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    Is copper okay to be added to a fish only tank?

    I Know I Will Get Grief For This But, Yes, You Can Use Copper In A Fish Only Tank. I Had The Same Problems You Had And Lost 200.00 Worth Of Fish Until I Went To A Fish Store Referred To By A Friend And He Got Me On The Right Track. I Have A Hippo Tang, Copper Band, Maroon Clown, Coral Beauty...
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    Long Nose Butterflfy

    I Have One In A 45 Gal. Tank With A Flame Angel, Kole Tang, Two Stripe Clown And A Hawkfish. He Is Doing Great. I Feed Him Brine Shrimp [hr] He Even Eats Flakes...i Will Say This, I Keep My Tanks Very Clean [hr] i Do A Water Change About Every 10-12 Days, Taking Out 10 Gals., With Every...
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    clown trigger

    Dude I Have To Tell You ---- I Just Bought A Clown Trigger For My 45 Gal. Tank.....the Owner At The Fish Store Told Me Right Off [hr] when He Outgrows Your Tank Or Becomes Aggressive, Bring Him Back For Credit Or Exchange....in Only A Month He Has Grown Over An Inch....he Is Still Mellow With...
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    Fin And Tail Rot Blues

    Beth, I Feed Them In The Morning And At Night.....brine Shrimp, Flake, And Some Form. Two Algae Food----all Soaked In Garlic And Vitamins......
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    Fin And Tail Rot Blues

    I Have A 55 Gal. Tank----fish Only.....i Have A Hippo Tang, Maroon Clown, Copperband, Coral Beauty, Porcupine Puffer, And The Jaw Trigger [hr] i Know That's Crowded [hr] i Am Going To Get A 75 Or 90 In The Next Few Weeks [hr] my Nitrates And Nitrites Are Both At 0, My Salt Is At...
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    Fin And Tail Rot Blues

    I Have A Jaw Trigger With Fin Rot And I Can't Seem To Get Him Healed Up....i Used Melafix--did A Water Change--now I Am Using Maracyn Drops---am Almost Done With The Treatment And It Has Made Very Little Improvement ....all Of My Levels Are Perfect.....i Am Going To Try The Melafix Again After I...
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    Blue hippo sick??????????

    My Hippo Tang Just Had The Same Thing.........the Yellow Portion Of His Tail Was All Swollen And He Had A Red Spot On It.......i Started Off With Mela-fix [hr] to No Avail......i Did A Water Change And Used A Green Anti-biotic Made By Gel Tek With Erythromiacin.......that Cleared It Up.........
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    Fin Rot Blues

    I Have A 55 Gal. With A Jaw Trigger.....i Got Him A Few Weeks Back And He Was Healthy....within The Week He Started To Get Fin And Tail Rot......i Have Treated My Tank With Melafix Twice, Doing Water Changes In Between.....all My Levels Check Out Fine......i Have Started Using The Maracyn Drops...
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    What's your oppinion for a FISH ONLY tank?

    He's Pretty Small [hr] i Know What You're Saying----the Fish Store Told Me When He Starts To Get Bigger I Can Bring Him Back For Credit Or Exchange On Another Fish......i Really Keep Up On My Water Changes So The Water Is Always Good......
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    What's your oppinion for a FISH ONLY tank?

    I Have A 45 Corner Tank With The Following [hr] a Flame Angel, Kole Tang, Clown Trigger, Flame Hawkfish, And A 2 Stripe Clownfish.....they All Get Along Great.....i Have Enough Coral In There So They Have Plenty Of Room To Hide Out When Needed.......
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    Best LFS in Chicago Area

    G13, I Had The Same Experience With Scott's----rude People, It Takes Forever To Get Help In There, Very Pricy, And All They Want To Do Is Sell You Any Fish--- Without Reference To What You Already Have Or What Size Tank..........i Will Never Go There Again......where Is Ocean Design At???
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    Best LFS in Chicago Area

    If You Are Looking For An Excellent Fish Store, Go To Aquatica On 167th And Oak Park In Tinley.....they Are Cheaper Than Scotts, The Owner Has Over 25yrs Experience With Saltwater Info, And He Will Not Sell You A Fish Just Cause You Want One [hr] he Will Ask What You Have In Your Tank, Etc...
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    feeding

    I Have A Coral Beauty And A Hawkfish........the Coral Guy Will Eat Flake Food And Brine Shrimp, But You Can Only Feed The Hawkfish Brine Or Other Meaty Food.......also, Put A Couple Of Drops Of Garlic Into Teir Food.........as For Stocking Your Tank, Like The Others Said, You Will Way Overcrowd...
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    Mixing Angels

    Thanks [hr] i Actually Told My Lfs To Hold A Bicolor Cause He Won't Have A Flame Angel 'til Next Week....i Will Hold Off For The Flame Angel...which Is Really What I Wanted To Begin With......
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    Mixing Angels

    I Think I'll Stick To Only One......thanks For The Info.......
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    Mixing Angels

    I Am Starting Up A 45 Gal. Fish Only Tank And Would Love To Get A Bicolor And A Flame Angel [hr] i'm Curious To Know If They Will Get Along.......i Notice It Is Recommended To Have Only One Per Tank...has Anyone Had Thede Fish Together Before???
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    Copperband Not Doing Good

    Do A 20-25% Water Change At Once..... I Do A 10-12 Gal. Water Change On My 55 Gal. Every 12-14 Days....they Need Extremely Clean Water.....also, Start Putting Garlic Drops Into His Food [hr] It Will Attract Him To Eat And Also Build Up His Immune System.....brine Shrimp Is Like Giving A Kid...
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    Hippo Tang

    Scubadoo I Have To Disagree On You With This One........a Salinity Level Of 1.018-1.20 Will Not Cure Or Stop Ich, But With The Four Combinations Of The Salinity Level, Using Garlic Drops With Food, A Uv Sterilizer, And Using Copper , The Chances Of Getting Ich Are Greatly Reduced ....i Have...
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    Hippo Tang

    I Have Had A Hippo Tang For Almost 6 Mos. Now.....when I First Put Him In My 55 Gal Tank----he Got Ich A Couple Of Times And I Fresh Water Dipped Him Each Time...i Called My Fish Store Owner And He Set Me Up With A Uv Sterilizer And I Add Garlic Drops To All My Fishes Food Twice A Day.....he...
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    PLEASE help one of my fish has ich what do i do

    One Other Note [hr] I Keep My Salt Level At 1.018-1.20 As He Directed..........
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