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I have a porky puffer and had to put him in his own tank. He eats and attacks every thing! I thought the introduction of a lion fish would teach him a lesson. NO. He ate the lion fish poison spines and all, and this guy is only 4" long!:mad:

Anitbiotic use is good also. WITHOUT ill sideffects. You can get the [hr] in powder form. Use a small dose as large doses will kill benificial bacteria also.

Originally posted by slosurfer thanks, that might be a good idea. I'll be sure to right back and tell how I solve this problem, if i do. Thanks

He's standing gaurd over the female. Kinda like "Finding Nemo". Let me know how this turns out. I've got a mated pair also and I'm just waiting for the result. Nick

fungus problems? did you quarantine this fish? what kind of condition was the tank in you got it from??

Try this; Take him out of the tank and reposition every thing in your tank to break up his territory so he think he's in a new environment, and put him back in. It's worth the try. It worked when I introduced a second clow in hopes of a mated pair.

No. It wasn't. I brought them to a friend and he said it was some kind of bactirial infection. Problem, solved fish are good. Thanks

Originally posted by Bang Guy Look for pictures in the FAQ. Thanks for the adavice, but i know what ich looks like. What i want to know is if clowns have these spots naturally or not before i go through some long drawn out process. (hypo). Is this something I should expect or what.

My clowns have about four little white specs on their fins. Having no prior experiance with these little guys I'm kinda worried it's the start of something bad. Ich maybe?:notsure:

Originally posted by Nero does the "red slime" antibiotics also kill off hair algae? i have some red slime in my tank, but i dont want to kill off my emerald crabs' food by treating it... thanks :D The algae will most likely go uneffected, directly anyway. The primary target is bacteria. If...

Originally posted by DaveB I wonder if using Damsels to cycle your tank is what makes them mean... Maybe living thru that does something to them.. I did not cycle my tank with live Damsels and mine are not mean at all.... :) It's called the "Damsels Revenge". I've found that if you remove...

I wasn't refering to chemicals, I was refering to Erethromiacine a light antibiotic. If used sparingly can be quite effective, but in large quantities can kill the good bacteria along with the bad. But it seems like there is a different problem going on, so the point is kind mute.

Bleach would not create the amonia spike since Bleach and Amonia generaly dont get along and produce a noxious gas. From Experiance; Don't use Bleach again especialy if you have live specimins in the tank. TAKE YOUR TIME Amonia is a good thing for new tanks. It'll help the anerobic bacteria...

I just went through this. It' a form of bacteria. You need antibiotics. Contact a local deal and tell him you have "red silme" He'll give you the appropiate medicine.

Should have listend. Next time turn the pumps on and let it go. I've done this several times without ill effect.:sleepy: