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Bang as one of our most respected contributors to the boards I of course consider your opinions as gospel. But I am going to have to disagree on some points. I would not consider keeping a fish for 3 or 4 years a failure. When we look at a life span of a fish in the open ocean (and that is a...

check out my posts and pics in this thread https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/forum/thread/381575/new-blue-hippo-tang-wont-eat/20

Don’t you old timers miss the days when I was the only rude, crude, obnoxious ,condescending, belligerent and downright grumpy person on the boards As Bang Guy, Beth, Sir Q and Henry can attest I did have my moments

While not the prettiest of tangs Koles are one of the best at in tank janitors

Quote: What ever you decide be very careful with the Powder Blue and Powder Browns those are almost guaranteed to get ick. If they are placed in a large tank first before anyone else your chances are better at avoiding the issue. These two statements are absolutely false

Live rock gets its name from providing a home to a multitude of living things, many if not all of which will not survive at the lowered salinity. Dips will in fact kill some parasites on the fish ick included. it unto its self is not a cure all. I have personally used it as a starting point...

Quote: Originally Posted by BTLDreef It can. The salt water ich parasite can't survive in fresh water and will "jump off" the fish. This is actually not true. Whatever ick parasite that is killed by using the fresh water dip dies due to Osmotic shock. Also a fresh water dip can help rid some of...

Quote: Originally Posted by spanko Kee's Stingray Bay Oceans and Seas Reef Solutions Choice Atlantis Fish Shop Aquarium Shine Amazon Stingrays Tropicorium Thats all

Ok people if Bang guy lois and the great Henry say it’s a Stomatella varia so be it

Ok boys and girls I found this on the glass of my tank today. Anyone have any ideas what it is. The shell you see is soft which is kind of crazy.

and my kole

Quote: Originally Posted by smartorl We really would like to see pictures of those tangs! I don’t know if you were addressing me or not but here you go. Sorry about the clarity I was fighting strong reflection

Turbos have been known to bulldoze rock work scavenging for food Make sure your sponge is in good flow area in your DT system so it gets a constant supply of nutrient rich water to help it colonize the bacteria colony’s

FYI the placement of PVC in a QT is to afford the introduced fish a hiding place its main purpose is not to provide a media to introduce nitrifying bacteria colony’s from an established tank to a QT

Quote: Originally Posted by Beth I don't see any spoiler. Joe, you trying to pull a fast one? Beth dear heart i dont even know what the hell that means or how it got there, I assumed it was something the mods put there in response to my post

Quote: Originally Posted by smartorl Wow, Burrito a four or five inch Sailfin, in addition to a Blue Hippo in a tank your size? Agreed are you crazy trying to keep those two tangs in your size tank? Oh wait I have a Yellow, Kole and two Hippos in a 110. They are active healthy fish. So Tang...

Quote: Originally Posted by charmander I didn't buy it, I just brought the water with me when I bought the tank. It was set up at his house and we took it down and I brought it home I was under the impression that if I brought some of the water with me it would help keep the tank established...

Just out of curious why would you buy 50 g of water from someone else’s tank

IMO any fish that will not eat for 4 weeks is a dead fish as was stated he may be grazing on your live rock

What seems to be overlooked here is that a live sand bed is just that, it’s alive and that is predicated on the nutrients you supply to keep it alive.