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I've been having ph problems, that's probably what killed him. Check out my new thread if you want to help me with my crazy swings in ph.

Mine would hide inside the holes in the live rock for up to 36 hours at a time...but then again, mine obviously wasn't very healthy, either.

I don't know if they'll refund him or not...he wasn't sick when I bought him. I can always ask, but if not, I won't be that upset. I won't be trying a sixline again, at least not until I'm positive I know how to care for them.

the new sixline wrasse just died. I never saw him eat, and he NEVER came out of the rocks. He cost me 21 bucks, too...I'm more mad about the money b/c I didn't have time to get attatched to him.

I know what you mean about a "cocoon". When I find him in the rocks, he's always got a stringy, slimy substance on him. Also, he's not really eating well, I've offered frozen brine shrimp and flake food. Any suggestions?

AHH!!! I've lost him AGAIN!!! I don't know what to do!

I've had a blue and gold damsel and a false perc in a 20 gal tank for several weeks now, and after the initial bickering, they're doing fine...different species than you want to add, though.

So I went to my LFS last night. They had told me they were getting a new shipment of goodies in, but didn't exactly know what was going to be in it. I wound up leaving with the most beautiful sixline wrasse I'd ever seen. He's brightly colored, and looks even better than most pictures on...

I've never really understood the purpose of a refugium...can someone please explain the benifits?

ok, thanks. The reason I was going to do a 50% water change is because that was all the storage I had. I guess I'll go get another 5 gallon bucket. Thanks for the help.

wow, that hammer is beautiful! The second clam, the one that's burple (you know, that color that's not exactly blue, and not exactly purple)...what kind is it? I don't think I've ever seen one that color before.

I'm switching from CC to LS in a few days, as well as changing out my undergravel filter to a bio-wheel filter, and adding more light. Here is a detailed plan, and I'd like to be corrected if I'm wrong. I've got a 20 gal 2 fish, and some inverts First, my LFS is going to give me a cured...

I've found these forums very helpful in the past, so I'm going to see what people think about this one. I've got a 20 gal. here are my specs so far: 1 blue and gold damsel 1 false perc 1 turbo snail 2 hermit crabs 1 peppermint shrimp 1 emrald crab my problem is this: I added the false perc...

He's all better today. It was wierd. He went from bright and colorful to almost white in about 10 minutes. I took my water to my LFS, and they said it was fine. PH was a tad low, but other than that, it was fine. They didn't really know what to think of my story, either. I wish I had a...

I have a blue and gold damsel in my 20 gal tank, it's the only fish in there. Over the last 10-15 minutes, he's gotten VERY pale, and very active. He seems to possibly be showing aggression toward his reflection, because he swims up and down the sides of the tank, and rubbing against it. Is...

Yeah, I can spend all day watching my fish. I've only got a FW tank going right now, my SW is just a few days old. Not much to watch there. Somehow, though, I can still be mesmerized by the tiny amount of life that hitchhiked on my LR. I can't wait to be retired. I'm only 20, though, so I...

One more thing -- Everybody talks about stuff coming out of the live rock on its own. How long does this typically take? The man at the fish store said that the live rock I got "just came out of the curing tank." I guess that could mean a few minutes to a couple of days...but it's got lots of...

Thanks for the help on #2. I figured they were an OK thing to have, but I just wanted to be sure. As for #1, it looks a bit like a tiny oak tree leaf, but seems to be pretty flexible. It waves around a lot in the current. It stads from base to tip about 1.5 inches tall. I live in a...

I just got my first SW tank set up. It's a 20-gallon with 18.5 lbs of cured LR in it that I placed last night. I need help IDing some hitchikers. Sorry I don't have a digital camera, but there's no way I could photograph #2 anyway. 1. A greenish-brown, flat, plant-looking thing that waves in...

Yeah, after spending a few hours reading different discussions on here, I now know that my setup won't work for long. I've got to empty my tank to transport it home over x-mas break in about 6 weeks, so I'm going to change everything out then. I made the mistake of going to a pet store instead...