My first 45g Updated DIY intank fuge and pictures

thanks for the input guys. so i got LUCKY today i checked my parameters before work and they have finally dropped! ph 8.0, ammonia 0, nitrites 0, nitrates 10. so my LFS go there shipment in today and i went by after work and they have everything i want from my list. Dilema what to get hmmm, so they have 2 Black & White Ocellaris Clownfish - Tank-Bred for 38$... 35$ for me with local discount. i wanted to get them so bad but i couldnt do it yet. so i got another off my list six line wrasse for 10$!!!!!!! im not sure how good this price is? but online there 15$+SH so im acclimating him now and i hope it works out. so how about feeding this little guy? any help appreciated

 

Any mixed frozen food that has mysis in it works well. Not really picky eaters in my experience with them.

Congrats on the new fish, maybe you can get the clowns later down the road. That seems like a good price for B/W.

 

i have frozen mysis cubes i guess ill have to cut pieces off for him

 

so far so good he seems very happy swimming in and out of my rock work and checking out the tank. i also have 2 hermits 1 is exploring and the other is kind of just sitting in one spot hanging out

 

Off you're list you want to get the clowns last because they are a bit aggressive and territorial. Those are some really good prices for the clowns (my LFS has them for $45 and sixlines for $25)

 

Is it this particular type of clown that is aggressive or all types of clowns? I was surprised that she gave me the six line so cheap. She told me 15 originally but she was the most knowlegable person there. She also told me if i needed any fish in particular she would get them for me

 

so i woke up this morning and my six line was encased in something not moving not breathing and just poked into a rock. i thought he was dead and went to scoop him out and low and behold hes alive. so i did a google search and now know that they encase themselves in a mucus cocoon to sleep hmm weird. but did i cause any harm to the fish by "waking it up" and disgarding of the cocoon?

 

The 6 line should be fine, no worry

 

hes been stationary for almost an hour now under a rock hope he just went back to sleep i see his eyes moving and seems fine just not moving

 

Let it be it is probably stressed and still trying to acclimate to the tank. Sit back away from the tank a good distance if you wish to monitor its activity.