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  1. mainejo1

    fish for my tank (i love zugulator pumps)

    If you have plenty of hiding places, you should be fine with another tang or two. I have a yellow and a Naso, both great. Naso seems stronger and less shy. I had a Koran, too and just loved him. If I were you I believe I would get a Koran and Naso, and maybe a yellow, too. Just do it...
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    Weird film on glass near bottom of tank.

    Normal, mostly because it is hard to get to and clean. If you didn't clean your glass you would probably see it half way up the front too.
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    CLOUDY WATER HELP !

    Erik, what about your filter medium? I also have a large load on my 29gal, and do fine with very frequent water changes, (5 gal every week) and frequent carbon and cartridge changes. If not, my water gets quite cloudy, and I have observed some fish scratching. Best of luck. Increase your...
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    Stopping Ick!

    I have had tremendous success in treating and preventing ich with two treatments. First, Megan, there is some truth to increased temp in decreasing ich. But, ich is just like a cold virus in humans. It is always there on the fish, and will rear its' ugly head in any stressful situation such...
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    Fishgirl, and other TANG LOVERS!!!!!

    I have two tanks (30 and 90) and two yellow tangs. Marilyn, in the 30 gal is shy, and hides when a stranger comes into the room. Mae, in the 90 gal., actually lets me rub her body. HONEST!! When I first got her, she was sickly with ich and "stuff", and was letting the cleaner shrimp clean...
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    Please Help!

    First of all, never, never, use copper with anything other than fish. This means live rock, crabs, shrimp, anenomes, hard and soft coral. Copper is only safe in a true fish only tank. I have had great luck treating ich with Melafix (a natural tee tree oil) in the water, and feeding food...
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    Filters

    Steve,( Mr. Salty), good description of a wet/dry filter! best I've ever heard!
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    What other kinds of angelfish can I put with a Koran?

    My reading has revealed that you should not have more than one angel fish per tank, regardless of tank size. YOu may, however put some dwarf (pygmy) angels in with your Koran. Anyone agree, or did I read this info from a wrong source? P.S. Enjoy your Koran, and have fun watching his pattern...
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    lowering high levels, please hhhheeeeelllllppppp

    With a nitrate level that high, I disagree with the fish store guy, especially with inverts in your tank. I am suprised your anenome is still alive. Try to do a water change asap, even if it is a small one. There is also a product that you can put in your filter that is very porous and...
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    Behavior of Cleaner Wrasses

    Most butterfly fishes.
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    Tang question

    Mitch, I have had great success with a product called Melafix. It is a natural product, pure tea tree oil. It is not harmful to fish, live rock, or invertebrates. I would try that before I would try to capture and quarantine, as long as she is acting OK. She may simply have scratced herself...
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    Tang question

    P.S. I guarantee you will have more problems with your damsel than the tang. Also, as far as adding a dwarf angel last, you did the right thing as they should be added last because of being more fragile. Turn your lights off when you add a new fish, and seriously, rearrange the tank, and I bet...
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    Tang question

    Mitch, I have a 30 gal and a 90 gal, both with yellow tangs that were added before other fish. I just added a trigger and niger two weeks ago in the 90gal with a yellow tang, and she couldn't care less. You may think of either adding more rock/hiding places or rearrange what you already have...
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    Did You Miss Me?

    Actually, Kris, I noticed you haven't been around. Glad all is well!
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    to SUMP, or not to SUMP.

    Steve, you most certainly can make your own sump, and save a bunch of money in the process. The actual gallon capacity of the entire system is increased with a sump, so in that respect you are dealing with a larger tank and will have more effective filtration, so you can support more life...
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    Behavior of Cleaner Wrasses

    ODB, get yourself and your fish a cleaner shrimp or two. They will clean your fish as well, if not better than a cleaner wrasse, and are alot hardier and will live much longer. they molt routinely, which is fun, and will climb up your arm and clean you, too. they eat anything you feed your...
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    Silly Question :)

    Mitch, it would be a good idea to add more rock at the same time you add your new fish. It will take the stress of the new fish you add away from your existing inhabitants, and provide a home for all. I love all of the live rock I have, and highly recommend getting as much as you can. Just...
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    Cleaner Wrasse

    Also, you can buy frozen brine shrimp with spirolina in it that will give your tangs the greens they need while they enjoy shrimp.
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    Cleaner Wrasse

    Bobsingh, Clayton is right. Maybe yours will do well with what you feed your other fish but you may want to consider a cleaner shrimp or two instead of a cleaner wrasse. I lost two, each the day after I got them but have four cleaner shrimp that do a great job cleaning my fish, and eat...
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    not sure what these are

    No cause for alarm, they will come and go in your tank. I can never remember the name, though. Can anyone help?
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