fish in your prop/frag tanks?

[jasert39]

just wondering if you keep any fish in your prop tanks? if you do what do you have in there?

[RokleM]

Halichoeres Leucoxanthus / Halichoeres Chrysus (yellow coris wrasse).

(right side)

[andrewkw]

I don't have any but I'm seriously considering adding one. I have 100s of Mysid shrimp swimming around during the day, Bistleworms come out at all hours and pods are everywhere. Each time I pick up even the smallest frag I've got pods crawling all over my hand. I actually try and pick them up and put them back but its hard to do without crushing them. It's amazing how much life there will be without and fish to prey on them.

[JCTewks]

Originally posted by andrewkw
I don't have any but I'm seriously considering adding one. I have 100s of Mysid shrimp swimming around during the day, Bistleworms come out at all hours and pods are everywhere. Each time I pick up even the smallest frag I've got pods crawling all over my hand. I actually try and pick them up and put them back but its hard to do without crushing them. It's amazing how much life there will be without and fish to prey on them.

What kinds of corals are you propogating? If you have LPS in there they will make snacks out of the mysis

[andrewkw]

Originally posted by JCTewks
What kinds of corals are you propogating? If you have LPS in there they will make snacks out of the mysis

LPS and Zoas, acans are big wimps though the other night I was checking on them since I woke up in the middle of the night and I found tons of pods crawling over them. They didn't catch any, although I'm sure they do catch some of the mysis. Maybe they're lazy since I target feed them 6-7 times a week.

[JCTewks]

You'd thimk they'd get something...maybe they have some sort of deal worked out

[nanotrigger]

i always wonder if my acans would catch a pod or 2... i always see pods around them.

[aquanut6]

Jay, I have scopas tangs in my prop system for algae control...The clowns and cardinals just for kicks...