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My puffer seems to be having a problem. It looks as if he is attacking the glass at the back side of my tank. I can only imagine that he sees his reflection and disagrees with its presence. After he battles himself he tends to get very dark in color, then when he moves away his color returns...

I recently aquired a 25 gallon tank that a friend of mine didn't want. I decided to turn it into a sump for my 55 gallon. I procured what I believe is all the materials I need to get the sump operational, but I'm having a heck of a time setting it up. Here is a list of components, I'm hoping...

I haven't tried any live food yet, with the exception of the unintended snail and feather duster victims. How long do they usually take to become comfortable enough to eat. He's in with a pair of clown fish, leopard wrasse, and a waspfish. None of these fish bother him, in fact they all get...

I recently acclimated a dogface puffer (aka Black Spotted Puffer) into my tank. He's been in the tank for about three days now and refuses to eat. This is with a few exceptions. On day 2 I got him to each about a 1/4 of a formula one pellet, which is primarily what he ate at the LFS. He has...

Is there a thread that deals with diagnosing types of diseases ie types of diseases, signs and symptoms, and treatment?

surf, as your tank matures the brown algea should change over to red and then green. I'd clean the glass with a mag float, as far as the rest a good clean up crew will take care of that. Also, algea can be helped by a good skimmer, RO/DI water changes, and tank maturity. LMB are great at...

manderins are great fish, but like mentioned they require a giant pod population to survive in most cases. Lots of LR is needed, a refuge is recomended. Before you put him in your tank I would add more LR 35 - 40lbs worth or a refuge (or even better...both). Another possibility is that a...

Do you have algea growth? What are your water parameters? SG? Nitrates? Ammonia? Nitrites? Temp? PH?

sounds like you have a fairly good start with the exception of the livestock, dam LFS. I would do the water change mentioned by doodle and wouldn't feed your fish till your ammonia and nitrite reach 0. If you have algea your tank has cycled but not mature enough for the bioload of fish you put...

redarizona, in my opinion the only thing you can add to your tank at this point is time. If you have any fellow saltwater friends who could hold your fish that could work as well. What does your setup look like. Be specific as possible. Oh, and welcome to the hobby. Joining this board is a...

since you have algea growth, your tank has probably cycled already, why seed the tank?

if your tank hasn't cycled I would highly recommend not adding any livestock to your tank. The chances of their survival are greatly decreased. Death occurs in most situations. What kind of setup do you have so far, and how long has your tank been running? What are your water parameters?

algea growth is a good sign of a maturing tank. It may be unsightly but it actually helps water quality. As your tank matures and you start running a skimmer this algea will not be a bad. Also, adding a cleaning crew will take care of most the rest of the algea growth. Are you using RO/DI...

if you cant bring your fish back, try finding a local marine specific dealer. They will often take your fish for credit or even hold them for you till your tank i s ready for that type of livestock. Do you have algea growth?

First off, you should take your fish back. You have way to many fish to start at only one month. Has your tank fully cycled? Do you have a nitrate rating. Are you using any LR? To start off your tank I would put in as much LR as possible with no fish. You can use eithier flake food or raw...

Appro. 90lb LR 4 red leg hermits 2 scarlet hermits 2 fighting conch 1 tiger turbo 1 mexican turbo 4 - 5 other snails 2 feather dusters 2 percula clowns 1 leopard wrasse 1 rogue scorpionfish (better known as a waspfish) I plan on adding a flame angel and a green manderin in the future, and once I...

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Thanks Snake's, I think you solved my problem. The pieces of shrimp I've been feeding him have been fairly larg. and I've had to pull out chunks of shrimp from my tank almost every time. I'll start feeding him smaller portions from now on. How much are the ghost shrimps? If I use ghost...

This guy has been put in a fish only tank with peaceful fish such as, leopard wrasse, clowns, flame angel, manderin dragonet, and a yellow tang. The LFS metioned to feed him pieces of raw shrimp, but he seems to nibble a bit then dismiss the food. I normally feed him at about 5 - 6pm, is there...

Does anyone know of any butterfly fish that would be small enough to live in a 55-gallon tank? I'm compiling a list of stockable fish for my tank. I'm looking for mostly peaceful to semi- agressive fish with the best variety. Thanks for any input. Cheers!:notsure: