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Why do you want to take the feather duster out?

The stick on temperature things are not the most accurate. I would go buy a better thermometer to check to make sure that your stick on one is close to the proper temp.

you don't need to buy mated clowns... just get two small clowns and one will get big and they will pair up... I have done it twice and they are awesome.

It must have been reading your thread and wanted to prove that it was an amazing climber with less legs... sorry I had to make the joke.

WOOT! Hurry up and get the cycle going.

Welcome aboard :D

Feed the flake to the bucket and see if you get any movement.

I would put some food in the bucket and watch for it... if the thing comes out and is waving in the air it is probably a brittle star... if it doesn't come out then I would watch it at night so I could get a better idea of what it is.

+1 :lol:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea-Monkeys Most brine shrimp (and sea monkeys) come as cysts... kinda like eggs only they last longer and can live in harsh conditions... They are hatched eggs that have gone into a "hibernation" state.

Cyano...

Sea Monkeys are an artificial breed. They are hybridized brine shrimp.

Probably long as it would allow more side to side swimming room for the larger fish in QT.

If you are not going to treat everything then I would QT in the 55 for supervision and if they develop symptoms I would move them to a smaller tank for treatment, once treatment has completed I would put it back into the 55g (after cleaning and "sterilizing" the 55g) Unless you would like to...

If you are not treating your fish I suggest you keep them in the QT longer rather then shorter. A fish can be infected and not show signs for the first week or more. Most importantly, watch your fish closely in a QT to make sure that they are okay and haven't started to develop any signs of...