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    Mandarin Goby Reproduction

    Hello people, I have a Mandarin Goby, female, which has been in my tank for many many months, when I closed down a second tank recently I introduced a male from that tank into the females tank. After one month she is enormously fat and appears to be pregnant. I know nothing about mandarins...
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    SHARK EGG

    been on a waiting list for long while;finally have opportunity to purchase a banded bamboo cat shark egg; I know purchasing an egg is chancy and even if it hatches, it can be difficult to get it to feed; what care should I give the egg and what possible signs of good health should I look for in...
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    Tang Ill, Diagnosis?

    Hello, I have two yellow tangs in my tank, a few days ago I noticed that one had small red splotches near his tail fin. I assumed it was a fight wound as they tend to tangle occationally. However, in the last two days the splotches have grown in size and seem to be spreading. The other tang is...
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    How do astrea snails reproduce?

    Im not sure, but I do have many many tiny ones in my tank right now, the larger ones were releasing clouds into the water about three weeks ago, and Im told they lay egg strands. I think mine will end up as fish food.
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    arrow crabs in large reefs

    I have had two arrow crabs now, both in a 35 gallon tank with corals and fish, they have NEVER attacked or killed anything. Some say this happens, but I havent seen it. They eat the leftovers as well as snack on fireworms in my tank.
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    New Aquarium question

    White? Most likely Cope Pods from your live rock, if so they are very good to have. ;)
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    ***** Purple tangs

    $125.00 here in Conroe, they are juveniles and quite pretty. 125, NO WAY! I have gotten fish from Deathco, a Niger Trigger, some damzels, and two yellow tangs. Um, those are the ones that lived. I just hate driving 50 miles to get fish, almost as much as I hate Deathco.
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    Sponge taking over!!

    Ok, I seem to have picked up a sponge on some liverock. It looks like the tip of a Q-Tip with a feather duster worm sticking out the top. At first I thought it was neat, now Im not so sure. Damn things are everywhere, litterally. My Eheim canister filter began to slow down so I assumed it was...
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    What is this fuzzy stuff?

    It probably is iether just type of worms or maybe sponge.
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    what do u guys think of this kind of sand???

    if you got it from HOME DEPOT; probably is south down; may I ask where you got it from?
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    live rock prices

    Houston, TX. 3.99 a pound. The person in Lufkin should mail me, Ill pick it up when I go and you can get it here in Conroe as your only about 60 miles away.
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    What is southdown sand ?

    Southdown, based in Houston Texas, was recently purchased by SyMex. If you can get the sand BUY IT NOW as it will soon dissapear from the shelves. I spoke with Southdowns office today and she told me it was going to be phased out temporarily. I asked her about the possibility of getting my hands...
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    Shedding Cuke!!!!

    Cucumber Sam.
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    nudibranch

    Nudis only eat sponges, unless they are the green spanish dancers, those will consume algae as a last resort. -
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    200 G - Too Heavy for my home?

    I calculate your setup at 3,150 pounds. Thats too much weight if the span is more than 10 feet in my opinion, but Im not a builder.
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    Clown Trigger

    Ok, Ive been through this before with other fish I had to have. I really want a Clown Trigger, it is the fish that lured me into this bottomless glass pit that eats all my cash. I have a reef, with a few corals(candy, clove polyps, brown buttons, purple gorgonian) and intend on getting more...
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    LFS just puts LR in a box, no water. Is this bad?

    Mine usually comes in wet newspaper. I got a shipment by UPS from WaltSmith and it was in a plastic bags, no paper, some peices were quite dry, but it is the best rock I have ever had in a tank. The rock is pourous and retains water inside where the creatures live. It should be fine(according to...
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    Tunicate (SeaSquirt) & Nudibranch???

    Nudi's are difficult as they have only one food source usually, Sponge. I think the green spanish dancers are the only ones that eat algae.
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    Diatoms leaving

    Your emerald will eat other things, like any food that hits the bottom, I always throw in a shrimp pellet or two for my crabs and starfish.
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    HELP!!!

    Not likely. To be honest, sometimes fish just up and die for no real apparent reason?
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