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Hi All My B&W saddleback clownfish has one cloudy eye that I just noticed this morning. He appears healthy other than the eye and is eating fine. I cleaned the tank two days ago and stirred up a bit of debris and im wondering if maybe something irritated his eye. Is it a bacterial infection, or...

Question I know that the itch needs to have a fish host to survive, but that things that enter the tank need to be QTd for 6 weeks to prevent itch entering the tank, but I am wondering if a small mushroom (with no rock or porous substrate) could introduce anything into the tank or not. Thanks

Hi everyone I have a 24 gallon aquapod with Metal Halide lights that is home to two B&W saddlebacks, a few sexy shrimp, and a few corals. I haven't added anything to my tank in a really long time, and would like to add a few simple (i.e. easy corals). I refuse to add anything without...

Hi All I am going to be adding a small B&W saddleback clownfish to my 24 gal aquapod to join with my other larger one. The newbie has been in QT and will be ready to join the display hopefully on Sunday. I am a little nervous that my female might beat up (possibly kill?) the new one, although I...

I rented this amazing movie from netflix and I had to comment on it. As marine aquarists, we should all be concerned about the health and longevity of the oceans. This film is a documentary made by a young biologist who uncovers the truth about the shark finining industry. If you havent seen it...

Hi everyone I purchased a little B&W saddleback clown about 5 weeks ago and he has been in my QT. I think he has lymphocytosis, which seemed to spread to the tips of other fins during the first week that I had him, but now the spots seem like they may be getting smaller. My question is, what are...

He there My new clown is in my QT and I began lowering the salinity down yesterday, and am hoping to have it down to 1.009 by tommorrow evening. I noticed that my fish has a white lump-looking growth on the tip of his anal fin, as well as a few white spots on the side, which I presumed were itch...

Hi there I purchased a new clownfish yesterday from the LFS. He is currently in my QT tank. He seems to be well acclimated, swimming around and eating flake foods that I offered today. I am noticing some white ich spots on him, as well as a larger "growth" on the tip of his anal fin. I was...

Hi Everyone The saga continues with more problems. My only fish resident, a B&W saddleback clown, has what appears to be a clowdy overgrowth over both eyes. This is the first time I noticed it. THe overgrowth seems to extend beyond the eye slightly to what I would want to call the "eyelid" or...

Okay I just accidentally sucked up my anemone a bit. I was trying to use some 1" hose to siphon, and was looking down to make sure the water wasnt going all over the floor, and I seem to have sucked up the anemone a bit. It quickly retracted into the cave. I cannot tell if I hurt it and ripped...

Hi Everyone I posted on here about a week ago. I thought that my only fish inhabitant, a B&W saddleback clown might have had Ich. Well, basically I am still not certain what is going on there. He looks great (no spots) for the past 4 or 5 days, and he is eating and seems happy. My QT is winding...

So my anemone moved (over the last 2 days) from front and center to the back corner, right below my maxijet intake. Thank goodness that I have prefilters on there or this would have been a catastrophe! I have a feeling it was trying to move towards the lights, but somehow missed its target. Is...

So I took a chance and added some things to my tank without Quarantining them. I know it was risky, but I dont have proper lighting on my QT. I added some corals, a few shrimps and snails, and a BTA. I did my best not to get any LFS water in the tank, although I know this isnt a fool proof...

I was wondering if I should be using either DT's phytoplankton or marine snow to feed my corals. I have some mushrooms, frogspawn, star polyps, clove polyps, a BTA, etc. Is there a difference between these two products? Would you recommend one over the other or neither? Please fill me in...

Hi I have recently added some prefilter (actually they are nylons) to my koralia pumps so that my new anemone doesnt get sucked up. I have noticed that I have to clean the darn thing every day or so because it gets all sort of stuff stuck to it as it sucks in the water. I have been thinking...

Can anyone tell if this anemone might be positioning itself for a split? It has stretched itself out so that part of it is connected to one side of the cave and part is connected to the other. I am hoping that it might split becuase it is getting to be too big for my tank and if it splits, I...

I was wondering if anyone else out there has every used random items from the house to help in the aquarium.... If you do, post up your suggestions for others to read! I think my most "helpful" item is womens hair claw clips, which work really good for drip acclimating anything. I use one to...

Does anybody own one of these? I seem to have lost my instruction sheet and cant remember if I need 1ml or 2mls of aquarium water....

Okay, So I set up a QT about 5 or 6 weeks ago so that I can QT some upcoming fish additions. I used a 10 gallon and some equipment that I had on hand, including a biowheel filter. I filled it with water straight from my display to kick off the cycle. I also added a cocktail shrimp for a day or...

Here are some pictures of my 24 gallon aquapod HQI. I have been working on getting it up and going for a long long time.... Here is a picture of the tank before I added any new corals. (July)... Here is a picture after I added a few corals such as the hairy mushroom, the rose coral, and the...