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ok, 1 week ago my tang died. his body was shrinking in behind his head (brain dehydration i'm told). i took him out right away. anyways, now since then, 3 other fish have died and 2 more are going to die soon (clown/damsel). both the remaining clown and damsel are breathing heavy and have ich...

i got home from work today to see my sailfin tang (1 week old) covered in ich. i fed him and he ate a ton, but i noticed that his stomach (well, neck i guess, between his mouth and lower fins) was jutting out. it almost looks like he ate a rock or something, but i doubt it. i don't know what to...

i have a yellow damsel which i hate more than our president and i can't get rid of it. any trapping/capturing ideas without completely breaking down the tank? thanks -al

i accidently dropped my polyp rock onto my green tree coral over a month ago. the tree coral shrivelled up for a short time (an hour), then stood back up. it hasn't opened up nearly as much as it did before the accident though, it only reaches maybe 50% the size of what it used to be. any...

how do you raise your alk if it's a little too low? thanks -al

hi, do shrimp re-grow their legs after losing them? i over-dosed my tank with calcium (don't ask) and my shrimp molted, and along with his outer shell came his legs! he looks pretty busted up, so i did a 15% change to lower the Ca concentration. thanks_ -al

hi i have a brain coral, a tree coral, and some mushrooms. will hermit crabs hurt/annoy/damage/kill any of these? i just bought 20 hermit crabs to take care of an algae problem and saw a few climbing on the brain today. i got kind of nervous. i believe that they are dwarf red tip hermit crabs...

what are the cons of allowing direct sunlight to hit the fishtank? my tank is about 2 feet away from my west facing window, so it receives lots of sunlight, through a cream/white pull down shade. i haven't had any algae problems yet, tank has been set up almost a year. my lighting rig gives me...

i bought 3 green chromis on friday. they were acclimated properly, and my water conditions are good. today i saw one of them pecking another. is this normal due to the new environment? the one being attacked was pretty stressed, as he changed shades to a darker color. other tank inhabitants are...

hey everyone! i currently have 10lbs of LR and 20lbs of LS in my tank. my tank has been running since october and currently houses a goby, clown, 4 green chromis, 3 shrimp and a starfish. i purchased 30lbs of base rock from reefer rocks. can i add it all at once? since it's dead, it doesn't...