Recent content by Barbera

Thank you for your informative response. The poor thing is really taking a nose dive today. I'm going to take it to my LFS who said they'll see what they can do to nurse it back. I feel so bad. I didn't realize that a tank doesn't need a CC substrate. Can I replace it or parts of it with...

I've been re-reading yours (and everyone elses replies) for the umteenth time and it just occcured to me .... I don't have sand. I have a crushed coral substrate. Could that be why he's not happy planting anywhere? If so, would you recommend putting sand in the area he's in? He's getting...

The anemone was decidedly NOT happy where I moved him and was about to battle a curlycue anemone, so today I moved him back. I am definately not cut out for this GOD business. And to think I'm only trying to decide what's best for 55 gallons of water.... One thing this whole reef thing is...

Thank you for your quick response. I'm worried sick about this silly thing. I did dig a hole against the new rock I moved him to, so he could bury his foot. Since I last wrote the clowns have found him and are trying to "fluff him up". Gosh, I just hate playing "God", when I don't even...

I added a beautiful, rather large & very healthy-looking long tenacle anemone to my 2-yr-old tank a week ago today. I have a pair of clowfish who hosted my brain coral to death, so I thought it was time to get them their own. The anemone was thriving up until about about 3 days ago. He moved...

Thank you, Kevin. That article was the most and best information I've received on the Sea Basket. I have not fed it yet, but I will tonight. Now that I've learned that the rolled-up state that it's in is natural in the day, I will focus on feeding. Thank you again for your help!

learning the hard way Eeks, I posted a question about my Sea Basket Starfish the other day, and since then I'm reading about everyone elses problems with starfishes. I just added the Sea Basket to the tank a few days ago and he's just wrapped himself around an airhose & refuses to come out...

I have a 2-yr-old aquarium. Two days ago I added a really cool Sea Basket Starfish. He was very active when I put him in the tank, and steadfastly made his way to the airhose on my protein skimmer where he has been ever since. Today I coaxed him off the airhose & placed him on a rock. Within...