long as I haven't introduced anything from any other Saltwater source into the tank, it should be ok to release them.
 
Sweet! Love watching those shrimp at the LFS. Lchi87 I need to stop following this thread...now I'm thinking maybe I should do Saltwater with my 36.
 

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