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  1. trainman

    Fungus (Saprolegnia) on my clown

    can lymph or these other fungus be spread to other fish in the tank
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    Fish compatibility?

    I am thinking about changing up my tank alitte. What i am wondering is which way i should go and if either will work. I have a 24in SFE, and a 9in V.lion. can I add a queen angle without problems, or could i keep the eel, queen angle and a clown trigger together, I know that i would have to get...
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    Lionfish

    I have a question about the feeding habits of lionfish, alittle of the OP question, but didnt want to start a new thread. I have a 9in V.lion, that has ate silversides 3 days a week for over a year. but all of a sudden he hasnt been interested in eating for a week now. He has never had a mood...
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    urchin?

    i moved him to my reef tank, nitrates were around 5ish in that tank, he is eating and has moved alittle. will his spikes that he lost regrow. sg in that tank is 1.025 also.
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    urchin?

    SG is bout 1.025, and nitrates are over 40
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    urchin?

    I bought a red sea urchin about a week ago, he has been really cleaning up my rocks. But tonight I have noticed that he has lost some of his spines, from what I can tell, this means I have high nitrates and some bad water quality. I can fix these over the next few days, but does anyone know if...
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    angle ?

    k, thanks, i will just pass on the passer, just hard to pass on it being i could get it for cheap. but i do want two angels, and the queen is one of the choosen for sure.
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    angle ?

    another question about angelfish. can i keep more than one. reason i am asking is i got a friend that needs to get rid of his passer angel. I would like to get him, but if that means that i cant add the queen latter i would hold off. what do u guys think.
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    angle ?

    Originally Posted by small triggers what other fish do you have other than the lion? Angels are very beautiful and would love being in a tank that large, really either would be fine. all i have is the lion, been trying to decide on which fish to add next.
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    angle ?

    I am thinking about purchasing a angle. I have a 100g with a v.lion. would a queen or blueface angle be a good choice. I will be upgrading to a 300g shortly, so either angle would have plenty of room.
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    Mexican turbo snail?

    should the foot be hard, i tried this and it seemed that the foot was stiff.
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    Mexican turbo snail?

    How do i tell if they are dead. I added 3 turbos yesterday, they moved around all day and night. but today they havent moved any, they havent even stuck their foot out. Just wondering if there dead.
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    need help understanding algae

    I am pretty much a newbie and need some help understanding my algae and tank problems. I need to find the root of my outbreaks, i believe they are mostly diatoms on the sand. not sure as what the greenish algae on the rocks are. It is not a bad outbreak bye no means. To start with I have a...
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    Funny things your fish do

    my lion will turn upside down and swim the entire length of the tank, weird looking.
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    will these work together

    yea i have about 20lbs of LR. and biowheel setup
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    will these work together

    Originally Posted by small triggers most of the time they are fine in odd numbers, but with the tank only being 20 gallons and having the 2 clowns in it, there is the potential for a problem. What about a chromis and a sand sifting goby for some other color? so u saying that 2 clowns, one...
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    will these work together

    Originally Posted by dustyboy316 Probably. Maybe 2 would be better. 2 Oscellaris CF live in my 10 gallon. I'm sure another 10 could hold 2 more fish. i thought that i needed to add a odd number for the chromis.
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    will these work together

    for my daugthers tank, 20g long, with live sand, and 5-6 pieces of LR. can this tank support and are these compatible. 2 osc.clowns and 3 blue/green chromis.
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    Lions living together

    how about two different types of lions, i have a v.lion and my wife really likes the fuzzys. my lfs says they would be ok but might have trouble feeding the fuzzy being the volt is so aggresive at feeding times.
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    rock turning rusty...

    Originally Posted by robertmathern +1 Sonds like diatoms to me. is it normal for diatoms to come and go in a tank. my has been up and running for 3 months, they came and went in the first month. now it looks like they may be coming back. is this normal.
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