robtf Posted June 12, 2019 Report Share Posted June 12, 2019 nobody messes with a stickleback From The Grand State of South Jersey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Lippen Posted June 12, 2019 Report Share Posted June 12, 2019 Name's Jack. Jack Rudder. You got a problem wit dat? LBI SurfRat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric_S Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 What do you feed the stickleback? They are regular visitors to my killie trap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyZac Posted June 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 Just now, Eric_S said: What do you feed the stickleback? They are regular visitors to my killie trap.  He eats anything that slowly sinks down.......... Ice cube bloods, shrimp, plankton, and chunks of freezer burned fish that I dice up real small.  I don't recall seeing him go all the way to the bottom and taking stuff there, or floaters on the surface. It's always the stuff that's slowly sinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric_S Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 Cool thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyZac Posted June 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 I don't know, you tell me. Baby Stargazer maybe? It is not a Cracker.  Stuck to the container, I can't get him to let go.   boostr, FlounderWetspot and ridenfish 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoorGunner Posted June 17, 2019 Report Share Posted June 17, 2019 Sure looks like a gazer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves745t Posted June 18, 2019 Report Share Posted June 18, 2019 This is a great thread! Just b/c you CAN, doesn't mean you SHOULD....(what you do DOES make a difference - be accountable)BigWave Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyZac Posted June 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2019 Little bit of an update.....................  Things went south in one of the tanks. 2 of the baby Spot died, and the Sand Perch died, overnight. The rest of the baby Spot, the baby Croaker, and the Rudderfish were all breathing REALLY heavy, which is a bad sign, so I let them all go while they were still alive.  The water is getting oxygenated, filtered, and even the salinity level is consistent with the other tanks, so I don't know what the issue was, but not taking chances. Pretty much set the whole tank free, and am going to purge, clean, refill the entire tank today.  I hated letting the Rudder go, but I didn't want him to die. He's too cool for that.  As for the the other tanks.............  I rarely see the Pipes eat, but I can hear an occasional loud "snap" at night, and there are shrimp bodies on the floor in the morning, so evidently the Pipes are doing their damage at night.  I also never see the Sea Horse do anything other than roll around like a drunk imbecile, and have been paranoid since day 1 that he's not going to eat and then die, but evidently he's having a blast with all the shrimp remains left by the Pipes.     In the other tank, I had to let the baby Robins go. Even though they were eating, they were starting to look ragged, and they usually don't do well in captivity for me, so back they went as well. The Fluke, Flounder, Gobies and Sea Bass though are flourishing. They eat all day every day, and haven't lost one yet.  One of my Fluke does have a worm though, so we'll see there this goes.....................  ridenfish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyZac Posted June 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2019 One odd thing with the Crackers. Usually they hide under stuff. But these two are camped out half way this chunk of coral (?), playing king of the hill with one of the baby Black Sea Bass.    ridenfish and Blank Disc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridenfish Posted June 18, 2019 Report Share Posted June 18, 2019 Have you ever had a baby tog in a tank? It would be cool to have one big enough to chew tiny crabs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scallywag Posted June 18, 2019 Report Share Posted June 18, 2019 How many fish did you have in the tank that had loss and heavy breathing? How large was that tank. When you say they are getting oxygen, by what means? A bubbler provides far less oxygen than a powerhead or a filter that breaks surface tension. Not saying this was your issue but who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyZac Posted June 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2019 12 mins ago, ridenfish said: Have you ever had a baby tog in a tank? It would be cool to have one big enough to chew tiny crabs  They are a real problem. They dig at night to the point that they hurl so much debris up that they jam the filter, scar the impeller, and the filter works, but the scraping impeller is so loud that I have to replace it every few days. At $7.95 a pop, that gets old fast.  The move all the structure around, dig under everything, and basically rearrange the whole tank, then give you a big fat **** you when you put everything back, and they just mess it all up again that night. Always at night. They hide all day, and wreck the place at night.  If I could get on the size of my thumb, I'd give it another shot, but once they get to be about 6", they are a nuisance, and have to go.  They are quite cool though. ridenfish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridenfish Posted June 18, 2019 Report Share Posted June 18, 2019 2 mins ago, JoeyZac said:  They are a real problem. They dig at night to the point that they hurl so much debris up that they jam the filter, scar the impeller, and the filter works, but the scraping impeller is so loud that I have to replace it every few days. At $7.95 a pop, that gets old fast.  The move all the structure around, dig under everything, and basically rearrange the whole tank, then give you a big fat **** you when you put everything back, and they just mess it all up again that night. Always at night. They hide all day, and wreck the place at night.  If I could get on the size of my thumb, I'd give it another shot, but once they get to be about 6", they are a nuisance, and have to go.  They are quite cool though. Crazy, I always thought they went to bed at night lol. They are one of my favorite fish, I love watching underwater video of them on youtube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyZac Posted June 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2019 4 mins ago, Scallywag said: How many fish did you have in the tank that had loss and heavy breathing? How large was that tank. When you say they are getting oxygen, by what means? A bubbler provides far less oxygen than a powerhead or a filter that breaks surface tension. Not saying this was your issue but who knows?  90 gallon tank. It has 2 filters meant for a 60, a bubbler, and a powerhead.  Previously it had 4 9" inch Stripers, 1 6" Spot, 1 6" White Perch, baby Crackers, Gobies, and crabs in it, and everyone was fine.  I set free all the big stuff and moved some of the little stuff into that tank, and there's just something about that water they didn't like. They were fine for a few days, but then overnight, something went way wrong.  Usually when something like this happens it's an oxygenation issue, but the Crackers, Gobies and crabs are all still fine, and breathing normal.  Cleaning everything, using new water, and starting over. The 10 trips with 2 5 gallon buckets will suck a little, but oh well. Biggest loss was having to ditch the Rudder.  You can see the filers, bubbler and powerhead in this pic.    Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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