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    porcupine puffer has stopped eating after 2 years

    Yea If his teeth become overgrown he will be unable to eat. They have to be fed regular supplies of snails or anything with a hard shell. This will help keep the teeth worn down. Some places actually recommend to have a dental checkup done on your puffer every 6 months; however this usually...
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    UV sterilizer???

    A uv sterilizer may help with the free-swimming stage of ich a little; however in no way will it rid your tank of, or prevent ich. They are good for algae in the water column or green water, and they help with bad bacteria and any parasites that have a free-swimming stage in their life cycle...
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    Xenia monster!

    Yea you can trade them to LFS if they will honor some sort of credit or cash back. Sometimes however LFS will not give anything for xenia simply because of what you are experiencing. In some systems xenia grows like crazy and in others it simply doesn't. Their have been many theories to date as...
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    FOUND...MONSTER CRAB

    I had a undulated in a tank with a snowflake once. They both were the best of friends. I have a picture somewhere of them sleeping right next to one another. That was the same snowflake that managed to jump out of the tank when only a small crack was open. I found him the next morning all dried...
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    watchman goby pistol shrimp

    +1 to BTL.... I have also have a yellow watchman/randalls pistol paired in my 29 gallon reef. Their burrow spans the entire length of the tank beneath the rock work. I also rarely see either one; however in most cases they will venture into the tank. I also have peppermint shrimp and a cleaner...
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    Sick Doggie

    So Sorry to hear this news. Will be praying for you and your doggy and truly hope she gets well quickly.
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    Decapitated Frog Spawn

    Yea I would keep it out of direct flow as mentioned above. I broke a head off of one of my colonies with the skeleton still attached and placed into a rock crevice to see how it would fare. It continued to grow beyond control until I needed to add some more coral and decided to remove it. I...
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    1 of our percs getting pale

    Here in weatherford they have a little aquarium store. If you happen to be in town you can drop in. Ask them for a saltwater multipack. Its like $6. Has 4 different types of cubes and like 5 of each type so each pack has around 20 frozen cubes. It also pays to rinse each cube with a bit of ro...
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    MOLTING? OR DEAD?

    No kidding. Really small world
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    MOLTING? OR DEAD?

    What fish store do you use in OKC if I might ask?? I've haunted them all and haven't been overly impressed with any, although a few probably give halfway decent advice. I live in Weatherford so im close by.
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    hey im new to this. just would like to introduce myelf.

    Welcome!! Nitrates increasing is to be expected during the nitrogen cycle (The nitrogen cycle never ends, it is always taking place in your system as long as your system/ or you are still supplying a source of ammonia). As the bacteria reaches equilibrium in your system; Ammonia increases (...
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    First Saltwater Aquarium, Biocube / Red Sea Max Advice?

    Octo will get out any hole it can fit one arm through. I used to wake up to mine sitting on the rim of the tank with half of his head out of the water watching me. You will need alot of tape and patience. Also know that all of the smaller octos (the only ones we can keep in captivity) have...
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    Many tanks, Many thanks..

    Looks like a valentini....Cute little guys.
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    I'M PROTECTED....YAYYYYY

    Lol most of the homes in Oklahoma are mobile. Seriously though. Yea most homes in the state don't have any type of protector from power outages/surges due to the fact that we get them so frequently. If its not a ice storm in the winter its a tornado in the spring. I know a few people in the...
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    Dragonets and BioCubes

    First of all I apologize for the length of time it took me to respond. A few of the fry from the first batch of mandarins I hatched are 4 yrs old and still going strong. I agree with you 100% in that it most definitely would be more beneficial for mandarins to have copepods as their primary food...
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