Recent content by ibanez

Get a drilled tank would be the first choice, if funds are too tight, stick with saltwater and deal with the hang on stuff. Freshwater is nice but most freshwater don't hold a candle to saltwater and the ones that do are as high tech as a reef tank.

I recently bought a torch coral and it got brown jelly disease or whatever they call it and was gone within 4 days.

Could it be a Polychaete - Cirratulid? Check this page. http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/hitchhikerswf.shtml

Could it be chemical warfare?

Also they can jump, a covered tank would be a good idea. Your welcome.

They prefer low lighting but will do fine if they feel secure with hiding spots. macro algae will be fine, they are fine with corals. The safe bet is fish that wont fit in their mouth, but I have some fish with mine that it could eat and it pays them no attention, like a six line wrasse and tail...

Yes it would be fine.

That is exactly what I was going to say when I read this thread saxman.

I doubt it.

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How about those clear harmless flat worms. Sounds like that might be what your talking about.

I think blue throats are considered planktonic feeders. They will leave coral alone, but may eat small shrimp, which I would consider to be ghost shrimp, sexy shrimp, mysis.

Originally Posted by meowzer I am looking into all suggestions....:) thanks..... How about the blue throat trigger, according to swf.com it's considered as one of the only reef safe triggers. Only like 59 dollars.

Add some hawk fish, flame hawk, falco hawk, arc eye hawk, pixy, geometric. They have great personalities, in that size tank you could add several, they will always be out front looking at you and other things, they are hardy and should be fine with your livestock.

In my 10 gallon, right now I just have a clown and a zebra lion baby. The clown is hosted by a clump of blue zoanthids which he lays in all the time, the zebra must think he is a clown because he now lays down there with the clown in the zoanthids. It is cute to see the two of them in the same...