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    How often do shrimp molt?

    I have had a fire shrimp for about 3 weeks now and he just now shed for the first time. How often does this process usually happen and how long should I expect him to go before he sheds again. Just so I know if things are ok with him. Should I be adding Iodine to the water to help this...
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    Does fish color fade at night?

    In the morning when I turn on my lights, I notice that my 3 stripe damsel is faded. Within about 30 seconds or so with the lights on he is back to his normal bright black and white. Is this a sign of stress or is this something that is normal? During the day, there is no fading. I only...
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    Cleaner Wrasse stops swimming

    Is it normal for a cleaner wrasse to stop swimming? Mine will find a hole in the rock and sit there. It is usually in the mornings when I turn the lights on and I find him just sitting there. After about 5 min with the lights on, he comes out and swims normal. He almost looks like a small...
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    Lost a Damsel

    ph - 8.2 nitrate - 0ppm nitrite - 0ppm amonia - 0ppm temp - 78F SG - 1.024 Tanks is 3 months old, but was purchased used and set back up the very next day with new water using the live sand and rock that was kept alive. The poor fella was pale yesterday and had no energy. Woke up this morning...
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    Lost a Damsel

    Well, my yellow tail damsel finally kicked the bucket. The problem I am having though is that he had no signs of disease. He simply was not active at all and stayed on the bottom pretty much all day yesterday. My other damsel was faded this morning also, but quickly got his color back after...
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    Ich or Lymphocyctis

    I tried to get a pic of the fish but it won't sit still enough to zoom in on the spot. It had maybe 8 spots on it this morning and now they are all gone except the one on the fin. The spots this morning looked like Ich, but the one on the tail now looks like Lymphocyctis. I may go ahead and...
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    Ich or Lymphocyctis

    20 Gallon Tall Live Rock Live Sand 1 Percula Clown 1 Yellow Tail Damsel 1 Three stipe BW Damsel 1 Lawnmower Blenny 5 Turbo Snails 1 Sand sifting sea star Ok, this morning when I went to feed the fish I noticed some white spots on my three stripe B/W damsel (quite a few spots). I go to set up...
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