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From marine depot: Also known as a "white cheek tang" The Acanthurus nigricans grows up to 8 inches. The White Cheek Tang prefers a tank of at least 80 gallons with plenty of places to hide & swim. The Acanthurus nigricans is a herbivore and likes to eat marine algae, zucchini, brocoli, mysid...

Go with the natural solution...get a long spined urchin. Bye bye corraline problem.

Yikes, violent responses! I like it. Try the double net method. Get a large net, and a smaller one. Lay the large one on the sand, and constantly harass the fish with the smaller net (which can get behind the rock) and scare him into the large net thats waiting. Works every time.

They're compatible, and you want a HUGE tank for lookdowns. Minimum is 300 gallons.

This COULD be an indication of ich or a bacterial skin infection, they're basically scratching when they do this. Watch carefully over the next few days and look for discoloration or the tell-tale white spots of ich. If you don't see any, it could just be him scratching for the heck of it.

I wouldn't worry, you just described our porcupine's behaviour perfectly. They are very tame, and very human responsive. Does he have a favorite food? Try holding it at one end of the tank, he'll come right over and start spitting water at you until you drop it.

Originally posted by toastycoastee I just recently went out and bought equipment for a hospital tank, 10gal aquarium, undergravel filter, glass lid, air pump, anything else that I am missing? Heater and small powerhead.

They're also ICH magnets, as you're finding out. You might want to add a cleaner wrasse, and add some garlic to his diet.

The simple formula is lxwxh /230.4

Yep, a bummer, but you learned a very valuable lesson the hard way, like we all do :) ANEMONES EAT FISH.

Besides the two anemonies?

Another thing to consider is that there are a few more levels you're going to have to watch/maintain. You need to check your calcium, and add it with a supplement if necessary. Calcium should be in the 400-500 range. A simple inexpensive way to dose calcium is with Kent Liquid Calcium...although...

Nesting behavior is not uncommon with these guys. I have a yellow tail damsel that built himself a cave by moving pieces of sand one by one until he hit the bottom of the tank. Is there anything 'threatining' in there?

Agree with Anthem...treat the ICH right away! Hyposalinity is the best method in my opinion. I have 3 common cleaner wrasses...they are in 3 separate tanks since I tried to put 2 together, and one harassed the other so bad he jumped out of the tank. One thing about these fish tho...all 3...

Want fresh sushi? Just reach into your tank... KIDDING. Anyway...in lieu of the nori (seaweed), the packaged Seaweed Selects which you can get in almost any pet store are a great source of natural and nutritious food for algae eaters. Our tangs LOVE the stuff off a clip in the tank, they tear it...

Wow, interesting responses. If its the Australian Blue Damsel that was mentioned I got a deal, I only paid 1.49 for him. The gold/blue in the peteducation article may be it as well, interesting. Heres a photo, you guys tell me what you think. http://www.miniocean.com/damsel1.jpg

Best thing we ever set up. We have a 15 gallon tall quarantine tank, with just a little live rock and a DSB. We also use an Aquaclear 200 on it for water movement and mechanical filtration. When we get a new fish, he goes in there (the SG is at 1.017). We then lower the salinity to 1.009 to...

To answer the question about feeding frozen food -- take a shot glass, fill it with tank water, and float the frozen in it. I usually leave it on top of the light bar for about 10-15 minutes, and that will defrost it. Then, pour it in.

It depends. Fish have different life spans. If you look at it scientifically, its almost impossible to tell the proper life span of a small fish since if its collected to study, its no longer in its natural environment. I've been in the hobby a long time, let me give you some of my experiences...

Ferget it partner, the lfses suck for live rock here, and they're expensive to boot. I got all mine online, and its CHEAPER to have them deliver the great stuff you get online then it is to buy the crap they sell all over LI.