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Now hang on there! When you put some salt in your fresh tank, you aren't putting in the same amount that you put in a marine tank. And usually you aren't putting in marine salt either. The kind used in freshwater as a theraputic bath is just plain salt, no buffers etc....and there are plenty of...

The firefish or the damsels will have to go. If you are attached to the damsels, remove the firefish and from now on, any other fish you want to put in the tank will have to be just as aggressive (or more so) than the damsels. It is also a really good idea to redecorate the tank when you...

Yes they will eat star polyps. I have a pair in my 20g and that is the only coral they have ever touched. Things they haven't bothered include various mushrooms including ricordia, button polyps, porities corals, clams, flower anemone, featherdusters, bubble coral. Can't say about any sps as...

I must admit I am a big SpongeBob fan myself. I used to be able to blame it on my son, but I need to face reality and admit I have a problem. There, I said it......ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?? Not only am I getting all the SpongeBob figurines to go into my tank, I'm also gonna pull out all the old...

One of the reasons brine shrimp aren't considered very nutritious is because the sellers are feeding them yeast. While this will keep the shrimp alive, it doesn't do much for the fish. I like to occasionally feed my fish live brine and so I "gut load" the brine by feeding them small amounts of...

I've heard of the pod piles....just a bunch of small rocks jammed together so no fish, shrimp or crabs can get into the rocks, but putting a piece of raw shrimp in the middle of it is a new one to me. I thought copepods ate algae? Or are they scavengers? Wouldn't bristleworms get the meat first...

No Zack, they didn't kick me out, I stomped out on my own! RobChuck, I've heard of people doing that to snowflakes before, just never thought I would actually see it! I just don't understand the reasoning behind it.....is it because the animal will die quicker so they can sell another one?

There is a store near me that carried mostly puppies, kittens, birds and freshwater fish. They had a saltwater section that was dimly lit and usually empty. (I only went in there to buy mice for my sons' snakes). Then Petsmart moved in down the street from them and while talking to the one...

My lionfish has learned how to spit too. Not real sure why he does it, because I don't feed him when he does this. Maybe he's just bored! He is also trained to move to the opposite side of the tank that I'm working on. Like when I'm cleaning the glass, or moving rocks....with my hand in the...

My percula clownfish was my first fish and is still with me. I still don't understand why so many don't consider damsels "real" fish. Last time I looked, they were living, breathing animals. I have several damsels and I consider them just as highly as my other fish. It is hardly the fishes fault...

Not only do I love the fish, but I am really getting into all the little critters that you don't get in a freshwater tank. I love finding new life popping up. Like the worm thats as thin as a human hair but about 10" long, the barnacles that are alive and kicking (LOL), the tiny brittlestars...

Naw....the lion didn't let loose his venom. It was his mucus coat. They shed it every so often. Mine lets his go about once a month or so..... Won't hurt a thing. BTW, watch that trigger in your tank. Triggers are known to nip the spines off of lions.

It almost looks like this one, a Talbots damsel http://www.exotictropicals.com/encyc...ls/talbots.htm

I like the new look!

Let's put it this way....with proper care most fish should live long lives.... To add to the list Musipilot gave you, lionfish should live close to 40 yrs, there are clownfish in an aquarium in Italy that have made 21 yrs, anemones over 100 yrs..... Having fish live for a few months is not being...

Is this is? http://www.peteducation.com/article....articleid=1730

First, don't panic about him not eating. Lionfish can go quite some time without food and it won't hurt them one bit. Second, see if you can't get a good look at him. Check to see if his eyes are clear, see if his fins are full and intact, check if his belly is distended, are there any unusual...

I'd give it a good flush and scrub with fresh saltwater, but yes, it should end up being fine. I'll second Byrself....wish I had friends like that!

Sorry to hear about the anemone..... Most LFS's will say the same thing. Whether it's from ignorance or lack of concern I'm unable to tell. I guess they won't change until forced to (by new laws) or until all the anemones in the wild are extinct. Even though your water quality was the same, in a...

Hmmm....what to say without sounding like a complete jerk........ I will wish you good luck with the anemone, but ...well, you are new to saltwater, it's a new tank, and you bought an anemone. Bet the LFS said it was 'easy' too. Anemones require very stable conditions....a mature tank is best...