RD157: an idea that worked

[@tookmyhandle2]

Glad your interruptus is still doing well! Sadly I lost mine. Ouch.

[@rhombifer566]

Happy dad's day beautiful aquarium

[@pjh71867ify]

Awl Jack is happy 😊

[@John-te3zd]

Fritz looks happy 😜😜😜- Happy Fathers day

[@melevsreef]

Lol! Nice

[@MoeReefs]

Best ending. ❤

[@g-reef]

What a great idea

[@knasereddin]

Happy father day Marc I think if u direct the nero in line with gorgonian it will not get algae on it again

[@melevsreef]

I may lower it. I’ve been considering that for a bit. Good suggestion.

[@markkhalil5215]

are you using a small pump to suck the water? or just a gravity siphon?

[@melevsreef]

Just used some airline tubing into a nearby bucket. I didn't want to use major suction that might damage the coral. I was expecting the hose to get clogged from the algae, but it slipped through nicely.

[@markkhalil5215]

@@melevsreef yeah, it was moving so fast i thought it was a pump, but yeah that worked out really nicely.

[@atfinthehouse8631]

I wonder what kind of shrimps or other little invertebrates live naturally on those gorgonians. Maybe they need their commensal partners?

[@melevsreef]

Maybe, that would be great.

[@g-reef]

Happy Father’s Day today Marc

[@melevsreef]

Thanks!

[@rubenespinosa1685]

I thought the diamond goby was gonna be food😢

[@melevsreef]

The Randall Goby is doing well.

[@melevsreef]

In case you didn't know, this is pair bonding and completely natural. The pistol shrimp shares its home with a goby. Watch closely in the video and you'll see how the shrimp keeps one antenna on the fish at all times. The reason for this: If the fish twitches, that's a quick signal to the shrimp to retreat to safety, usually in a hole under the rockwork. The fish has far better vision than the shrimp. The fish can swim into the hole for safety, or just to visit the shrimp, which I showed in a previous video. They are friends. They were purchased separately, but within 20 minutes paired up in my tank.