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Hi, I have two cleaner shrimp in a 24 gallon (which have been mating) and a peppermint shrimp in a separate 12 gallon. I would like to move the peppermint in with the other two shrimps. Will this be a problem? Will the cleaners kill the newcomer?

I wouldnt add a fish until your nitrite is down to zero (do water changes) because it is toxic to fish.

I use a credit card. It bends enough to go around the corners but its not to flimsy. Of course, you do have to stick your hand in the tank this way though.

Hyposalinity is the most effective treatment for ick. You need a refractometer which tells you the salinity much more acurately than a hydrometer. By slowly lowering the salinity down from 1.024 to 1.009, you kill of the protozoan parasite which is the white ick spot you see. The fish will be...

Your clowns are establishing dominance. Usually, a clown will show that they are submissive by turning itself perpendicular to its mate's belly and jittering. This will help them to figure out who will be female (dominant) and who will be male (submissive). Eventually one of them will stop doing...

Im not sure if I should post this in the disease and treatment forum but my femal clown is looking very dull. she is a black and white saddleback who has changed colors a bit since I got here. When I first got her, her nose was all black, then it turned more of a whitish color, and now it is...

Hi, I was wondering how common it is for a coral or invert (like a hermit crab) to bring ick into your system?

First off, dont buy anything new as far as inverts or fish for a while until your tank is stable and healthy. Did you cycle the tank properly? Do you have a reef tank set up with live rock or is this a fish only tank. How long has it been setup? The most important thing is to take it slow and...

I would like to get an anemone for my clowns, but I am afraid that it will just die in my tank. I have read in many Clownfish books that they are very tempermental and a majority will just die in the tank after a few months. I have metal halide lighting and a deep sand bed and I was thinking...

Im no anemone expert here (I dont even have one yet) but I think its best to let him be. He is most likely just adjusting to your tank and perhaps the lighting by hiding abit. I think it takes at least a few weeks for them to get used to everything and come out. I wouldnt worry to much, as long...

Thanks reef nut.... What about actually adding the top off....Should I drip it in to the tank or is it okay to pour it in quickly?

hi Do you buffer your top off water for pH? I have been running my 24g HQI with fans to keep the temp down, and the water has been evaporating quick so that I need to add top off daily. I use RO water, just wondering if I need to buffer it for the pH. Also, Is it better to let the top off water...

Hey Melody, I saw your other thread about the tank temp and you definately need a chiller too. My tank does not swing as much as yours does, but I know its goign to be getting a heck of a a lot hotter around here soon enough. I believe we need a 1/10 HP chiller. I am looking iton either prime...

I think that is very interesting, thanks for sharing. I am going to [hr] school and I was talking with my grandma who is also a pharmacist and she was suggesting that I could incoporate [hr] with my love for marine life and do underwater research for cures...just like the article!

where can i get a temp controller?

Does anyone have a recommendation as to wether the pacific chiller or the prime chiller (by current-usa) is a better choice for a 24 gallon? I would ideally like to have the feature which the heater can be plugged into so that if the heater gets stuck on, the tank wont heat up too much because...

Hi Eddie, I am very interested in the chiller. I live in Sacramento so I could pick it up. I have a 24 gallon aquarium with metal halides that has been overheating a bit. I have only just begun researching the chillers, but this one sounds great. My only questions is this... Does this chiller...

Could you take the damsels back to the LFS? I think they will be territorial and perhaps harrass any new fish you put in the tank. If you could, take the damsels back, get your pair of clowns, then wait a few weeks and add whatever you would like. I have a 24 gallon with the two clowns and a...

When I did hypo, I put my fish in the QT which was at the same salinity as the tank they came out of. Then, I used water that was lower salinity than their water and I dripped it into the QT tank with airline tubing with a knot in the end. This will slowly lower the salinity so that the fish are...

Hi, It looks to me like your bicolor is changing its color on purpose. I believe that they do this when the lighting changes, or if they want to scare off a predator. You should have nothing to worry about!