Fish

This page last updated: 16 June 2010.

Details of the tank setup are archived here, otherwise what you have on this page is the most recent segment of the tank diary.  Our piece of advice for anyone starting a marine aquarium is "think SimCity".  You will have in your hands an entire and rather complex ecosystem; it's not just fish and filtration.  Keep that in mind and you'll do the Right Thing.  As well as the diary, we now have:

• A live data page that shows all the tank's vital signs.
• A live aquarium fishcam that shows the tank occupants.  This works in Internet Explorer, though you will have to agree to install an ActiveX control.  Can't guarantee that it will work with other browsers.  If you want to know how it's done: buy a Linksys WVC54GUK Wireless-G Internet Video Camera (or equivalent) that connects to your wifi network and has a built in web server, convert your broadband provider's dynamic IP address into a static one using a free service from www.no-ip.com, quote that address on your web page, then get your wireless router to forward HTTP requests to the camera.  Job done.  There are cheaper ways but the wifi approach gives added convenience.

White Spot
16 June 2010

The Regal Tang was absolutely covered in white spot today.  Here's a bad picture of it.

We have dosed with 50 drops of eSHa Oodinex and hope it will clear up quickly.

Less, Then More, Then Worms
31 May 2010

The Yelloweye Tang and then the male Maroon Clownfish are now deceased so we visited Totally Tropicals to procure more fish.  We have another Yelloweye Tang, a lighter variety this time, and a Purple Firefish that is rather shy.

We also purchased some more coral: another variety of Green Star.

While giving the fish their first feed we noticed worm activity once more.  This time it's clear that there are two worms and that they notice when brine shrimp are put in the tank.  Watch the one at the back: it picks up a brine shrimp and wolfs it down through its, err, mouth/hole thing. 

Worm!
14 February 2010

Yesterday we very briefly spotted a huge bristle worm in the tank and, today, managed to catch it out in the open, though unfortunately not with the right camera.  Still, here are a few fuzzy pictures of it.  It seems to be around 15 cm long when fully extended and quite "hairy" in tufts along its side.

Archive

Earlier entries are available here:

1. 2009.
2. 1 July 2008 to 31 December 2008.
3. 1 April 2008 to 30 June 2008.
4. 1 January 2008 to 31 March 2008.
5. 1 October 2007 to 31 December 2007.
6. 1 July 2007 to 30 September 2007.
7. 1 April 2007 to 30 June 2007.
8. 1 January 2007 to 31 March 2007.
9. 1 October 2006 to 31 December 2006.
10. 1 July 2006 to 30 September 2006.
11. 1 April 2006 to 30 June 2006.
12. 1 January 2006 to 31 March 2006.
13. Up to end 2005, including tank setup.