mark97r6
09/06/2007, 03:46 PM
Hey guys.
I am just about ready to restock my tank from losing the lot in the resent floods we had here in the UK.
I have a a few of my old colonies back as frags from either rescueing small bits that i could or local reefers fragging there colonies that grew from my frags (cheers guys).
Though i am reading more and more about SPS pest's that were not so long ago just something we read about you americans struggleing with, mainly monti nudis!
Monti's being my favourite SPS i want to be very carefull so am implementing a quarantine tank (i have never done this with corals before).
But.. I am thinking of taking this one step further towards my fish stocking. What fish can i include in my stocking to prey on such animals? Do you guys do anything similar?
I have heard pipefish are a good one, but mainly for redbugs, i am thinking more the nudis but definetly directed towards redbugs as well.
At the mo i am really considering the pipefish (can anyone reccomend a species) and let it get settled early, my tank is teaming with pods and i would happily go without mandarins and scooters etc if the pipefish aided this.
Any thoughts guys?
Cheers
Mark
I am just about ready to restock my tank from losing the lot in the resent floods we had here in the UK.
I have a a few of my old colonies back as frags from either rescueing small bits that i could or local reefers fragging there colonies that grew from my frags (cheers guys).
Though i am reading more and more about SPS pest's that were not so long ago just something we read about you americans struggleing with, mainly monti nudis!
Monti's being my favourite SPS i want to be very carefull so am implementing a quarantine tank (i have never done this with corals before).
But.. I am thinking of taking this one step further towards my fish stocking. What fish can i include in my stocking to prey on such animals? Do you guys do anything similar?
I have heard pipefish are a good one, but mainly for redbugs, i am thinking more the nudis but definetly directed towards redbugs as well.
At the mo i am really considering the pipefish (can anyone reccomend a species) and let it get settled early, my tank is teaming with pods and i would happily go without mandarins and scooters etc if the pipefish aided this.
Any thoughts guys?
Cheers
Mark