Mandarin Dragonet Questions

ok forgot my camera at campus, still doing waterchanges, but I'm waiting for a new bucket of saltwater to mix properly. Installed the refugium, and the lfs also threw in some other macro algae besides chaeto, I'm not sure what it is. didn't have any pods today, but I asked them to call me when they receive some, should I order online, or go the lfs route? It costs about $20 for pods a the lfs.

 

Adding pods is a waste of money IMO. Most pods bought at an LFS are coldwater species and will have low survivability. Also, an established tank should have plenty.

 

I didn't see any pods when I did the waterchange, but I was pretty busy, and forgot to actually look for them. If ordering online would get the right kind of pods, I'm not opposed to that

 

ok pictures of red flatworms as promised. Would love to have verification on what these actually are. They fell off the glass when i ran my hand over the acrylic, so I think I'll keep them in the tank. As long as they aren't on the display i don't really care if they're in there. It's the algae i need to get rid of first

 

definatley flatworms. not a bad thing if you dont have corals but if you have corals will cause problems by blocking light etc to corals

 

Yeah a sixline (fourlines look better) or coris wrasse will decimate those and look nice. As for the algae, purple or yellow tang.
I'd recommend you get a CUC from John Maloney over at reefcleaners.org
Fill out the form here:
ReefCleaners.org | Clean Up Crews and Macro Algae - Custom Clean Up Crews
with details about the problem algae and maybe even pics. He should set you right.

 

Most of the LFS I have visited sell Tigriopus californicus.(Tigger pods is just the copywrite name for them by Reed Mariculture.) There natural habitat is tide pools with wild swings in salinity and temperature. I used to raise these in a bucket at room temperature.77 degrees F.(As well as several harpacticoid copepods)They do just fine in the reef aquarium as long as there is food available to them.You could order them online but I prefer the LFS.I like to make sure they are alive.The o.p. stated he already has what he thinks is a yellow tang. How about a pic of it as well?

 

alright I'll make an attempt. heading to the tanks today to see if the tank I just recently setup is actually cycled or not(it was half empty for 3 months, but it's full of live rock.) I probably won't be able to get a decent picture, what I assume is a tang is very shy, and the glass is covered with algae. Although with 150 gallons I wouldn't be too opposed to finding something to eat all the extra algae. Unless that is my refugium is as successful as I hope
May have to shoot that guy an email. he's got pods for sale as well, so I could kill 2 birds with one stone and just order pods on top of a cleaning crew

 

Yeah I think a good CUC is definitely the way to go.I would add one maybe two Mexican turbo snails they are great cleaners!!Nassarius snails are great for the sand bed, and a few ceriths and nerites would be good backup for the turbos. Good luck! Heres a picture of a yellow tang to compare yours to.
Saltwater Aquarium Fish for Marine Aquariums: Yellow Tang - Hawaii

 

Ok, so after further inspection I am 100% certain it is not a yellow tang. It's not actually even yellow.
Here's some pictures

The black clownfish was swimming by it. I'm pretty sure this is a black clown fish, but I could totally be wrong about that as well.


Ha! that's what that snail is in our tank. We've had this massive snail in there, and I've been wondering what kind it is. Look like we have at least 1 mexican turbo snail