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  1. fhabercrombie

    fhabercrombie Fire Shrimp

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    I by no means am an expert here, but in my videos you can see how much this fish swims, its effortless. It gets across a 6' tank in the blink of an eye. I sometimes feel bad for him wishing that I already had a larger tank. It definately has started discussion in our household of a 500+ gallon tank build!
     
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  2. RedGambit

    RedGambit Giant Squid

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    LOL mines not that active... Hes more of a graceful swimmer. But I think that might have to do with temp. As I keep the tank cooler. 77-78
     
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  3. fhabercrombie

    fhabercrombie Fire Shrimp

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    Definately could be. as I keep mine around 79-80. After feeding time, he is off the the races!
     
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  4. tatted4ever

    tatted4ever Clown Trigger

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    dont even think twice about putting that in a 75.... frankly tank is too small

    On a side note I used to get frustrated when I first started reef keeping. All the "cool" fish were too big for my tank. Id get upset about it and feel like my tank is not good enough.

    Then id think about how much quicker I could cram it with coral :D
     
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  5. Bloodkip

    Bloodkip Ritteri Anemone

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    Not a fan of coral, tbh. I want things moving.
     
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  6. Vinnyboombatz

    Vinnyboombatz Giant Squid

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    What?Corals move. I had one follow me home from the movies the other night. Not sure what kind it was.;D
     
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  7. offensetaken

    offensetaken Montipora Digitata

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    LMAO...Nice! Corals are my favorite part. All the fishies are cool for sure, but corals are truly amazing IMO. ;)
     
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  8. kcbrad

    kcbrad Giant Squid

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    I was never big on coral until I started getting them. They are amazing!! Such interesting creatures.
     
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  9. tatted4ever

    tatted4ever Clown Trigger

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    IMO Coral are absolutely stunning.

    Not too many go to somebodys house were there is a bunch of coral in a tank.
    Fish...

    But dont mis interpret what Im saying....

    Coral take far more patience and dedication depending on the type (soft, lps, sps)
     
    tatted4ever, Nov 7, 2010
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  10. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    a very valid side note tatted4ever

    I have also experienced similar feelings when realising the limitations that a 5ft tank has in terms of what fish are suitable

    Steve
     
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