Looking for fish donations for a classroom

[aresangel]

So as many of you know I had some issues with ich, tried treating it with copper and unfortunately lost all but my orange spot goby. The fish I had were for my school's saltwater aquarium that I maintain. I went from - 4 clownfish, 1 six line wrasse, 1 royal gamma and the orange spot goby.... to.... the orange spot goby.

I am sad that I messed up the copper treatment and with the ammonia build up the fish died off in a couple days. I have returned the goby to the main tank and stopped the treatment after 14 days.


Needless to say when I brought the goby into school the students were fascinated and loved watching him swim around the tank re-arranging the crushed coral and making his burrow. I would like to put more fish in the tank however I need to put on the brakes on saltwater purchases for a little while so the wife doesn't get too mad.

If anyone has a smaller sized fish (tank size is a 25 gallon) that they are willing to donate I would be happy to add him/her to my classroom. It is a reef tank so the fish needs to play nice with softies and lps corals. I teach at the Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School in Marlborough MA. Thanks for reading and happy reefing!

-Tim

 

[nemodan]

I have a very nice, hardy and healthy all purple fish that have been leaving in my 14 G reef tank for the last 2years. 100% reef safe .

I am located in Westford. Send me a PM and I pass you my phone #.

Best..... Daniel

Ps: chatting with my wife there is the big possibility of also giving a clown that is with the purple. We are repurposing the tank. Could be a seahorse tank or a different coral species tank than before. We have those only 2 fish there and I was thinking to keep the clown, but......if you and your students are going to take care of him/her, I will be very happy.

If you can come today it will be easy to catch the purple fish because the tank just have a few small rocks that aren't in their final position.

Cheers again !!

 

[nemodan]

just Sent you a PM with my phone #

 

[Fish123]

You are welcome to these clownfish...

http://www.bostonreefers.org/forums/showthread.php?148940-FS-FT-Ocellaris-Clownfish-x4

PM me if you are interested. Pick up in Waltham.

 

[aresangel]

Thank you all for the support and assistance! NemoDan was generous to donate a pair of clowns and what looks to be a purple dottyback? All very healthy sizes compared to my previous bio load. I am going to monitor the tank but I am pretty sure it is as stocked as it can be.

Thank you again Dan
Fish123 Thank you very much for the offer!

 

[nemodan]

Thank you all for the support and assistance! NemoDan was generous to donate a pair of clowns and what looks to be a purple dottyback? All very healthy sizes compared to my previous bio load. I am going to monitor the tank but I am pretty sure it is as stocked as it can be.

Thank you again Dan
Fish123 Thank you very much for the offer!

You are very Welcome !!!

I hope the students enjoy them. Let me know what they said.

Cheers
Daniel