Dr Marco's 125 experiment

[Doc]

oh yeah.....silly me.....that is what I meant.

I haven't seen a lot of wrasses tho, especially the flasher wrasses. Not sure if they are reef safe. I have thought of one for the 90, but I haven't done a lot of research on them. Some of the really red ones might be a nice highlight in my tank.

My LFS has a blue-spotted stingray that is just a baby and is eating well. I really like their coloring and swimming patterns. I just don't know if I have enough open swomming space for one in my 125. My kids really want one, and that is another option, to add a small shark and stingray with the two angels and then upgrade them to at least a 210 later, if my touch tank idea takes longer than I think it will.

I am hesitant to add a stingray, since I have heard that angelfish can be relentless at picking on their eyes if they periceve them as competition for food. Not sure as I have not had ANY experience with stingrays. Any ideas from those of you with WAY more knowledge than I?

-Dr Marco

[Bifferwine]

Originally Posted by Dr Marco

With some of the fairy wrasses, there color almost gives me a headache. Kinda like care bears threw up on each other.

you mean kinda like drunk humping?

Hahahahaha! These quotes made the hungover, still wearing my costume, post-halloween party, sifting through a gazillion posts soooo worth it!!! Dr. Marco, you crack me up, Sir.

[reeffreak]

No experience with sting rays Doc.
The flasher wrasses are reef safe.

[Doc]

another question (still waiting for a knowledgeable response about the blue spotted stingray) about my 125 experiment. Since I have no LPS or SPS corals in my tank, do I still need to dose ALK and Cal? I like to dose amino acids for softies, but, from what I recall, they don't need any other special treatment other than lighting and water changes. Any ideas?

-Dr Marco

[yote]

I dont think any size reef except for maybe 500 gallons or bigger would be good for a ray.
They tend to grow fairly big and need extra soft sand from what I understand about em.
But I'm sure that if anybody could get one to thrive in a reef tank,that it would be you Doc.
BTW
Those pics are awesome.

[RigoSharon]

sniff..sniff..coralline..tank looks great dr marco..still have plenty of room there...nice aquascaping..any ideas on new corals?? rocks??

[Bifferwine]

Another reason why it would be hard to keep a ray in a reef tank is because they require SO MUCH sand space. The sand bed needs to be very deep, and you can't have a lot of rock. That's why they do best in tanks that have little to no rocks in them at all.

[reeffreak]

Softies need a little bit of calcium.Check first then dose if needed.Personally,I think water changes will keep up with any calcium consumption.

[Doc]

thanks everyone. I think I will wait on the stingray until I have my touch-tank. It is just too much of a risk. I think I am solid on the shark though, and the Sohal. Just need to find the right specimen.

-Dr Marco

[MikMcgyver]

My LFS has baby sharks, still hatching, its cool to look at them in the egg, they squirm around and stuff, really cool to watch.......