Recent content by mfed

i recently purchased an australian copperband butterfly, a coral beauty angelfish, and a purple firefish. general thoughts/suggestions for the best brand and types of food on the market for these guys. i know the the copperband butterfly feeds on crustaceon flesh, mysid shrimp, and brine...

yeah!!, thats the one....i found an australian copperband on another site...many say that the australian copperband is a much heartier fish and adapts to reef tanks much better than the phillipine copperband. "tanks" alot Mike

anyone know the adult size of an australian copperband butterfly?? "tanks" alot :wink: Mike

anyone know where i can buy a clarion angelfish from?? I just read an article in Aquarium Fish Magazine on angelfish and this guy looks very interesting!! "tanks" alot :wink: Mike

how does a kole tang and a coral beauty sound together??? anyone with suggestions to fish suitable for a 55 gal reef tank, im welcome to ideas for favorite fish!!! :D Id like to have one or two larger fish as the centerpiece with a few others as highlights!! "tanks" alot :wink: Mike

are the singapore angelfish and a coral beauty compatible in a 55 gal reef tank?? Mike

cool, thanks man. I agree with you...they really arent gonna reach full adult size most of the time. "tanks" alot Mike

the yellow eye tang will fit in the 55 gal??? its adult size only gets to about 7-8 inches right? "tanks" alot Mike

thanks so much guys for the help....i havent made a final decision yet!! haha Ive decided to drop the idea of a 3rd clownfish and hosting a juvenile blue tang is pointless if it will outgrow the tank in the end i guess.... a few more ideas to run by you guys... ill stick with the purple...

ive recently been debating a final stock list for my 55 gal tank...planning on making it a reef tank somewhere down the line once ive had the tank for long enough...i have about 50 lbs fiji liverock on top of a bed of livesand right now....ive been going back on forth for what fish to stock it...

both the clowns are small....about 1-1.5 inches a piece....most often i feed them once a day

i think i might add a few inverts to my cleanup crew...its a 55 gal tank so i think it can sustain some more....i also have right now just 2 ocelaris clownfish in there....ill try to reduce the feedings a little bit to see what happens.... a water change once a week is a good idea too....i had...

Ive had my 55 gal sw tank running for about 8 weeks now...i have 45 lbs lr fully cured... 2 weeks ago i bought a light cleaner crew, just 2 turbos, 5 astreae, 5 scarlett crabs, and a couple of emerald crabs... I am finding that the green and light brown algae is growing on the sides of the...

thanks guys!! ill chaeck the water once more tomorrow before i buy any critters to make sure! so far, its been holding at 0 ammonia, o nitrite, and very low nitrate knock on wood, the cycle wasnt at all a problem :lol: :D "tanks" alot!! Mike

Hey all...so ive had my 55 gal set-up with 45 lbs lr...and have been checking the water parameters routinely and i was just about ready to buy a small clean-up crew (scarlet hermits and snails and such)....but ive started to notice a large amount of light brown "stuff" on the live rock!!! its...