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Definitely a damsel of some type (there are over 300) based on body and behavior. I haven't seen any with that exact coloration but my bet is some Oscellate variant. The long nose in one pic is just distortion through the glass at the angle the pic was taken.

Lyretails- one male and two females

+1 on the Anthias. My trio exhibit some shoaling traits from the wild. They will get about mid-tank level on one side where the current flows from the bottom towards the top of the tank and just hang out. They will angle themselves downward into the current and sit almost motionless for...

Pics please to be sure.

Not near as much bio-load in the 10 as the 150. And you are doing a 50% change in the 10 vs 8.33% in the 150 (must add the sump water in the calculation). My money is still on the test kit. Get a Salifert and compare.

I would want to know what caused the crack in the brace? Was the tank handled improperly? What may the consequences be down the road if the tank structure was stressed? :hide: I would query your neighbor about how it got cracked.

Live Aquaria is the only online place I order from now. Specimens are extremely healthy, well packed with fast delivery and excellent customer service. Immediately after the appropriate acclimation process, all specimens were accepting food. I've only had one problem with their fish. I...

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Moved 3 Lyretail Anthias from QT to DT. First fish in the newly cycled 125gal!!:dance: Four hours of lights out and two hours after that they would play peek-a-boo. Another hour and all three ate a little brine shrimp. :thumb: There are one male and two females. Both females are a reddish...

Ahh....The dream of any aquarist!!

One thing I wasn't clear about in my post... Make sure you briefly open the air valve THEN CLOSE IT. You want just a small burst of bubbles to watch your flow pattern.

Best placement is hard to tell. It will depend on what you have where in your tank such as equipment and decorations. When setting up my 125gal, I put an airstone in my return line before the return pump (because microbubbles show better), turn it on briefly, then check the bubble flow pattern...

+1 What he said. Until you are able to get your own RO/DI unit, go buy distilled water. Any other decision you will regret sooner or later. And sooner more times than not.

Besides, diseases are more prevalent than you think. Healthy fish are not as prone to the diseases that may be introduced or that they themselves may even carry. Stress is a major cause as to why fish get sick. It inhibits their immune system from fending off the effects of diseases. Think...

I awas thinking the powder blue might not be a good fit. Maybe a regal tang instead, idk.