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Originally Posted by acrylic51 You are "vague" when you say you think you've found the missing link with your tank? What were the issues you were having???? I did quote the statement that swlover made "I have been keeping FW for over 20 yrs..if you want to keep a tank balanced plant it!" She...

Originally Posted by acrylic51 His statement of saying they aren't necessary is a proven fact, that they aren't need to run a successful or thriving system.......Again it depends on what type of plant your talking about as well.......There are people that don't run any type of fuge with macros...

I have to disagree about the tomatoe being so agressive. My TC is six years old (first fish in the tank) and doesn't beat up anyone. She allows some in her area (the mandarin and the seahorse) and does chase away others, but not violent or harmful.

Good for you D! The little red things are featherdusters? Fun stuff. Keep your eyes open, you'll probably come across more hitchhikers. Some good, some not so good. I love these threads. I'm pretty much a weirdo..love seeing the clean, fresh tanks! Nice job!

Originally Posted by swlover I have been keeping FW for over 20 yrs..if you want to keep a tank balanced plant it! OMG! You just rock! I have been in a battle with my tank and I think you may have found my missing link. Bless you!

My gosh, that's them! Here are some really crappy photos of one of them. This is bizarre.

Originally Posted by xDave That's a wrasse but I can't remember his name. Thats a cute picture, it's great to have a fish that makes you giggle! We call him the pajama fish..He is everyone's best friend. He MOVES empty hermie shells around, small rocks (no joke), just amazing! I paid 29.99 for...

Try the nano forum? That would be the best advice I can think of.

jktenpro, I hope yours does make it! Do you have others that depend on the pod population? I guess "well established" might be a vague statement. I added my mandarin to a 3 year old tank, that has been upgraded twice in 6 years, some of the rock is that old. I have an incredible # of pods. When...

Nicely done! You should be congratulated (um, congrats!). That is a beautiful tank! By the way, all rockwork "sucks" when it's bare. I bet it won't be long and you won't even be able to see much rock at all. :happyfish

About 20% every other week, more often in the summer. Larger tanks have a wider error margin, don't they, for those with 100+ gallon?

Originally Posted by alyssia Is that when they whip each other with their scalpel (sp) thingys? Yes, those things are their scalpels, if I'm not mistaken. Can leave some nasty gashes. You know, since I upgraded to my 55, my tomato clown has grown quite a bit. I wonder how big your O's and your...

Yeah for Allysia! :joy: I had a yellow, a nasso and a hippo in a 150 and they never fought, just drove me bonkers with the race-track. I realize a purple can be a real (&^#$ of a fish, but if you add them simultaneously, like Mayor says.. What other fish will you have?

I have read some folks on this forum that have mandarins that accept prepared food (frozen mysis shrimp) but not many. My own mandarin totally ignores the food I offer. Totally. Pods, other rock bugs (?) is what she lives on. You have to have 100lb (give or take a pound) of well established Live...

Originally Posted by CGRANT general rule of thumb seems to be whatever they can eat in ~2 minutes... Good point. It's experience with your particular livestock. Pay attention to each one.

Ah. Need and fulfillment. Mutual gratification. Common goals or means to an end.

Originally Posted by sebae09 How would you define a relationship? I wouldn't. A relationship is not predictable, therefore not definable, in my opinion. Not much help for a paper. There are too many kinds. Symbionic. Love/Hate. Enabling. Soulmates. Parent/child. Sibling. Where is the common tie?

My first thought is keep that coral banded fed or he will be the ONLY man. Lots of algae eaters there, but also some pretty solid carnivores. I would get some silverside and cut it fairly small. Blocks of Formula two. Blocks of mysis. Thaw what you think is one feeding of the combined above...

Originally Posted by reefiness im trying to ID it for you and i found 2 options red cigar wrasse or a candy cane hogfish. i would guess its the cigar wrasse being thats what they said but the wrasses seem to have narrower bands then yours does. Thanks! I'll search the red cigar. I did see the...

I've only seen my sally try to shoo fish away. And she is pretty big. The pinscers, though, are still very small. I don't see how she could take hold of a healthy fish, much less kill one