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Originally posted by mudplayerx One last word for anemone success: UNDERFEED! [/B] Just wondering, why do you say this and how do you define under vs. overfeeding? Based upon the amount of food per meal or the frequency of the meals??

What kind of water quality issues are you having? I feel your pain - I think a 10g is really tough, since it's so difficult to find a protein skimmer that is both effective and small enough. My main strategy right now is aggressive water changes (10-20% per week) and I am seriously considering...

I have had a 10 gallon nano for 8 months now and I am quite certain I will never feel that i can keep the water quality stable enough for any anemone. I don't think a carpet would even fit in a 10 gallon.

I just wanted to add that I have both a coral-banded shrimp and a pistol shrimp in my 29 gallon tank, and between the two the pistol shrimp gets my vote! The CBS looks really cool in the stores but once they're in your tank they just kindof hide out in the live rock and do not much else. The...

Originally posted by psoup Even though anemones aren't required for clowns, what would you recocomend for them (i have anemones in my 2 other aquiriums) What type of anemone do you have in your other tanks?

Well, I just don't see that any of us have answered lenard's question. Lenard, as far as moving your anemone, I would not move it, it might just need time to adjust. However, it won't last long if you have normal output fluorescent lighting, which is why we want to know exactly what you have. I...

How much light do you have?

I'll try to post mine...

My maroon clown did exactly the same thing....right up until 3 hours after I put an RBTA in the tank.

I have an Ocellaris which does the same thing, only he sleeps on top of a powerhead. The weird thing is, he plays in a bunch of star polyps all day long like it's his host, but nighttime comes, and its up to the powerhead he goes....

I've had an RBTA for a little over a week now, and I've noticed that it stretches out in the late day, I think in anticipation of being fed. I target feed the tank in the evening with mysis shrimp, and after that it settles back down into a less "stretched out" position. No bubbles any time...

One thing you may want to consider is getting the book Clownfishes by Joyce wilkerson, your fiance might enjoy seeing all the "other" types of clownfish species that are available. Anemones are difficult, a BTA can be kept in a 30 gallon tank if you keep it stable (with the size of your other...

Loopy: I don't know how far you are from the nearest FedEX office, but sometimes you can order the shipment to be held at location and then go pick it up yourself. Helps keep the shipment temperature controlled, and you can then pick up during lunch/after work or whatever works out best for you.

It's probably a good idea to ask your LFS this question...

Yes, those are the exact dimensions of my 29. :)

Good luck feeding - mine won't eat anything but algae. You may need to find a small algae-covered rock to put in QT with the guy if he seems to be running out of food...

How do you acclimate?

Way cool - You'll love him. He's my husband's favorite fish - he calls him "the lizard"

I think you'll have a problem with the 2 gobies, and probably also the Royal Gramma with the Blenny...especially in a crowded tank.

Do you have your skimmer going? I think that helps with the smell...