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Thanks for the feed back. Looking online, it seems like it is a sea slug. Are they good? or is it something I am going to have to monitor?

Found this guy running along side my glass. Is it a snail without its shell? Also, will hermit crabs steal shells from snails? Thanks

Majano Anemone. Are they considered a pest and if so, what is the best way to get rid of them?

Can someone please help me ID these. The are very mobile and love the light. Thanks

I had a terrible mishap happen when a seastar died in my tank killing a lot of my coral polyps. I had to remove all the dead rock and wash off the dead polyps. I was wondering whether there was any way of reseeding the rock so it can obtain the beneficial algae again? or can I just put new live...

Is it normal for an anemone to hide under a rock at night and then come out during the day?

Will hermit crabs kill a snail for its shell?... I have small empty shells and less snails.

Originally posted by kaotik it looks just like this one: I have had the above ball anemone (from the picture) for a couple months now, and it doesn't seem to be affecting much in my tank. It keeps itself closed during the day and only opens at night when there is little activity. I was told...

well... it is going for the mouth... it attaches itself onto the face of the fish and seems to be going after the mouth... never did it before... just don't want him to kill my fish

how big can I let it get?... I only saw some of it and it was already 2.5 inches long...

I just saw a bristleworm in my tank... what can I do to get rid of it?...

My peppermint shrimp has been chasing my fish?... is that normal? and is it going to kill my fish?

does anyone know how to lower the pH of a tank?

I recently had a snail die last night...(moment of silence)... and this morning I found it covered by hemit crabs. Is it okay to let my cleanup crew devour it and complete the circle of life, or should I just take it out so I don't get a spike in nitrates?

I was reading some information about my peppermint shrimp, and it stated that iodine was required for proper molting. So I was wondering whether I could simply use table salt as a source of iodine. I was thinking of adding a couple tablespoons of salt to my next 10 gallon water change. Of...