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Is it unusual for clowns to host different things? I've got a very young pair of clown, this juveniles and the male is hosting a coral and the female is hosting a featherduster. Is that a problem? Does it mean they're not a true pair yet?

I first want to state that this was not intentional in anyway but I think my chromis and my clownfish have bonded. I've got a single chromis that was being bullied in the bigger tank and an extra clownfish from my threesome in a ten gallon. They are the only fish in there. Well, lately I've...

I'm curious to know from the more experience saltwater enthusiasts here if the principle of selection and breeding of ALL DAMSELS is the same as that of clownfish? After all, ain't clowns damsels too. Would other damsels types go thru the same little courtship dance that clowns do? I know some...

Just seen it. Just took it out. A slug like creature with two antenne that was sending up puffs of smoke. Whatever the stuff was the fish were eating it. Should I keep it or kill it?

I know I saw a topic thread on this once before but I can't seem to find it. The question is, is that one of my clowns back is turning dark and I was wondering if that had to do with the number of hours the lights on the tanks are on. Is this the clowns equalivent of a sunburn? Is this normal...

I don't know the temperament of a coral banded and whether this is normal or not but I've observed him making charges at fish that come to close. Is he trying to catch and eat one or drive it away? Do they catch and eat small fish? Should I be worried about my firefish, the clowns or my...

I need a good strong lecture on how many fish one can keep in a 20H. I'm fearing my passion/obcession has taken a hold and I've lost all sense of reality. So I'm asking my fellow hobbiest for a dose of reality, a swift kick in the pants or simply the facts of how many fish I can safely keep in a...

I just saw a worm-like creature in the water that kind of reminded me of an angle worm on land. It was very, very long and narrow and could stretch itself out even longer to get to another rock. I didn't know if it was harmful or not so I left it in. What is it and will it eat my coral?

I've got two yellow ball-like sponges or at least that's what the lfs told me was on the live rock I bought from them. But right now the largest one has a bulge on top of it and I've seen an air bubble. It looks like something is trying to get out. I'm seeing two/three white pimples pushing out...

I have this stuff growing on my live rock that I got from the lfs. It looks like rust to me and I've been noticing that it's spreading to other rocks that never had it before. Is this bad stuff? If so, how do I get rid of it?

I've noticed in some of my live rock this black rubbery looking stuff. I was able to pick some out and it felt spongie. What is it? Is it a type of sponge or something else?

Now here's a dumb question you've probably never heard before. Will boiling tap water and then cooling it, adding conditioners remove the high phospherous levels in the tap water? I hurt my back lugging home ro/ri water yesterday.

Looking to save myself money and grief so I hope everyone or anyone can help on this. I have a 20H tank with two high intensity Coralife 50/50 bulbs(all I can afford right now). I'm looking for some beginners corals with intense colors that would work well under those conditions. Mushrooms seem...

I ordered a shipment of fishes that I received on tuesday. One of those fish was a green clown goby. I haven't seen it since. Now I got a firefish goby and I know it was shy in the beginning especally when I kept going into the tank to adjust the corals and rocks. Are clown gobies just as shy...

I order this frogspawn and got it last week. Didn't pay attention to where it's suppose to be placed(bottom of tank)and got it to close to the lights. Now it's turned all brown and not opening. I've check my perimeters and with the exception of the phosphates(a little high) everything is...

To my knowledge there are two causes to flashing. Parasites or less then pristine water quality. Having said that are there some fish like clowns that are more sensitive to water quality then other fish? Because right now I've got three clowns and only they are flashing and two have clamped fins...

Hi, I'm still relatively new to this hobby and I had some questions about what equipement are necessary for nano reefing. I understand that a protein skimmer isn't really necessary for small tanks like my 20H. Wondering if you guys here feel the same way about that. Next question. RO/RI...

Bought a blue and gold damsel fish a few days ago and brought him home to QT. Didn't notice a problem at fish store but after I got it home saw that scales near the head looks odd like they may have been injured during shipment. Next day that injury had turned into a big white patch and I...

I purchased a banded coral shrimp today and when I got him home I noticed that his antenne are all bent. I didn't notice him like that at the store and so I'm not sure if it happen on the way home or not. Will he be able to find food and his way around with them like that? Also, he's not acting...

Is this a product that is safe for my aquarium and will help my fish? I'm getting confusing messages.