Recent content by chrismilano

my point exactly! For all the $$$$$$$$$ we spend on our hobby, if we dont revel in the small pleasures, we may as well sleep for a hobby! Cheaper and less water changes (unless you bed-wet...)

I was so excited to see my new fireclown adapt to the pink haitian anenome after just 2 days! Its pretty comical seeing a clown 3 times bigger thant he anenome try to stay hidden though! Alright, boring I know - but who else can I brag about it to!?!

He will starve unless your tank is well cycled (6months plus) wih lots of rock. Good news is I just found out they are IMMUNE TO ICH!! The mucus coat they get at night keeps ich off.

Oops - what I meant was a blue BOX puffer, not the little valentini-looking things. I want a nice CUBIC looking blue box. Ive only seen them for sale once in four years.

Assessor is nice, but he'd be eel food. I would LOVE a spotted blue puffer (saw tons of them diving in Hawaii), but Im afraid of the infamaous "water poisoning" if they get sick. Anyone with experience on this?

wow, thats a wake up call. Thanks - I;ll wait til the tank is empty.

I would love to add a power blue to my 70 gallon, but before I blow the $80... Will either a Aurila Butterfly or a fire clown bully him? I also have a zebra moray but I dont think that will be a problem. I really dont have the stomach for another dead fish... Im just putting my toes in the...

Its happened to me and I feel for you. Best thing to do is just let the thing cycle and stew for a couple of months until you're nice and recharged for a new start! Its nice to start over when your done grieving - I just restocked after 5 months. Best of luck

I think the clown was ok, he lived 2 years and caught ick from a new fish. The queens all died as babies. Damn things are too finicky. True, an adult should have a 100. I would put a trigger in a 70 again though.

Well, it cost me well over $1000 after 4 years, 3 queen angels, 3 clown triggers and God knows what else, but my qt is currently cycling. Thanks all.

I have a 4-year old 70 gallon tank. Right now, its empty due to tragedies we wont get into here. I have left it empty for 30 days to eradicate ich. Now that I am FINALL Ich-Free, when I begin adding fish. What is the correct way to do it? I have a 20 gallon qt tank that is not currently set...

that would be a copperband butterfly i guess. Mine Loved live bloomworms and brine shrimp. wont eat greens.

Thanks - I think Im going to leave my showtank empty for about 2 months so I dont have to do this again. I tried hypo with no effect. Copper or bust! I think I read that warming the showtank will increase the lifecycle speed of the ich.

I finally broke down and emptied my show tank to kill off chronic ich. 2 eels, trigger and lion are being copperized in a hospital tank. (using mardel coppersafe?) Now I just have to wait. My question is will the starfish, snails, and 2 cucumbers (red and yellow) act as hosts during the "empty...

Wow - the thieves here in south jersey want $35 for a fire shrimp and $30 for a cleaner shrimp. I recently got 2 cleaner shrimp for $10 each here on SWF.com, but I caught a good sale!