For as long as I've been researching reef tanks (2 years now, money and space as well as the missus are obstacles) I've absolutely loved hawkfish. Great to see you have 3 different kinds of them living together without much fuss.
I really enjoyed this video. Although I love how Ryan and yourself compete to who has the best choice in fish and coral, you certainly have a great variety in your tank
Nice. The fish is why I’m in the hobby …. obviously. My regal is still young and I hope it develops yours colors! Glad you don’t have aggression issues with that mystery but they are great pest eaters.
Great video mate👍 I think you'll definitely have issues with the mystery wrasse once he gets some size to him. They will not tolerate any other wrasse in the tank whatsoever. He'll probably be fine with other fish but definitely will not play well with any other wrasse. Think of a 5 inch six line on steroids 😂
Hey Reef Dork I have been away from the hobby for a long time and have just got back into it, could you please reply and tell me which feeder you are using for the frozen Mysis, cheers ☺️
@@rhombifer566 how about the glass? I’m growing Stylocenia on my glass as we speak video proof and all. So many people tell me it’s not possible, I just laugh in their face as I show it to them If coralline algae can take hold, so can everything else
He might have had worms, or I might just not have been feeding him the right foods. He was always quite chunky but became thin over several months. I don't feed nori so it's possible that was the problem and that there wasn't enough algae in the tank to sustain him.
Awesome rundown - the whitetail killing fairies makes me not want to get one of those (or a tomini) tangs... just love my fairies and flashers. Your regal was captive bred? So stunning. I'd love one but captive bred I think will go after SPS polyps and how do you know if they are the bright yellow belly variety. This is the first one I have seen successfully grown out a bit. Great selection - I need a hawkefish. My geometric has also disappeared - urrrghh
Great video. Slightly unrelated Q for you. I’m setting up a 425XL and am thinking of going with blades only ( either 2 x 39” coralgrow or 2 + 1 coralglow). Good idea ? which would you go for ?
I have no experience with them so can't really say. I prefer to use strip lights as fill lights and I think they look a little funny on their own. But in 12 months' time, there'll be more reviews/comments on them so it'll be a bit easier to gauge them then.
@@ReefDorkXtra okay that makes more sense , I was actually thinking about upgrading my 40 gallon breeder to a custom tank with those exact measurements, My tank has been running for 3 months and already I wanna upgrade lol , I am keeping it safe by only housing a maximum of 6 fish 1. Coral beauty 2. Regal Angel 3. Midas blenny 4. Clown fish 5. Dragonet 6. Valentini puffer And a nice clean up crew of blood red cleaner shrimp, star fish and emerald crabs
Because only freshwater evaporates, leaving salt behind. So if you replace evaporated water with saltwater (instead of the usual freshwater) it'll slowly increase your salinity.
Correct - got bullied to death. Kole would chase him ruthlessly if he came out, so the Naoko just stayed in his cave all day, cowering. Tried to catch the tang in a trap but he wasn't interested...
@@ReefDorkXtra unlucky:( My flasher wrasse died of the same cause he was getting bullied by my Midas blenny lol and then had a bacterial infection from the wounds.
