Trinituner Reefers, Saltwater Aquarium Fish Keepers

[razi]

Can someone please give me directions to Raj and also his contact info. Thanks

[kyhamil]

I got some rock from toco last week... put them in some bleach water to kill of any bacteria and pest... would wash and dry and wash again before setting up my quarantine tank with water from my main tank when next i change water... id

[greenlime100]

Can someone please give me directions to Raj and also his contact info. Thanks

- Turn into pasea main road from the highway (turn left at traffic lights after UWI lights if heading east).
- First right
- Right again
- Immediate left

Raj is located on the left directly opposite the only empty lot on the street.

His contact: 744-8768

[HondaB20B]

I got some rock from toco last week... put them in some bleach water to kill of any bacteria and pest... would wash and dry and wash again before setting up my quarantine tank with water from my main tank when next i change water... id

Also buy some niteout bacteria to add when you set up the quarantine.

[kyhamil]

I would have too buy... i used up the last bit when i did the water change

[HondaB20B]

I also have to buy back a few bottles. I usually dose every water change.
Right now i need to get lots of turbo snails and about 2-3 fighting conch. Cleans the sand real good.

[kyhamil]

How much for them and where do you get them?

[HondaB20B]

How much for them and where do you get them?

from Raj.
2-3 yrs ago he used to bring a few hundred turbo snails all at once. Now if he lucky he will bring 50. I think is about $15 each and $60 for the fighting conch. these he dont get much of. I used to have lots of nasarius & bumble bee snails also which live in the sand.

[kyhamil]

How many you think would be sufficient for my 75 gallon... the back glass and sand under the ricks cld use a gd cleaning

[HondaB20B]

I really cant say, i believe there is no real #...............i could tell you 10 or can tell you 50.
Since you dont have a heavy load and not much rocks, you may not need much. You dont have any corals so you can get away with a sand sifter. to keep your sand white. I cant put one cause he will cover my corals on the sand. My tank was the cleanest ever when i had over 100 snails plus multiple shrimp

[kyhamil]

I was thinking of getting an anemone... any hints , ideas, suggestions?

[HondaB20B]

Which ones you looking at................

[kyhamil]

I think its called a Bubble tip... but im looking for something lil hardy and wouldnt need to much constant care

[HondaB20B]

Cant beat the rock anemones. real hardy and you get many different colors. Great for starters.
And they move aroung a lot less than the others

[kyhamil]

Thanks for the info id check it out

[vs_unique23]

Have a blue hippo tang for sale get to big for my tank
He abt 5 and half to six inches long
Can call me or watapp 374 0414 for more info

[HondaB20B]

Those tangs usually grow very fast. I remember buying mine from Raj at 1/2". At the time even my green chromis would rough him up. Now he is about 6". Lost of people dont realize they get huge. I had one at one time and he grew rto 8". They usually grow to 12-14". To me the hippo has grown a faster rate than my yellow, my sailfin or my powder brown................ guess he is just more gready......LOL

[thatlife]

[thatlife]

^ so pictured at the bottom is mr. sand sifter
he committed suicide last night, I have a very small opening, which is a cover at the top of the tank I use to feed. Last night I forgot it open and he managed to jump out.

he kept my sands very white, and did not disturb any corals

[HondaB20B]

Which sand sifter is that one

[thatlife]

Diamond watchman, he have real skills though. The opening was about 2 inches by 6 inches and he managed to jump out

[HondaB20B]

I hope is not like the sleeper banded goby (AKA bullet goby) or the sleeper gold head goby (AKA yellow cheek goby and other names)................. those made a mess of my other tank. Sand was everywhere but the bottom of the tank. All over my rocks was white with sand. The worst I saw is by Raj in his tank upstairs. He went away for a week and came back and found 12" of sand piled up in one corner of the tank . When I saw it I was like ...... . He had a bullet goby in there. I could really do with a fish to clean my sand........ just not kill my corals

[kyhamil]

I probly have to add more sand for that kind of pile up... have 2-3inches in d tank

[greenlime100]

I had that same goby as thatlife. Keeping my eyes open for another and an algae blenny.
May even go for a engineer goby.
Anyone know if Raj ever brought any eels?

[HondaB20B]

he brings eels every once in awhile.
I saw when he bought in a horned white jeweled eel for Parramount son.........$4500. That and the crosshatch trigger - $6500. He ordered that for the son. The eel was about 18" long and 1 1/2" dia. It was pearl white with a speckled face like if it had red and blue jewels. Also saw him bring blue ribbon eels

[greenlime100]

Cool. Will talk to him this weekend, interested in a couple

[HondaB20B]

You aint fraid they crawl out? heard you must have a well covered tank. I wanted to put an engineer goby in my tank but I fraid they undermine my rocks. Cant afford no avalanche in my living room cause you know how high my rockwork is........LOL

[greenlime100]

Lol my tank is completely covered...if they escape down the overflow the sump is also covered so not too concerned about that. The undermining is the only concern I have but idk I might just take the chance lol risky but I real want an eel or the engineer goby

[HondaB20B]

So greenlime, the Diamond watchman goby.........how much sand he really used to clean and is he really messy. The problem i had with the other 2 was that they sift the sand and swim at the same time at varying heights. So the sand goes all over the place. I want one that sifts 1-2" of the sand bed and stays put.

[greenlime100]

He had the entire sand bed clean. He sifts the sand and swims but now high above the rocks. I had a couple corals on the sand bed and they did get sand on them but nothing major to ever be a problem.