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Posted: August 13 2010 at 5:01pm |
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Is it good to overfeed when you introduce new fish?
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Posted: August 13 2010 at 5:10pm |
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Yes, and it's especially good to overfeed slightly for several days before you introduce a new fish. This keeps territorial defensiveness/aggression to a minimum.
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Posted: August 13 2010 at 5:37pm |
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Yup I agree. This is specially helpful for finiky eaters like Copperband. Also Garlic extract would not hurt to boost their appertite. It would be nice also if you see the fish eat in a LFS to see if it eating or not
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Posted: August 13 2010 at 5:50pm |
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3 of the 4 fish are already eating. The bluejaw is being a sissy and hiding
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Posted: August 13 2010 at 5:52pm |
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Perhaps you can use direct feeding with a turkey baster?
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Posted: August 13 2010 at 5:55pm |
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Posted: August 13 2010 at 6:14pm |
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bluejaw trigger?
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Posted: August 13 2010 at 6:40pm |
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triggers will hide in the rocks for a few days. they're pretty timid fish at first
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Posted: August 13 2010 at 6:43pm |
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Blue jaw triggers are mostly reef safe. Beautiful fish!!
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Posted: August 13 2010 at 6:44pm |
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If these guys all live I will have a tank that looks like tilemans
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Posted: August 13 2010 at 6:59pm |
Bluejaws are awesome!
Yeah they hide out for awhile, but they will come out once they start getting hungry. After a few weeks, they even start to 'recognize' theri owner and follow you if you walk past the tank!
I had a Pink Tail that stayed a "sissy", though - 2 years and it would always hide whenever I went near the tank.
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Posted: August 13 2010 at 7:15pm |
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Very pretty fish. I was just asking cause i really like them. Good choice!
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Posted: August 13 2010 at 7:35pm |
 bugzme wrote:
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You need at least 20 more my friend. 
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Posted: August 13 2010 at 8:14pm |
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Posted: August 13 2010 at 8:17pm |
Variegated Rabbit?
Very cool!
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Posted: August 13 2010 at 8:18pm |
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I couldn't beleive that came out of my camera. LOL Probably one of my best fish shots.
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Posted: August 13 2010 at 8:31pm |
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Awesome shot Brad!
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Posted: August 14 2010 at 1:26am |
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blue jaw trigger the only reef safe trigger?
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Posted: August 14 2010 at 12:25pm |
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Well as of this morning I have 3 fish alive and active but haven't seen my wrasse since last night. Hopefully he's sleeping in!
Edited by bugzme - August 14 2010 at 12:25pm
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Posted: August 14 2010 at 7:18pm |
SGH360 wrote:
blue jaw trigger the only reef safe trigger? |
There are a couple that are considered generally safe. The bluejaw is the safest of the bunch followed by the pinktail trigger and the niger trigger. Crosshatch triggers have also been kept in reefs but they are really expensive, usually around $750.
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