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I keep it at around 1.025, but I do allow it to go up to 1.028

Theoretically, Yes...but it depends on what/how many tankmates you already have.

That's the coolest picture I've ever seen. I almost thought your clown is getting eaten....:D

It takes about two weeks to get rid of most of ick....

I can't say for sure. Usually you need years of fish keeping experience before attempting to have one. Had your tank finished cycling when you added the banded shark? Sharks are sensitive to the presence of metals and stray voltage. There are many other factors, too. Hopefully you have a...

Probably because of their super-aggressive nature and high oxygen requirement...are you going to keep it or return it for an exchange?

A 14' Nurse shark cant live its whole life in a 12' by 12' area. I guess he made an assumption that the nurse shark would be constantly sitting still in a diagonal position. :D

Good! At least he's not sitting around still...that's a good sign.

My guess would be that your banded shark is not very happy in a newly set-up tank. It could be due to an inproper acclimation. Just keep an eye on him.

First of all, it is very important that there is no competitive tankmates in the tank during the acclimation process. I've had two dwarf lions in my life, and both of them died from starvation within a few weeks because I wasn't willing to provide them with live food. Anyway, I got another a...

By the way, how deep is your pond?

Copper (usually in the form of CuSO4) is inorganic. It wouldn't seep into live rocks. Most of it will stay in the solution (although some might end up in the substrate). But they will go through other chemical interactions as well. Anyway the point is I wouldn't use any medication for an...

Yeah....it's not absolutely necessary...depending on where you live and the location of the pond....but still I strongly recommend you to get some kind of chilling system if you're really serious about the health of your shark. It wouldn't hurt, right?

That's one happy puffer that I see..:)

From my experience, porkies are one of the most docile fishes I've ever known.....mine didn't show the slighest interest in my clownfish...certainly it wouldn't try to eat lionfish....I think yours is especially aggressive kind. manybe you'll have a better luck next time.

never heard of anything that has copper in it and is safe for inverts. Remember you cannot eradicate ick no matter how effective the medication is....just make sure to provide your tank inhabitants with a near stress-free enviroment.

1200 is a fairly tiny system when it comes to shark keeping....especially nurse, black-tip....etc Plus you're going to need a huge chiller. I think it's much better if you go with something that doesn't grow to 14 ft... .but it's your pond....so you have the power to do whatever you wish.

A great-looking panda!

Generally not recommended, but since your tank is fairly big, with lots of live rocks, you might be able to keep them with a little problem.

It is very unusual for your porky to do such a thing! I think your copperband will be just fine as long as you make sure it would not get a bacterial infection on the site of the injury. Don't just kill your copperband because it's lost one of the eyes. It is the same as the goverment...