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The lights on my QT completely cover the top and get pretty hot which is why I turned them off. I thought the room lights would provide enough light to make him think it was daytime. I added a little buffer, turned the lights back on and did a minor water change. One of these things seem to...

I talked to my LFS about this and he said he'd never heard of Banggai being tank bred. Doh. Is this something done commercially or is it mostly dedicated hobbyists like Bang only? I've been looking around and have yet to fin d even an online store that has tank bred Banggais

I was thinking that but he had been active for days and now isn't. He was ok at 1.014 salinity and when I did the final drop to 1.009 he hid all day which was the cause for my concern. I guess I'll chill out and hope he acts normally tomorrow. I'll feel real dumb though if I end up killing him...

I cycled a ten gallon QT and bought a sixline wrasse. I gave him a 50 minute long formalin bath with no problem and then put him in. He was a little skittish at first, hiding in crevices but eventually started swimming around in the open. He ate the next morning and seemed fine. I then got a...

Minor update on my tank. I decided against getting the flame hawk. I love these fish but since this was my first tank, I didn't want any potential setbacks due to predation of my cleanup crew so I decided to just get a flame hawk if and when I start a new tank. So I went with a sixline wrasse...

My clownfish go nuts over "Liquid Life Marine Plankton". It's made from cyclop-eeze which is some sort of plankton found in the antarctic I believe. They're full of nutrition because they had to adapt and be able to store food in the conditions they were living in. It's a little pricey at around...

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Do you dose garlic and Selcon? I'm thinking that's why mine is starting to have a bit of an odor. I'm gonna cut back and only soak the food in it as opposed to dripping a few drops in my sump every day.

Oh, the sponge filter is only to seed the bio filtration. I have a powerhead and an ammonia alert badge since I'll be doing a lot of water changes as well. Would you advise getting another filter like a bio wheel? I'd like to avoid adding any sand or LR since I read that it may absorb some of...

Ok great. No it's not an emergency. Just your typical new hobbyist wanting to add new fish. I'll hold off a week then and I do plan to use 100% of main display water. Thanks!

Originally posted by Meemo I am looking for a fish more of a royal/neon/electric blue, something along those lines with a little white. Any other ideas? Sounds to me like you're describing a blue neon goby. They're bright blue with a white stripe. They also like to eat parasites and dead skin...

I just bought a cheapo sponge filter and stuck it into my refugium to populate it with nitryfying bacteria. I plan to move the sponge filter to my new QT tank in order to prevent it from cycling. So how long do you guys think it'll take for the sponge to be crawling with good bacteria? Days? Weeks?

I have a false perc with similar symptoms. Pale and thin when I first got him. He initially didn't eat much. The bigger perc always outcompeted him for food, but I started soaking the food in Garlic Xtreme so he finally got the picture and started eating. Two weeks later his coloration is slowly...

I don't have a lawnmower but I do have a Black Sailfin that is very similar to an LMB. I bought Formula 2 specifically for him, but he prefers the Formula one that I feed my clowns. Try soaking your food in garlic. It helps to tell em that it's actually food.

Originally posted by alison I don't think you are ever in the clear 100%. You just minimize the risk with a qt., ali So this hobby is basically about success through constant paranoia I guess? LOL Thanks for the input. :)

I haven't bought any new fish and don't plan to for another few weeks. Are you advising that I move my current inhabitants in the main tank to a QT? I'm setting one up now for the future additions but would it really be necessary for my current fish who appear to be healthy? I'm thinking I'll...

Doh! I meant to post this in the disease forum. I had been looking through posts by doing a search on ich and assumed that the thread I was reading was in said forum. Mods feel free to move it if need be.

Just a question. Suppose you've got fish that appear to be ich free for over 4-6 weeks. Is there still a chance that the fish could possibly be carriers for ich? Like say that during those first few weeks they were stressed very little and happy which didn't allow the parasite to take over...

At my current count I've got: 3 Scarlet Hermits 10 Nassarius Snails 13 Astrea Snails 10 Cerith Snails 1 Mexican Turbo 1 Fighting Conch as my clean up crew. They do a pretty good job. My tank looks leaps and bounds better after putting em in. I guess I spoke too son before posting this thread...

I've got a Black Sailfin Blenny that does a great job of keeping my diatoms in check. He's constantly grazing on the stuff all day. As a result he poops often and might I say it's some big poop for such a small animal. I don't think I've ever read anything about this but how do you guys clean up...