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  1. benguck

    longnose butterfly help

    My recently acquired longnose butterfly hasn't been eating anything I put in the tank. I've heard they can be fussy eaters. Any suggestions? Thanks
  2. benguck

    Coral Banded vs. Cleaner Shrimp

    I've had no problems with a cbs and a cleaner shrimp in the same 55 gallon, although I did add a second cleaner and he disappeared 2 laters with no trace
  3. benguck

    Ich visible in water?

    Is Ich visible in water or on docor? or only on fish?
  4. benguck

    what's better: garlic from store or commercial garlic from lfs?

    I've heard that garlic is good for a fish's immune system buy my question is it better to buy real garlic from a grocery store or to use a commercial garlic product (garlic guard) from a local fish store? If the real garlic is the way to go, what's the best way to prepare it? Thanks
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    garlic

    I know garlic is used to boost immune systems but is one form of garlic better than the others? Some say to use garlic guard, some say to buy garlic from the store. What's everyone's views? Thanks
  6. benguck

    Kordon's Ich Attack

    Has anyone ever heard of Kordon's ich attack? It is advertised as 100% natural/organic. If so does it work and will it affect inverts? Thanks
  7. benguck

    baby hippo has slight ick, what about other fish?

    what should temp be at to prevent ich outbreak?
  8. benguck

    is my ich gone????

    i have one hippo tang that had a slight case of ich but haven't seen any signs of the ich in over a week. is the ich gone? when can I add more fish? currently using cleaner shrimp, uv sterilizer, and garlic. 55 gal tank (tang is only fish in tank)
  9. benguck

    tiny bugs on my glass

    they are definetly white but too small for me to see antenna. But they won't do any harm? where did they come from?
  10. benguck

    tiny bugs on my glass

    my tank has been set up for 3 months and today I noticed that there are tiny, tiny little bugs crawling all over the glass. Is this normal? Will they cause damage? and if so how do I get rid of them? Thanks
  11. benguck

    choc. chip starfish needs help

    tank is 4 months old ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 5 pH 8.3 sp.gr 1.024 did a 20% water change a week ago right after I started noticing his condition tank mates include Hippo tang, coral banded shrimp, cleaner shrimp 55gallon tank enclosing some pictures (the healthy pic is what he looked like...
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    choc. chip starfish needs help

    I've had my choc. chip starfish for over month doing great and now over the last week one of his arms has slowly been deteriating and leaving small, white spheres (they look like small, white beads) on the substrate where he has been hanging out. All levels and water quality is qood. Anybody...
  13. benguck

    Ich & UV sterilizer

    anybody have any problems with ich in a tank with a UV sterilizer?
  14. benguck

    Skimmer Cleaning

    I'm assuming you mean cleaning the collection cup? Just run it through the dishwater (if you have one)
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