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05-12-2008, 05:51 PM
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grandads enigma
nitrates were up this morning on my new tank, up to 25 from 5  still no cause for concern but thuoght I would check on the wrasse ,last time I saw him was friday night .located the wrasse and to my amazement all that was left of him was his picked clean skelington and a bit of skin  . all I have in the tank is a 1 inch trigger, a 4inch foxface,who are eating well  and 2- 1 inch lionfish who will only eat live food at the moment , I have put no clean up crew in this tank yet  the only explanation I can come up with is they must have been in the live rock I put in there,  anyway whatever ate the wrasse must have been very efficient to pick clean a 6 inch fish in two days 
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05-12-2008, 06:27 PM
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sory to hear about your loss Grandad! we last week had to put one of the goldfish down as he was in a bad way!
so what do you think killed it?
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05-12-2008, 06:31 PM
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GD,hows ya worm population?
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05-12-2008, 07:04 PM
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not a clue telboy, I have seen no sign of life anywhere in this tank or on the glass, except for the fish I put in there 
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05-12-2008, 07:10 PM
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 i thought title said grandads enema  ,sorry to hear of your loss,imo the foxface will eat a dead 6" fish in about 30 seconds,both of mine eat white bait for a starter,i would say you have a lot of bristleworm within your rock,wait till lights out leave it 30 mins then use a red light to watch the tank.....you will be amazed at what pops out  regards mikk
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05-12-2008, 07:18 PM
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 i thought title said grandads enema  ,sorry to hear of your loss,imo the foxface will eat a dead 6" fish in about 30 seconds,both of mine eat white bait for a starter,i would say you have a lot of bristleworm within your rock,wait till lights out leave it 30 mins then use a red light to watch the tank.....you will be amazed at what pops out  regards mikk
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lol (enema) thanks mick, never had a foxface before , and he seems like a very gentle quite eater letting the little trigger eat what he wants and just taking what ,s left I suppose he would mind ,with the flesh of a 6 inch fish in him 
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05-12-2008, 11:19 PM
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sory to hear about your loss Grandad! we last week had to put one of the goldfish down as he was in a bad way!
so what do you think killed it?
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never looked ill robert, just stopped eating  ,that was my first post when I joined ,CLOWN WRASSE.
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05-12-2008, 11:29 PM
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 i thought title said grandads enema  ,sorry to hear of your loss,imo the foxface will eat a dead 6" fish in about 30 seconds,both of mine eat white bait for a starter,i would say you have a lot of bristleworm within your rock,wait till lights out leave it 30 mins then use a red light to watch the tank.....you will be amazed at what pops out  regards mikk
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hello mick I turned the lights off at 8checked at 9-10-11-12 not a sausage lol  but will have another look tomorrow
( checked at one thirty before I went to bed absolutely nothing showing anywhere ) reminded me a bit like mars totally deserted lol.
absolutely loads happening in my reef tank  small crabs everywhere and that dreaded little mantis swimming about  ,( to smart for me at the moment but I will get him one day 
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05-13-2008, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by mick1301
 i thought title said grandads enema  ,sorry to hear of your loss,imo the foxface will eat a dead 6" fish in about 30 seconds,both of mine eat white bait for a starter,i would say you have a lot of bristleworm within your rock,wait till lights out leave it 30 mins then use a red light to watch the tank.....you will be amazed at what pops out  regards mikk
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tried my foxface on lancet fish and krill this morning .he would not touch it  so my little trigger ate it all 
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