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I agree both books are excellent reads and informational to start. Then when you get to the point of actually buying fish "Marine Fishes 500+ essential to know aquarium Species" and companion Marine Invertebrates make good references.

ditto.

seriously sweetlips is difficult to raise. You should find someone to take it. Then you need to get your tank cleaned up. Your fish may be lacking oxygen if there is scum on the water surface. I have trouble with scum thanks to the Japanese beatles that get into the house in the fall they fall...

I just got one and it is fuzzy too. But of course my LFS is not ideal living conditions for anything. Will have to wait and see. They usually eat sponges. In captivity are opportunistic predator, eating corals, anemones etc.

You should be fine. The "live" sand in the bag just has bacteria in it But truly live sand would have worms, copopods etc. When you add the sand the water will cloud but dont worry it will clear overnight and shouldnt hurt the fish.

sorry didnt mean to offend you. Your posting didnt have much info. I personnally like the little babies but if your other fish are older and bigger I would agree to wait and get a bigger one. That little guy will probably get chased and not be able to feed well.

did you check the parameters in the QT? if the ammonia and nitrites are down then the rocks will be ok. What exactly do you mean live sand? From a established tank? how long in transport? purchased from web?

If it is good quality food and not old it should be fine. Just make sure that you feed vegis to vegitarians and meats to carnivores. I only soak for new fish-finicky eaters, or if they are stressed.

I don't know about a falling star but you can name a star after her. go to the NASA website?? they are always finding new stars and will let you name one for a fee. the star will have a NG#### and then the name you give it. not sure of the exact website but you should be able to do a search.

Sailfin tangs can get up to 15 inches and need a 135 gal tank. will you be able to accommodate that? If so they are fairly hearty also plan on fresh macro algae as with many tangs will get HLLE if not fed well.

I have both. Some very thin pink long worms. they come up in the sand like a nightcrawler. I see them mostly against the glass. The peanut worms are a bit thicker black and white in the rocks. The head looks like an alien with 5 tenticles around the end. the crab thing may have been a scud. to...

the only "brain" corals in my book are lobophyllia, Lobed brain coral or trachyphyllia, open brain coral. sorry no pics. They are both lime green

wow that is a big bristle worm. I know how you feel my brittle star has become lunch for everyone also. I have had him since february. My coral beauty has really been picking him up. The hermits are finishing him off.

I used it when I moved into a bigger tank. I didnt want to have a big cycle since I had 4 fish already. It worked great. Maybe I would have been ok with dry over the old but I wasnt taking any chances. Shop around my LFS wanted$40 for 20 lbs. I got it for $30 in nearby town.

s. gigantea gets up to 19 inches s. haddoni gets 39 inches! s. mertensi is also 39 inches. s. heianthus is only 12 inches. all need 100 gal tank or larger. according to my book if they are not fed enough they will wander looking for better hunting grounds.

blue leg hermit crabs. My yellow tang also eats it but if you have a small tank that would be a bad choice.

how old is your tank, deep sand or not. how are your nitrates. They usually come in ten packs here. I would start with that. If they completely strip your tank you will either need to find new homes for some or supplement them. the blue leg crabs actually ate my red slime algae. I also bought a...

Their not stupid. It is no different than if your parents chose who you were going to marry. What is your purpose for pairing them. Do you plan to mate them? clowns are kinda unique in that they are all born one ---. Male if my memory serves correctly. as they age the larger dominant one...

I had a clown fish that did that. Started circles after I added top off water. I assumed it was air bladder disfunction maybe he got air when I poured the water in. He never did eat either and after a week I couldn't stand watching him so I had him put down. Good luck.

flatworms are usually brown. if they move they are some type of microfauna either copopods or aphipods. if they are half coil shaped and don't move they are mini feather dusters. in most cases they are good food for your fishes.