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  1. darthmatt

    Anyone have strange fish pics? Think my star is hungry?

    Isn't that aptasia? You might want to find out.
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    help...ich or sand

    dragonfli Ya I've heard many conflicting stories on freshwater dip, some say the shock from the dip might be even worse for the fish. As far as hypo, I can't do it with live rock or my anemone. I came home today and they were ALMOST completely clean. Then in the evening when the goby is sifting...
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    flame angel

    Coral beauty's are much hardier than the Flame, but I like the look of the flame better.
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    help...ich or sand

    my readings are all fine. The goby is definately stirring it up. You can see it floating everywhere. I cant exactly put everyone in the qt. So should I try hyposalinity in the main tank. Other inhabitants are a Condi, red leg hermits and snails. Will they be affected by hypo? I guess I should...
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    help...ich or sand

    Does sand stick to fish? I have an orange spotted goby that has been stirring up the sand for the past week. Then Sunday I added a Flame angel. Last night everyone was clean. Now in the past 24 hours, my flame, yellow tang and tomato clown have spots. Its on the fins and also on the skin...
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    Algae Bubble Removal?help!

    ya they eat it, but they pop them and release the spores while they are eating. It's a catch-22.
  7. darthmatt

    emporer angel?

    Doesn't a large angel need more greens? You don't have any in his diet.
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    pink zoos

    you've got mail matt
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    ID Please???

    the first pic looks like a shrimp, but I don't know. The second pic is definately a flatworm. Do a search for flatworms. I read a lot on them and really got conflicting views, The best I got was red flatworms are bad and white ones are ok. I never did find out the difference. If I remember, Six...
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    help...goby is making the water cloudy

    thanks to all. One question. The LFS called him a diamond goby, but he has orange spots, I thought that they were the same thing. Reading everyone'e replies I guess they aren't the same thing. Are they?
  11. darthmatt

    emporer angel?

    Are you sure it's not just going through it's color change?
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    help...goby is making the water cloudy

    I thought about buying a little heavier grain sand and start filling it in.
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    help...goby is making the water cloudy

    I just bought a diamond goby to clean my sand. He's doing a great job. The problem is as he sifts, the lighter silt is clouding up my tank, and covering my rocks. I don't know how to cure the problem. Should I.. 1 Add more powerheads to keep it from landing on the rocks, in which case the...
  14. darthmatt

    Species Only 55Gallon

    it depends on what type of damsels.
  15. darthmatt

    catching a lunear wrasse

    dogstar just told you how to make a fish trap for free.
  16. darthmatt

    help...angel on side

    Too late - he is dead. I moved him to the fuge so he could eat, he swam a little and then died. Thanks for your help.
  17. darthmatt

    help...angel on side

    I have a mean red lip blenny, but I've never seen him nip at the flame, I also have a yellow tang, he nipped at him the first night, but then stopped. other than that, I don't have any guesses.
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    help...angel on side

    Do flame angels tend to lay on their sides? He's only been in the main tank a week, The first couple of days he swam around fine, then the next couple he stayed in hiding in the rocks. Now he's laying out on his side on the sand. His color is good and his breathing is normal. I've heard of some...
  19. darthmatt

    question about wet/dry

    I have mine right at the bottom of the bio-balls. Mine has a sticker that says "water level" on it.
  20. darthmatt

    Can someone id this for me?

    could you describe it a little? i.e: slug, snail,crab.
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