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last night I noticed my putterfly had mild ick(less than 15 spots, only on fins) I was going to medicate today but after I got home from school I noticed it was gone? could my cleaner shrimp have cured it? It has been cleaning the butterfly almost all the time Ive looked in the tank. Should I...

my angel is very bold and aggressive, and the butterfly doesnt seem to want to even make a terrritory as he is ALWAYS swimming through the water. thanks jon

I have an 80g tank wiht 75# lr. I have had a 3inch juv. koran angel in there for 1 month now and I just got a 3inch puncanto butterfly(I also have snails and cleaner shrimp) There has been some chasing of the butterfly. There isnt any real damage, the butterfly has already ate.(morning of 1st...

thanks for the help should I be worried about a 3inch juv. koran angel being agressive to new inhabitants? thanks Jon

I really like the Yellow Long Nose Butterflys, and now that Ive got rid of my aggressive fish I thought I would try one but my LFS said they arent that sturdy of a fish, so I got a Koran Angel that he said would be a step up in difficulty from aggressives but a step down from butterflys. What is...

Are the Baensch Marine Atlas' Vol. 1,2,3 any good? I have read mixed reveiws about them, everything from the best there is to of little use to those with no experience and those in N america because of German Brand names. How do you guys like these books? or are there any better atlas type books...

Well, I need to spend another $15 on my dry goods order to get free shipping so I thought I might try some additives. I have a fowlr(look at profile) and never want to get corals, but I do have/want shrimp, crabs, snails, caulerpa, coraline, ect. Which one would do me the most good?: -Trace...

Well he started eating frozen foods today(took 3 full days)...so all is fine.

i got a koran angel 2 days ago and was wondering how long they normal take to eat. It is 3 inches and in an 80g tank with 75 pounds of lr. It is picking at the lr constantly, and i also have some "tang heaven caulerpa" He shows interest in frozen foods but wont eat them(just follows them...

i just bought a 3inch koran angel and a 1 1/2 inch cleaner shrimp and they both seem a little shy. My koran angel is comming out a little and picking at my 75 pounds of lr and "tang heaven" alote but i havnt seen my cleaner shrimp since yesterday(a few hours after he went in). How long does it...

what type of lighting and additives are required to keep caulerpa? i have setup a 5g refugium. it is only 9" high and 9.5" wide. what kind of lighting would u recommend? ive see everything from NO floresent, 2x25w incandesent, to power compact and double NO or HO bulbs.is there a good way to...

i found-out how to clean the impeller and it seems to be working now. jon

my 1 year old turboflotor 1000 hang-on's pump(aquabee) isnt working right. It isnt making bubbles that last long enough to reach the top of the skimmer. and when i look inside i can see right through the skimmer, which i couldnt before because of so thick of bubbles. i took it apart and cleaned...

ill give a little more info this time ok: Well i got an 80g fowlr. For filtration i have a lifeguard 300 fluidized bed filter, a aquaclear 500 powerfilter with sponge, carbon, and phosphate remover, 2 powerheads, a Turboflotor 1000 Hang-on, a soon to be 5g refugium, about 30lbs cc, and about 55...

I have an 80g fowlr tank that has cc and 55lbs of lr. ammonia and nitrite are 0 and nitrate goes from 10-20 in a week. I do a weekly water change to bring it back to 10 each week.The tank is 2 1/2 months old but i used filter and lr from another tank. Coraline algea is starting to grow like mad...

my almost 2 year old violtans(sp?) lionfish is haveing trouble staying upright. I was going to move him to a hospital tank while i did massive water changes to get my nitrates down &i was pushing him into a bucket with a net and he darted very fast into the back of the bucket and then floated in...

Well, i only have 3 15# each lr boulders in the tank so rearranging is a little hard.(not many combinations) and the puffer seems not to have a territory, as he roams the whole tank continually. I think i will try a larger trigger and if that doesnt work...well i guess ill have to say goodbye to...

I have an 80g aggressive tank that has a porcupine puffer(6inch), a lionfish(5inch), and a niger trigger(4inch). The puffer is bullying the trigger and the trigger always dives for cover when the puffer comes to that sid of the tank, the puffer has also taken a bite out of the triggers tail! I...

Ok, I have an 80g aggressive tank. For filtration i have a turboflotor 1000 HO, a fbf 300 by lifeguard, 3 powerheads, and 50-60#lr. I got one of those filstar canister filters but it got a leak and leeked ALL my water on the floor and killed 1/2 my fish! I NEED A NEW FILTER NOW! i am a little...

I got my Filstar xp3 about 4 months ago to replace an aging 5 year old Fluval. Well i came home to find 30g of salt water on the ground and an inch of water in the tank. I lost a tang, and it is still too soon to see if my puffer,clown,and squiralfish will survive. The rubber ring-thing in the...