8251Reefer Quote:
| I personally don't think that is a lot of fish for my tank. I think it is the max I am putting in it but definitely not too much. And I am not really sure if that would cause the fish to stress out IMO. |
One of the cool things about posting on forums is, you get the benefit of many reefer's experience. That way we all learn something new, as long as we keep an open mind. An open mind is like a sponge, it absorbs information willingly. So with that in mind.....
You have a 37 gallon tank with 9 gals in the
sump for a total system of about 46 gals. You state that you have clams (plural), how many? Then, SPS, how many? Next, LPS, how many? Exenia, how much? A bubble tip anemone, how big? Zooanthids, How many? A long knose Hawkfish, a Tomato clown, a Royal Gramma, a Yellow Watchman Goby, and lots of aphipds (I think you mean amphipods), snails and worms, etc. In my humble opinion
you had the tank over crowded and then you add a six line wrasse. Let's take a closser look at what's going on. Remember the open mind learns something new everyday.
Let's assume your tank,
prior to adding the wrasse, was running properly with out a problem. Let's also assume that it wasn't over crowed but the capicity of the tank was,
"to the max" as you stated. I don't know your level of experience so bare with me on this. An experienced aquarist knows that
any new addition to an aquarium is going to be stressed because of the
move from the store to the tank, the stress of
acclimation, being the new kid on the block, and has to compete to find his nitch in amoungst everyone else who have already laid claim to
"their" territory in
"their" home. Are you getting the picture?
I've been in this hobby for 59 years and strictly salt for about 38 of those years. Please don't take offense to my final analysis of this
common problem. All of us go through the,
"MY tank is running so good, I can add one more, fish, clam, coral, or whatever it is that I saw at the LFS", syndrome. If you can learn from this experience, you will become a more responsible aquarist. Trust me on this.
One other observation.....
Quote:
| I broke the cardinal rule of quarantining fish prior to putting them into my tank. |
Of course this is a cardinal rule not followed by many. So, don't beat yourself up about it. Learn from it.
I don't quarantine my fish all the time, but, I use a UV sterilizer 24/7 on all my systems including my quarantine tank.
I hope this helped you in some way.
Dick
