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So I was playing ping pong and the lid to my aggressive (which sits next to the ping pong table) was open. A stray ball flew past the opening AND MY V-TAIL GROUPER LEAPED OUT OF THE TANK AT THE EXACT MOMENT. I assume it was trying to catch the ball. It failed, the ball fell in the tank and...

Well, the LFS finally had a mandarin that was eating frozen. I'm very excited. I was concerned that my setup might not sustain a mandarin in the long term without eating frozen, so I've waited... and waited and waited. Today they finally had one. He's a gorgeous little guy. So my setup is...

I like that some other websites have complete information for all of their livestock. Things such as minimum tank size, maximum size, preferred water parameters, info about origin if relevant, and maybe a paragraph about them as tank inhabitants. Some species here have no information at all...

The last few times I have attempted to use ---- someone has tried to scam me. The last few times it was auctions in which I was selling something, so I didn't lose anything. This time I think I sent someone money who had hijacked an account. Does anyone else feel that ---- is hopelessly...

My tomato clown has discolored and ragged ventral fins. I noticed this a few weeks ago, but they seemed to get better. Now he is hanging out behind a rock, breathing fast and not eating. He is usually one of my most bold fish and eats like a pig. My tank is 55 gallons with a sump/refuge...

A 65 gallon system sorta fell in my lap, so my roommate and I are gonna make it an aggressive tank. I keep reading on various websites that harlequin tusks require a minimum of 55-65 (that's the range i'm seeing) and lots of hiding places. Frankly I'm a little skeptical... it seems they get a...

A friend of my roommate's gave me her 65 gallon tank today. It had two damsels and a chocolate chip star in it. I just measured the salinity and it was 1.038! I'm amazed that they could live through that (more the star than the damsels). I can't imagine what the nitrates are.

Anyone else like to cook? I find it a fun and relaxing break from the grind of the day. Post any recipes you've come up with here and maybe someone else will give them a shot. Thai Mango Mahi-Mahi Soup: Simmer 1 can of lite coconut milk with two (more or less, as you like) diced red chilis, a...

I bought this guy an anemone a few days ago, and tried the old picture of a clown hosting to give him the idea (this has worked for me in the past). The anemone wedged itself, somewhat inaccessibly, between two rocks, but the fish got the idea and is now hosting my GSP colony. He had never...

I have a 29 gallon that was being used as a QT. It had been empty for a few days when the heater broke. I've just now replaced it (a few weeks later), so the temperature has been up and down between 55 and 72 for time. I have been feeding the tank a bit to keep the cycle up. My question is...

I've started feeding my green lobo, and since it has gotten so much healthier. It's really pretty awesome how it has improved. I feed it basically chopped up formula one. Gobbles the stuff up. I do this every day because it seems to help and it is awesome to watch. So can I overfeed a coral?

So I had this idea: I don't have a sump, so I figured a way to get water flowing through some chaeto would be to replace filter cartridges in a simple HOB mechanical filter with chaeto. Has anyone tried this? I figure it's gonna need light, so I took of the top and put a 15 watt fluorescent...

I have a nova extreme hood that is 2x54 watt 10,000K and 2x54 watt actinic. Do both count towards my "watts per gallon" as it applies to keeping corals? or do the actinics contribute less in terms of coral health? Thanks

My fish have been all coppered up in the QT for 3 weeks! I can't believe i've made it this long. How long does the DT need to be fish free for the ich to be gone? I'm sure this info is somewhere, and I hate to make a multiple thread, but I can't find it and I'm sure one of you knows So how...

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I have been anxiously awaiting some pods showing up since I set up my tank (around 3 months ago). Finally I see some a few days ago (munching on a dead polyp, sadly), and I realize they are everywhere. My tank is crawling with the suckers. I don't specifically know what kind they are (iso...

... Just kidding! But now that you're here... What do you guys think: Blue Spotted Hawaiian Puffer or Valentini (or your opinions on both... i know they can fight) Dwarf Lion Flame Angel Added in that order to a 29 gallon tank with a cheap HOB mechanical filter and a skimmer rated for 65...

I have a 29 gallon tank set up right now to QT the fish from my reef tank. I am thinking of setting it up as a FO tank when the treatment is over, since it has copper in it and I don't want to risk hurting any inverts. Since my previous experience is all reef-based, what sort of filtration is...

So I'm battling ich and have decided that I'm going to have to QT everything. How do you maintain water parameters with no active biological filtration? I am guessing it's just frequent water changes.... How frequent? Anyway, I'm going to rip my tank apart tomorrow and get everyone in QT, I'd...

Sadly, Crash, one of my tomato clowns, was killed by ich recently. Flash, her lover, remains vibrant, as do the rest of my fish. Once the ich issue is resolved, will it be possible to add another tomato? Flash is tank raised and a juvenile. He fought with Crash when we first got them, but...