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i bought a lawnmower blenny a couple of months ago. he appeared happy and healthy up until i found him dead today. he had a little chunk of flesh missing from his belly. all i have in my tank are 3 small damsels, one hawaiian strawberry crab and brindle worms. could the culprit be the crab? i...

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i've seen several creatures (worms up to 2 inches long w/thousands of legs) in my tank. can anyone tell me what they are? they must have come with the LR and have grown enormously.

I so appreciate this post. It makes my newbie life much easier. this will be my aquarium Bible.

i hadn't thought of the O2 aspect. i had heard that they can deplete the tank of nutrients that the LR needs.

can you have too many plants in your tank and is there a rule of thumb for how many to have?

Originally Posted by Scotts I kind of gone over some of your posts to see what is up with your set up. You have canister filters which can produce nitrates, when was the last time you changed the media in them? Do you have sand or crushed coral in the bottom of your tank? Are your test kits...

Originally Posted by Al Mc While Lion has more experience than I (by far). If you have some experience in the hobby, a cycled QT, and a good refractometer, you could also consider hyposalinity on the LMB while he is in the QT. Ich appears to be the scourge of this hobby and hyposalinity...

wish i had rinsed my LR once when i transported it from the store to my house. the store clerk said it would be just fine wrapped up in the wet newspaper until i got it home. well it must have had a massive die-off cause my tank suffered a bad ammonia spike. i figure any living creatures will...

Originally Posted by ric maniac absolutely do the r/o. i used tap water fir the first 6 months of my reef. it worked fine, however when i switched to r/o i saw everything brighten up and look happier. hey, what is r/o?

think i'll buy a lawnmower blennie online. how long should i quarantine and should i treat him with anything?