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Ok ill give that a try and see if i have any luck.

Test kit is ok. I tested ro from the fish store and it was perfect . I have 3 tanks and they all have the same problem. My 120 gal has a wet dry with bio balls and filter floss. I change the filter floss at least every 3 to 4 weeks. I currenly have 3 green chromises , 1 clown , 1 wrasse and...

im using tap water that i ttreat and add salt to. I tested the water before putting it in and the nitrates tested 5 ppm Im soooo frustrated

I have a my 120 gal sw tank for about 2 years. I bought it used and transfered the setup it had to my house. When we did this we changed about 85% of the water . After tank was up and running nitrates were alredy through the roof. I have never been able to get it under control and about 1 year...

Thanks steve i apreciate the advise. Ok just two more questions: 1-what about the angel , he has blotches all over him where his color seems to be fading. Is that bad? 2- about a qt tank , can i use a 30 gal that i have set up rite now ? The only things in the 30 gal is live sand live...

Im sorry , i forgot to mention that it was both eyes on the tang that looked like this. the tank is a 120gal and at the moment i do not have a qt tank handy. I have been feeding them mostly flake foods and occationally frozen marine suprime. Do you think the fish bay just be lacking veggies...

I have an naso tang that i have had for about 1 1/2 years. I also have an empirial angel (juvenile about 3-4 inchecs) that i have had for about 3 months. Both are acting normaly. eating ect. But i recently noticed that the tang has cloudy eyes with white dots. I dont see any other spots or...

No other fish were bothering him, he didnt even stay out long enough for that to happen. He looked fine at the fish store where i got him he was swimming alot(they didnt have any sand for him to hide ) So if i leave him alone he will come out? Im just afraid he iss going to starve to death.

I bought a red coris wrasse about 4 days ago and when he entered the tank he swam around and then burried himself in the sand. The next day i toucheed him to get him out of the sand, he came out and then burried himself again. The next day i tried to bring him out again so i scared him out of...

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i have tried several diffirent foods and he would eat one or two bites but now he has stopped eating al together and just lays on the sand. Is there a way force feed the fish?

I noticed that every night when my six line wrasse goes to sleep it forms a mucous membrane looking bubble around himself. Does anyone know what this is?

Water is good Tank mates include a 6 line wrasse and a 1" baby clown trigger. Tank is 30 gal And before anyone goes on i a rant about the fish outgrowwing the tank i have a 120 gal for then when they are big enough to survive the other fish in that tank. So what would be the...

I have had a dragon wrasse for about 2 months and in the past week he has been acting strange and he appears to be VERY skinny. I have been feeing him live brine shrimp and ghost shrip. Could his diet be the problem? Anyone have a solution. I need help my girlfriend really likes this...

I got some drops from the store and treated the tang. Now he is back to his bright yellow self again. Thanks again.