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Just because they can shatter glass doesn't mean they will. I've kept one in a normal aquarium for a while now with no glass shattering. I think it's usually a case of them hunting something that happens to be against the glass when that happens. I wouldn't worry about it otherwise.

I have GFI outlets on all my aquarium stuff and I have never had one trip when it wasn't supposed to. My dad is an electrician and he insisted I switch the outlets I was using with GFI's just in case. He said it meant the difference between life and death, especially when dealing with saltwater.

Have you gotten your ich problem under control?

http://www.petsforum.com/personal/trevor-jones/hyposalinity.html This is a good article on hyposalinity. If you notice though, the SG needs to be lowered to around 1.009, I don't think 1.019 or even 1.017 would be low enough to be truly effective. Good luck. =)

Unfortunately if you don't have a consistant source of pods he will die. These fish eat pretty much constantly and a mysis here and there just isn't going to cut it. Sorry =( That really sucks... I would still try asking the LFS if they'll take him. They may not give you any money for him...

And personally, I don't see the problem with waiting. There are plenty of other fish that would do fine in his set up. And since he's planning on getting a larger set up in the future than what is the big deal with waiting? In my opinion if it's going to be less than ideal for the fish than...

Let's think of it this way. Would you be happy living in your bathroom for one year if you knew that after one year there was a "possibility" you would be able to move out into the rest of the house? It's doable yes, but not neccessarily in the best interests of the fish. If you think you...

I have to admit that I can't touch them bare handed because I can't stand feeling them move. It's quite possibly the freakiest thing I have ever felt.

I haven't given up on the yellow tang. My issue comes with them being labled a beginners fish by LFS and not telling the beginners about proper husbandry. In a new tank there might not be enough residual greenery for them to feed on and it is neccessary to suplement them with veggies. The...

Wanted to update... Sad to say but I lost the fight. She died last night. =( Ultimately I think it was probably the stress of the whole ordeal that killed her. When I got her she was already in pretty bad shape and the move and everything probably added insult to injury and ended up being...

I'm sorry but you really need to slow down. It seems like every other post you make is about some new aquisition. STOP! Spend a bit just stabalizing your tank. Observe it...clean it...enjoy it...stop trying to add stuff to it. Angelfish are not to be added lightly. They require discipline...

I ended up getting the snowflake and I'm very happy I did. I do think that at some point I will set up an eel tank but only because I want to get a few more. I am totally in love with him! He's so little and cute. =P He's taken very well to feeding from the feeding prong so I'm happy about...

Wow...just wow. Thank you so much for sharing that. =)

Ok don't laugh at me because I'm serious but is it possible to have fat fish? Or more importantly, fish that are too fat? I've just noticed that some of my babies are getting some serious guts on em. My wrasse and clown in particular. I only feed them 3 times a week so I don't think I'm...

I believe clams are very light intensive and need MH lights.

GET A ROOM!! =P

Please don't put a tang in a 45 gallon. They really need room to swim and will suffer for it. For something a little larger I would reccomend looking at a wrasse of some type or a clownfish. Remember though that bigger fish need bigger tanks. =)

I wouldn't reccomend getting the banded coral shrimp if you're going to be getting any other types of shrimp. They are very aggressive and will kill other shrimp.

Brain coral...I meant brain coral...

Well your lighting could certainly be a problem. I don't have a brain myself but if I remember correctly from what I've read they require at least moderate lighting. I'd do a little more research if I were you on lighting.

You may want to consider a chiller with the summer coming. For a 75g to shoot up that quickly it must have gotten pretty hot in there. I know how it is...I have an old house with not so great insulation so I have to watch my temp pretty carefully. I'm not sure about the ice cubes and...

Hmmm...Hara you mentioned that snowflakes generally won't bother fish unless they're hungry. My LFS has a tiny snowflake for sale that I was thinking about getting for my 75g. I was wondering if since it would be growing up with the fish it might get used to them and not be aggressive. Does...

They are copepods. They are not harmful at all. The more the better. =)

I actually have a fairly aggressive yellow tang myself. When he was added to the tank there wern't many inhabitants so luckily he never managed to kill anything, though he did try quite eagerly to stab the heck out of his own reflection. He's calmed down somewhat but I still always have to...

Thanks for the advice. I hope I can get him back to good health. They're such pretty fish.