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I recently got a emerald and sally lightfoot crab. They are missing legs and a claw. Will they have new ones next molt? Do they need any addatives in the water to help them form new shells? Any advice on crabs is appreciated.

Everyone stop being so sensitive. People learn by making mistakes, hopefully they aren't costly to your wallet or your tank.

If you already have the lighting, I would start with fish only with live rock, FOWLR. I just started a 55g tank. It is more difficult to maintain corals and they require expensive lighting. You should read up, put some sand and saltwater, and start your filter and heater. Get a few...

Depending on how much growth and bioload you have, I would add less of a clean up crew. I have heard that hermits will rip each other out of the shell and mine eat more leftover food than algae. Snails seem to do more as far as algae. I would get members of your crew from LFS too, I has seen...

I am kinda a novice, but i would say if you have an aggressive tank, you might not want to dump a new fish in without taking caution. I just added a butterfly and my clown pecked at him while he was getting adjusted. I quickly added some food to distract him from the new guy and the butterfly...

I would subtract a few inverts, you don't need that many shrimp, horseshoe crabs get big, in the wild atleast, and I would add a few smaller fish.

Interesting, good idea. What is that lizard, looks like he could take a bite. Some kinda skink or ring-tailed monitor? I had a buddy who kept a monitor and I had to wear a ski glove when I grabbed him cause that animal (PLEASE WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE) scared me when I put my hand in the tank. No...

Mermaid is what I was thinking, kinda like in Splash so she could still have legs, (wink, wink) cuddle fish sounds cool too. I think it would be cruel to keep higher brained mammals in captivity, whales are smart, would you like to be confined to your room forever? Great white sharks don't...

Geri Doc, Thanks for answering my questions, what if I don't have an extra powerhead or heater? Should I even use the stuff to remove chlorine? I have NitroMax bateria stuff with oxygen booster that I used to cycle tank, it says to add this when doing water changes, is this OK or a waste of...

I wasn't planning on shutting anything off, I just don't want to drain it below my powerheads which are about 1/3 of the way down. I figure this is a good area to stop. Also, I was going to add the water a gallon at a time every ten minutes or so, as not to shock the livestock. I didn't want...

I am new to this site, I still can't figure out why people write "bump"? Does this get others to read the thread and reply if they see someone has visited it? Can anyone explain? at first I thought it was a diss on someone asking a stupid question, like "bump" go kill yourself after you kill...

I have been putting off doing a water change because my numbers are good (pH a bit low 8.0), and my fish are doing well and water is crystal, but now I've heard from everyone that it must be done once a month. How much should be drained from a 55g? Can I use tap water if I have an addative to...

I have a rotating attachment that works great, no dead spots and water is clear and filter is at other end. Other powerhead is half way down pointing up at surface.

I have a good filter, two powerheads, one pointing at the surface and one rotating to prevent low-flow areas. why are water changes so important if things are perfect? I read somewhere that unless needed because of improper levels, water changes aren't required. I have yet to do one, and I...

Thanks, can one skim the surface manually? my tank looks clean and I was told not to do water changes unless necessary or every few months. I don't want to botch it up when things seem perfect.

I have been told by a closer friend that my tank 55g FOWLR doesn't require a skimmer, atleast not right away. Can I get by without one? I don't have corals and it will be friendly only with some shrimp. I see white film on surface and wonder if there is a manual method for skimming. I have...

Does the YWG come out more after becoming established? Mine hides a lot and I'm afraid he may starve because he doesn't seem to be getting a lot of food. How big do they get? Nice corals too!

I have a good deal of LR and areas to hide, do butterflys need LR for cover or grazing? The blacklip I plan to add this weekend will be no larger than two inches and should have plenty of room to swim and will be the feature for several months. I have three options for food and the water...

I would wait until you see something growing for them to eat. Otherwise you may be picking out dead snails or have to add food for crabs. I would wait until you have added some cheap or simple fish, a month or so. If you see algae growing before then... ***)

My LFS guy is great, he quarantines his fish for two weeks so you know you're getting healthy fish and he won't sell you something just to make a buck. Anyway, he recommends them as a species, I saw one longnose, I have that as my second choice. I don't have any anenomes or corals, my tank...