so who got stuff from dom today?

[krak256]

i got a med powder brown tang, leopard wrasse, and a cleaner shrimp. they all looked great! i dripped them for about 2 hrs and turned off my lights. i put in my leopard wrasse and almost immediately, my pygmy angel started to bully it, so i kept swatting the angel away to let the leopard settle in. the leopard was swimming a bit wonky but nothing too serious. i think it may have to do with shipping.

next i put in the powder brown. the pygmy angel didnt even dare to pick on him haha :sgrin:. both are looking great and i think the leopard dove into the sand.

the cleaner shrimp is already hanging out with my other cleaner shrimp and kind of started a cleaning station!

so hows everyone's fish doing? anyone else get a powder brown tang or a leopard wrasse? how are they doing?

once again, thanks dom!

 

[pecan2phat]

I would have ordered if I knew that Dom was also the delivery boi :lol2:

 

[russellbravo]

2 picasso clowns.

swimming together happy.

thanks again dom.

 

[johnsonlee42]

my worms look great! I got a coco worm and a cluster duster. The coco worm is amazing!!!!! It's super healthy and it happened to be shaped in such a way that was perfect for where I wanted to put it (a rarity I'm sure). Pickup was super easy and quick.

 

[krak256]

2 picasso clowns.

swimming together happy.

thanks again dom.

any pics? im curious as to what they look like since i have picassos as well

 

[russellbravo]

ill get a pic tomorrow. my brother's the one who got them
his username is fingfan

 

[krak256]

cools, i look forward to seeing them. im so glad i got a powder brown over a powder blue. what a beautiful fish!

 

[Domboski]

I got some Orange Spotted Filefish from him. Not eating yet but at east 2 out of the 3 are plump :lol2:

In all seriousness thanks everyone. Everything seemed to work out great with very few hiccups. I appreciate everything!

 

[aznt1217]

Dude if you get the filefish to eat pellets. I'm in for one.

 

[krak256]

hey dom, any recommendations on getting the powder brown to eat? tried feeding some rods today, only a slight nibble but no consumption.

i put some nori and ulva in, but hes been ignoring it

 

[aznt1217]

Hey Krak,

Try some Frozen Mysis dipped in garlic.

 

[krak256]

thanks aznt. i will try PE mysis tomorrow. even my small hippo from alan hasnt touched any nori...

 

[Domboski]

Don, the best thing to do is to try as many different types of foods as possible until you find one of interest. This is what I recommend:

~Hikari Marine-S (Had good success with these and Powder Browns)
~Formula I and II flakes or pellets (small pellets)
~New life spectrum Pellets (small or medium)
~Macro Algae (works much better than Nori in my experience. Stay away from Caulaerpa and chaeto though. Try ogo or other Gracillaria. Green macros are better). Ulva usually works good so keep trying it.
~Cocktail shrimp cut into really small pieces
~Even try live brine shrimp

Last time I was at NY Aquarium Service Joe had green and red macro algae but that was a while back. I have a ton of green that works great with tangs but I currently have a Powder Blue that I am working with and that is all it will eat at the moment. PM me your address and I can mail out a small bagful for you.

Keep in mind that its not good to only feed tangs meaty foods but it is okay to get them started. Brine shrimp isn't going to be too nutritional for them but it will get the tang associating you and what you put in the tank as food and will become more experimental in what it will eat.

Keep us posted on how you make out.

 

[Domboski]

Dude if you get the filefish to eat pellets. I'm in for one.

We'll see what happens. They seem very active and behaving normally but they haven't gone for pellets or mysis. I am going to keep trying pellets but I may try some flakes today.

 

[nijunet]

Just wanted to say thanks for all my stuff and for the delivery!! The tailspot is too cute she found her little hideout right in the center of the tank and pokes her head out all day long

 

[krak256]

thanks dom, luckily i have some of the foods u listed:

Hikari Marine-S (samples i got at MACNA haha)
Formula I pellets
New life spectrum Pellets
Gracillaria

I will try the hikari tonight and put in some gracillaria.

what kind of green algae are u feeding ur powder blue?

 

[russellbravo]

try mysis

 

[montepora]

We'll see what happens. They seem very active and behaving normally but they haven't gone for pellets or mysis. I am going to keep trying pellets but I may try some flakes today.

I will be interested in one if you can make them eat.. I have mature SPS tank but having one that eats the pellets or mysis would be great, I had before but I lost it.

 

[krak256]

i saw my powder brown pecking at the rocks yesterday. i tried feeding chopped up PE mysis and hikari-s pellets soaked in garlic & selcon. he didnt try any of it.

i also left some gracillaria, but he hasnt shown any interest. i will try some ON pellets and some flakes tonight.

any other recommendations dom?

 

[aznt1217]

It'll take time. Took my tang like 5 days to start lol.

My tangs refuse any vegetable matter... I tried I really did.