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I just bought a grouper to add to my tank. After i put him in after about 15 min the lionfish keeps trying to eat him. I fed all my fish before i put the grouper in and dont know why he keeps going at him. I have the lionfish, a dragon wrasse, a damsel, and a snowflake eel. why would he be goin...

Heres a Pic of the tank. Lost the tang. the damsels keep loosing to the lionfish lol. Thought they were to big for him.

Ok so my tank has finally finishd the cycled about 2 weeks ago. So what do i do next? I currently have a lionfish, dragon wrasse, one surviving damsel and a star fish, along with 7 or 8 snails and only about 20 lbs of live rock. The tank is a 55g with a cascade 1200 filter, Aquaclear 70...

Quote: Originally Posted by florida joe Check with your water supplier. If they are using the newer chloramine method of treating tap water. Boiling will not remove it. That may have been the problem with the dip how would you remove it if they use chloramine?

Quote: Originally Posted by florida joe i mean is your tap water is it treated with chloramine Im not sure to be totaly honest

Quote: Originally Posted by BrandonSivek What is a saltwater molly? A saltwater molly is the same thing as a freshwater molly. they are aclimated to saltwater and used as feeder fish for larger fish (lionfish, groupers etc.) This is all i know hopefully somone else will chime in with some more...

So i have a feeder tank for my lion fish of SW mollies. Today i discovered 4 baby mollies. Now im afraid to keep them in the 10g tank (with an aquaclear 20 and a heater) bc i dont want them to get sucked into the filer. i Have them in a little container in the tank but would like to try and let...

Quote: Originally Posted by Jstdv8 2 things here. 1.) If you are showing ammonia but no nitrates or nitrites then you are either at the very beggining of the cycle or something else just very recently started making ammonia in your tank. Either way at .5 ammonia you are going to go through a...

Quote: Originally Posted by Jstdv8 its actually because your tank is just starting its first cycle. this is normal. unfortunaley the ccle will likley kill those fish that are left if they stay in there. The cycle is a good thing, it needs to be done. Sounds like the new LFS is a little better...

Quote: Originally Posted by Gemmy Ammonia is very toxic to the fish. Yea i have read that. it is best to try to keep everything at 0. The guy at the lfs said it might be from feeding them right before i checked the water. i will recheck it tomorrow night before i feed them

Quote: Originally Posted by srfisher17 If you sell them; you are selling fish that are almost certainly carrying ich. This is a deadly parasite that will wipe out a tank if not treated. You're looking at a real problem, but please don't sell the problem to someone else. I'm afraid you could...

Thanks Jstdv8 for the information. I do not believe all lfs are bad. Im just upset that they sold me the fish with all the info i gave them. I am going to stop by the place tonight to return some lights and confront them about it. If they wont take them back ill just have to try and find someone...

Quote: Originally Posted by Flower Quote: Originally Posted by 55newb Whats the CUC? and the fish store will take them back? The CUC are your Clean Up Crew..the snails and hermits I don't know if the fish store will take them back..but go in there angry and demand a manager and thell them that...

Whats the CUC? and the fish store will take them back?

Quote: Originally Posted by Flower Quote: Originally Posted by 55newb Quote: Originally Posted by Flower You wrote: "I have a 55 gallon tank with a lionfish, 3 damsels and a wrasse along with some starfish and some snails so i dont think to many fish was a problem." A 2 week old...

Quote: Originally Posted by BTLDreef Welcome to the boards. I don't want to be the bearer of bad news and please don't think I'm trying to "flame" you or beat on you, but you have really put a huge stress on your tank by adding so many fish so soon. The brown algae looking stuff (diatoms) is a...

Quote: Originally Posted by Flower You wrote: "I have a 55 gallon tank with a lionfish, 3 damsels and a wrasse along with some starfish and some snails so i dont think to many fish was a problem." A 2 week old tank??????...Oh yes...you have a problem. Quote: Originally Posted by Slice Quote...

Quote: Originally Posted by Gemmy How long did you do the freshwater dip? Some much needed but not asked for info on ich: Chances are that the "white spots" (most likely ich) has already spread to the other inhabitants of the tank. The best course of treatment for ich is to QT the fish and...

I just fresh water dipped my yellow tang. i took him out of the freshwater and back into my saltwater tank and then he basicaly froze. he is in my smaller tank because i dont want him to spread the spots that were on him. But he wont swim around and i have him proped up on the side of the tank...

Hey guys just an into, My name is Chris ive been into the fish thing for about 8 years now and have finally decided to go saltwater. Something Ive always wanted to do just never had the money. I would a 55g tank from a friend with a cascade 1200 canister filter, a heater from a local fish store...