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I am struggling with this dilema myself. I have 3 damsels and they all seem to be doing fine. I have heard lots of horror stroies about these guys and have been debating what to do with them. It amazes me yours is going after a fox face, but then again I keep hearing stories like this. I...

Can anybody tell me the name of the fish that has the poisinous dorsal fin. I believe they are freindly, communal fish, but like a tang they have a pretty good self defense mechanism. Anybody know what I anm talking about?

Now I'm worried. How do you know if you have ich?

This may be the first thing I have been right on. This is a great day!! I am glad to see some of my homework is paying off.

Originally posted by AlohaMI I doubt it had enough bacteria because my rock was completely uncured when I got it and only partially cured (for 1 week) when it went into the tank with the live sand and shrimp to start the cycle. I certainly don't know it all, but I sincerely doubt the LFS was...

Thanks for the shrimp explanation. I really couldn't debate it with the LFS guy, since I didn't really understand it. I would love to hear what people have to say about shortning the cycle with LR. I have been told by lfs that 1lb of lr per gallon and you can cycle completly in 2-3 days, That...

I am researching shrimp for my tank. I have a 75 gal. and would like to add a fire shrimp and a cleaner shrimp. I am concerned they won't get along. Any advice?

I am absolutly not an expert on this, but from a lot of things I have read and heard. The 30-60 day cycling should not be mandatory. It can be shortened drastically with LR. I think the first question should be how much LR do you have and then you could predict more accurately someone's...

Yeah just wait it out. When I first added my sand it took almost a day and half to settle down. It looks bad, but it will improve.

Wow, that's amazing. I geuss that's why I got into this hobby. Thanks for the info, I thought I had a mass suicide on my hands.

I bought 5 Trochus snails yesterday and today all 5 are just above the waterline. Is this normal?? How long can they be out of water?

What family is the cow fish from??

I am starting to shop for inverts. I already have 5 snails, but want to add some shrimp. Ideally I would love to have 1 or 2 cleaners and 1 or 2 fire shrimp. I am worried about them getting along. Any thoughts?? My tank is 75 gal.

The cow fish are HIGHLY underrated in this top ten list. This is an outrage!! I demand a recount. In all seriosness, they are pretty cool fish!! Now give 'em some respect!! Awesome Mike Tyson's punchout graphic Nicky!!!

Originally posted by Snipe I wouldnt flush him if I "Could" catch him I would take him back to the lfs and trade or get store credit on him. No sense in killing a fish expecially if you can get credit for it. Do lfs usually take them back? I once had a piranna I wanted to take back to the...

Allright you got a deal. I really do love the hobby, I stare at my fish tank every night, even thouhg I have a whole 3 fish in it. It's great, just having a hard time trying to get it right. I am still waiting to see what my options are if one of my damsels is being aggressive. Should I flush...

Originally posted by mbrands Willie - Out of curiosity, what book recommended starting with damsels? This can be a frustrating hobby due to the various opinions you will get. The problem is, its not like building a car where there is one right way to do things. For example: you can run a tank...

Originally posted by pohtr this is going to sound really dumb, but what are the powerheads? Are they the things at the end of the tube where the water shoots back into the tank? Then if so, do you attach 3 or 4 to the same tube and spread them around? (I am also setting up a 90) Can you tell...

Ugghhh, I am already getting worn out from this hobby. This is the first I have heard about not putting damsels in the tank. Everybody I have talked to and replied to me have said damsels are great starter fish. To be perfectly hones, the three I have-one in particular does seem mean. Just...

It might be a condy, but I'm not sure.