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I suspect the dominant shrimp is talking out the others when they molt. I have a similar issue in a much larger tank (120). 4 skunk cleaners in 3 months. Only one left and doing well.

Time to keep a low profile.

Been there done that.

A snowflake moray would also work. Just need a good net cover for the tank.

The number of fish in a SW aquarium is not real easy to determine. It is affected by the kind of fish, their temperament, the area of the tank they occupy, their habits, etc.. here are a couple examples in a 40 gallon you can have a dwarf lion, even though it is a bigger fish its habits...

I already have a clown fish on my hip. I get a lot of comments on that one when I’m diving. I am looking to have it put into an anemone when things open up again. I have a gecko on my shoulder. I’d like an octopus, tentacles only, on my side to distract from 9 small surgical scars. Again...

I don’t know what it is but it isn’t Xenia

Bob and I have had this argument many times.

Bob’s assertion is that you can substitute macro algae for a completed cycle.

If the macro is using up the ammonia, nitrite won’t form and nitrate won’t form. Macro algae will always preferentially use ammonia. This makes it impossible for the bacteria colonies to come to equilibrium.

Macro algae slows down the cycle by using up the ammonia. The ammonia is necessary to colonize the bacteria. If you stare with macro algae you risk adding fish before the bacteria have come to equilibrium leaving open the chance of a crash.

Do you clean the sand at all when you do water changes. It isn’t recommended to clean large sections because it messes up the biofiltration and released hydrogen sulfide gas and other nasty stuff, but if you clean small sections at a time every time you do a water change it helps keep things...

I’d set up a quarantine tank as soon as you can. All your fish need to be quarantined prior to being added to your tank.

How old is the tank, how big is the tank and what is in the tank.

Usually that is a sign of parasites. if You got it 3 days ago it may well have ich. It takes 30 days to treat ich Or velvet. You should never treat your display tank with copper. The rock and sand absorb the copper making it impossible to maintain a therapeutic level. After treatment that...

I’ve made about every mistake that can be made over the last 20+ years.

In addition to the above, no tap water.

I think the butterflies with the long snouts like CB are more reef safe as a whole.

Probably be male if there are larger clowns in the tank. Even if it is small, if it is the biggest of the small clowns in a single group or the only one in the tank, it will have turned female.

not quite true. All clown fish are born male. The largest turns female. Once that change happens it is irreversible. Any singly kept clown will be a female. It is important that any new clown be small and ideally from a group containing larger fish to ensure it is still a male. You have...