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This site says a one of the foods for this butterfly fish is inverts. Does that mean it will eat my hermits, snails, and/or shrimp? I am thinking about getting one.

If I have a protien skimmer do I need to be adding anything to my tank like trace elements? If so suggestions please.

I have a blue damsel and purple dottyback in my 55 gallon tank. I was planning on adding a lemonpeel angel and a couple of cleaner shrimp. Please let me know if the lemonpeel is hardy enough to survive in a FO tand and would be a good fit with the other fish. I have been getting mixed...

I was planning on the 20 Scarlet Reef Hermits, 30 Blue Leg Hermits, 20 Turbo Snails, and 2 Emerald Crabs package. I might grabs some two shrimp too. Would these lessen the number of fish I should keep? What's wrong with blue leg Hermits?? Thanks

Is there anything I can put in there for them to eat? I don't have lr or ls.

I am cycling my 55 gallon tank with one damsel. I know if you add a bunch of fish at the same time the water gets bad and the fish will probably die. I wanted to buy a invert package form this site after the cycling process. If I add 70 little inverts to the tank is the water going to go bad...

Thanks for the info. I think I'm going to save the cash and stick with my barnacle decor and freq water chagnes.

OK I ok with no coral and algea. When you say desired algea won't grow does that mean undesirable algea will? I guess my question is should I put lr in the tank and if I do is there anything speacial I need to do to care for it? Thanks

I have a 55 gal with a standard light. I always though you needed special lighting to keep live rock. I went to a new LFS and the guy said I could keep lr with a standard light. Is he right or is he just trying to sell me?

They actually have a base on them. Must have been their root in the ocean. I was going to boil them to kill off any harmful stuff but maybe that doesn't work.

I went to Captiva Island (Near Ft. Myers, FL) and found some twigs on the beach that I want to put in my tank. They look like a twig from a tree and some of the twigs are purple. Does anyone know if this is ok?

I went on vacation for 10 days and threw a vacation feeder into my tank for the fish to eat. I had a velvet damsel, striped damsel, and two cleaner shrimp. When I came back there was only the smaller cleaner shrimp left. I cleaned out my tank and there were no signs of a dead cleaner...

I was wondering if someone could tell me if the algea removing magnets work well or if it is better to scrape it off with a razor. Also, does anyone have a reconmendation for a good (cheap) automatic feeder for flake food that will work for ten days? Thanks

I've lost so much money in this hobby and it not becuase I don't know what I'm doing. It is due to negligence. My water is fine but what has done it for me is several tragedies. I live in an apartment and a few times this summer I left for the weekend without the ac on and get back to an 85...

Ok Thanks. I have a three strip damsel and a velvet damsel. Can I put in two or three green chromis or will they get harassed to death?

I read somewhere that Green Chromis need veggies. Is this true? I normally feed the fish I have flakes five times a week, brine shrimp twice a week, and every once in a while I'll throw in some formula one. If I got a couple Chromis would this be good enough nutrition? Thanks. Packers suck...

He is a damsel so he is a bit aggressive. Not as bad as a domino. I would say he is comparable to a three strip. Not aggressive enough not to purchase one. Some *****'s in my area (Twin Cities) are terrible. But the one closes to my house has a good woman in charge and she has good fish.

I got a Velvet Damsel about a month ago and he is my favorite fish now. He is black with neon blue strips and a white and yellow stripe going down the middle of him. You can't get any better color for the money. He was $4 at *****. Go get one.

Piece of cake. Put your net in the tank and then sprinkle in some flake food and those hungry damsels will forget about the net and go for the food. While there up at the top gently swoop them up. I was amazed how easy is was to catch my damsels this way.

I have two percula clowns. Both seem to be in good health. One of them concerns me though. Throughout the day she goes to a bottom corner of the tank and lays down like she is going to die or sleep. If I go by the tank she shoots up thinking she is going to get fed and she is ok. I was...