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Originally Posted by dinki I thought one of my hermits was trying to kill one of my snails for his shells. I separated the hermit who was on top of the 'snail' and found that the 'snail' was actually another hermit. I'm not sure if they were fighting or cuddling, but it did get me interested...

hrm....I thought you were suppose to mix the salt in a container and be sure it was dissolved before adding to the tank.

Mine is .40/gal for ro and .70 for saltwater - not too bad from the looks of things.

Originally Posted by Dinogeorge How long have you had these guys? It could be that your LMB is just not settled in yet. I think he'll start eating after a couple of days. Some fish need to get familar with their surroundings first. Good luck man. Naw, I've had him since Sept....it's just now...

Has anyone seen evidence of red hermit crabs mating in thier tank? The wierdest thing ever.....2 crabs on a rock, the big one chased down a smaller one and I thought they were gonna fight over a shell! However, the big crab turned the smaller one over (opening side up, crab basically laying on...

Originally Posted by ManyColors I have had my tank about 2 months now and i started with one false percula and then about 2 weeks ago i added a smaller one to my tank.... i went out of town for 2 days and i came home and the smaller one was gone!!?? I don't have very much live rock in my tank...

Originally Posted by keith burn #1 They should be offered algae sheets on a regular basis if regular algae growth is not available. Per swf.com #2 imo food it food... ok...the SLF crab has dinner and eating it!.....My LMB doesnt want anything to do with it to date (I've been trying - on a clip...

I have a HUGE lawnmower blenny I got from this site (I asked for small one) and a Sally Light Foot Crab. 2 questions in one I suppose..... #1. Is there anything I can get to feed the LMB since I dont have all the algae for him to eat anymore (I've tried nori pieces and he's not interested) #2...

Originally Posted by curtis1158 I have heard mixed reviews on the hardiness of this fish. This was one of the first fish I bought. It was young and lasted a couple months-then in a matter of two days, gone. Not sure if it was my inexperience at the time. Would love to try again, but am a little...

Originally Posted by breeze i have an atlantic blue tang coming in today from this site do i need to qt it??? i think i've read you dont have to with fish from this site Uhm....yes you do. You should qt any fish you get.

It's kinda hard to see, but it's sluggish looking - has 2 long antennae and a mouth that it uses to suck things thru.....pulses like some blood sucker. I saw it with my new headlamp I got for Christmas

Originally Posted by dnraiders hi i want one of those tiny blue hippo tangs or a baby eel but i dont need anything to waste 79.99 to get one from SWF. so is anybody selling any of those? thanks They did have a tiny one for sale for 9.99! You check on the specials here?

Originally Posted by maddog0118 that sounds high.....i got a 220 tank and stand and everything eslse including water and setup for 3100 Wow! I wish I shopped where you did!! I guess if you're not so savvy on everything the LFS can rip your head off (and steal your wallet) in the process.

Originally Posted by DeMartini type A picassos have all three bars fully developed.type B picassos don't have a fully developed 3rd bar and their patterns aren't as abstract looking. Cool....thanks for the lesson!

Originally Posted by nycbob also mk sure its not a camel shrimp since they look similar. The "eyes" have it? Green ones=camel, black=peppermint

Try raising your overflow box one notch, but watch that it doesnt flood your tank.....it'll look like it will just before it evens out and starts working right as long as you have no bubble in the u-tube.

what wet/dry system is it? We got an aquaclear pro 150 w/d and had several problems with it at first. Had a really hard time getting it started primed, but after the company changed out the overflow box (the tabs got busted off in transit) and the prefilter box (wasnt constructed right -...

What do you think.....(how many more can I have and what with my current stock) I currently have: 2 true Percs 1 Blue/Green Chromis 1 HUGE Lawnmower Blenny 1 diamond goby 1 Royal Gramma coming the wknd after New Years Hermit crabs, snails, cleaner shrimp, fire shrimp, SLF crab and a CBS and...

Can you explain "type A"? versus....what other?

I've ordered several times and they're great. The things that did die, they honored thier guarentee. Only problem now is that they dont have things in stock I really want! Or can't get the size I want. I've ordered from another site as well.....sad to say but I like them both equally and...