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I will if they have any male Kudas for me. I have bought lots of other fish from them and all has been well.

I have a better picture now, so I'm really hoping that someone can figure it out now that they can see it better. Thanks!

Haven't been to that board, ScubaGuy, but it's likely because I have zero time. Just got back from Bonaire to tanks that were not taken care of properly. Videos on my home page. So as not to hijack the thread from our poor suffering friend here, I took my Instant Ocean hydrometer to an LFS...

I very much agree with Scuba Guy. You know, when the Scuba people agree, you KNOW it's gotta be right :-)

I third it. It is possible to be against the war in Iraq and still support the troops, appreciating the service they provide to freedom and to this country. I always hope for their safety, vote for those politicians who want to provide more safety equipment for them, protect their health care...

I was in Bonaire leading a dive trip. We were scheduled to go home 9/12. We had just had a magnificent last dive of the trip, interacting with all kinds of wonderful creatures, and had played with a pod of dolphins with our boat wake. We were on a huge high as we pulled into the dock. Then...

That's pretty harsh for your family to call you that. Yes, we all do get frustrated. I'm still pretty new, so it's been several cycles of strangeness for me. I just got home from vacation where my tank sitter didn't notice that the lights were left on 24/7 for two weeks. My small tank was...

Yeah, what Mandarin said :-). You might want to do a quick test on the RO water before you add it just to make sure. You might also look into salifert test kits. They're quite good.

What was the bucket used for prior to your using it for your tank? Was there ever any soap or other chemicals in it? Even when you rinse it out very well, sometimes there is residue. Is there any way that something like tank cleaning chemicals could have gotten into the tank? Did anyone use...

Betcha anything that the banded coral shrimp ate the snails. I caught my arrow crab munching one yesterday.

Yes. I have two in a 120 and they are no problem together. They even occasionally share a burrow. Expect them to excavate Atlantis under your rocks, however. I love mine. They're getting bolder and bolder as time goes on. Guess I WILL have to put something on the top of the tank after all...

My red spotted and my falco both chase each other incessantly. The red spotted had to be moved from another tank because he kept harassing the purple firefish gobis. Mine's quite aggressive, and even stole krill right out of an arrow crab's claws tonight.

You aren't the only one :-). I've been told that the egg type things are snail eggs. That could be. I have margarita snails in the tank. As for the other thing....it's been speculated to be some kind of a nudibranch that might eat leather corals. I don't currently have any, so that might be...

Might I suggest joining a local fish/aquarium club and letting the local hobbyists know when a shop is ridiculous like that? While I realize that sometimes it is very difficult for people to get to a LFS convenient to their homes, I would rather buy mail order than put up with misinformation...

I am having a rough time with my 24 gallon aquapod. I made the mistake of going on vacation for two weeks, and when I came back, I found that the timer had malfunctioned, and the tank keeper didn't notice that the lights were on 24/7. So, bubble algae was everywhere. I cleared it out, and the...

*grin* I have a sitter for the 10 dogs, 2 cats, 3 birds and one teenager. I will definitely look into a service. One of the LFS managers lives near me... perhaps I can beg, plead and pay him enough to show up and play with the fishies :-). Thanks, Beth. Your information has been very...

Thanks again, Beth. I was planning on setting up a QT tank, just hadn't gotten around to it. Got the tang from the LFS that has a great repuatation and I've never had problems with before. Unfortunately, there's always a first time it seems. We're going away in a week so things are going to...

Thank you very much, Beth. I will pick up a tank tomorrow and set it up for the inverts, and catch as many as I can and put them in there. Then I will get a refractor and bring down the salinity as laid out in your wonderfully useful FAQs. Thanks again! I'm hoping for the best.

Hi Beth! So this is ich? Kick Ich isn't working. Would you recommend anything else? I truly appreciate the information. The spots do kinda look like whiteheads.

While they might have one, there's the problem of catching him. It totally stresses him out, and I'm hoping to avoid it if possible. The reason why I want the quarantine tank is to prevent something like this happening in the future.