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After transfering the clowns to the 29 gallon instead of of using it as a FW breeder (maybe I'll do the FW breeder tank early next year), I started thinking about sea horses. Most sources list sea horses as a "Species Only" tank, however my tank only has two Ocellaris clowns, which are far from...

I just looked at my tank, and noticed my brittle star only has two whole arms, two stubs, and one arm completely missing, and my missing, I mean ripped out, part of his center is exposed. The other day, I noticed one of my turbo's had died (maybe killed now) and was eatten. I noticed some...

Ok for the last several months, since I've added a Florida Condi Anemone and Green Star Polyps my only source of lighting has been natural sunlight, and a stock 15 florescent bulb, however I think my anemone is slipping (he anchored himself in a different spot, and hasn't done well since) It...

I just put a 155 gallon pond in outside, and would like to get it cycled. If I take used from dirty filter media from my 55 gallon community, how long can I expect it to take until the pond is completely cycled?

My upside down cat hangs out in the same cave as my BGK does. When I feed the BGK frozen bloodworms at night, because of how the cave is, only the BGK and the catfish have access to the frozen bloodworms. The BGK is good sized so naturally I give him a generous helping, which means the upside...

I was at the lps today, and noticed there were some brittle stars and cleaner shrimp in the section of the store, which usually just carries fish, and has a sign "These tanks are treated with copper, be sure to take caution when acclimating them to your home tank" I asked one of the employees...

I am creating a breeding presentation of neon tetra's for a local aquarium club. After researching, I found that neons require soft water (2-6 gh) Should I just add aquarium salt to do this? How much?

I bought a sea star the other day (Serpant Sea Star). I know they eat clams, dead shimp, and the like, but was wondering: 1) If I could leave some immiation crab/lobster in the tank for him (apparently Meijers had a sale, so my mom stocked up). 2) How often should I feed the star, I feed the...

I recently bought a Florida Condi Anemone, and was interested in how I should go about supplementing them with Iodine and nutrients, and how often to do so.

I hear one of two things that they are a good beginer anemone, or that they are incredibly difficult. I also hear that they can live off direct feedings every 3 weeks or that they should be fed diced shrimp and muscles a few times a week. What confuses me the most is that some say these guys can...

is it possible to keep eco-complete while keeping plants to a minimum? i understand that you need some, or the waste would just inch up, but does the tank need to be densely planted?

i'm asking because yesterday i found my pleco thrashing my nice neocardina (not sure exactly what species he was, big though). i walked into the room, and the pleco quickly swam off like he knew he had done something wrong. i quickly salvaged his body, but it was too late. i had seen the shrimp...

i hatched some of these guys yesterday, but as the instructions were intended for immediate feeding to fish, i'd like to know a little bit more on how to raise them to a decent size. i turned the airator off, they are in a non heat 1 gallon bowl. if i plan on keeping them in there for some...

has anyone done this before? because ohio is too cold during the winter to leave out side, you are actually suppose to but the plant in a baggie, and place it in your fridge (similar to their native carolina climate) i took 'em out a few days ago, and placed him under a 10 gallon fish tank...

i have in certain places, dirty (surface) spots, dark areas os sand where i suppose waste or excess foods build up. my substrate is crushed argonite, and moving it around only clouds up the tank. a turkey baster wont works well either. the sand isn't awful or putrid, should the sand and...

its not so much that its cloudy, but that my newest glass cat is developing white on parts of its body, a fungus maybe? its not ich though. i dont have a picture (or a digital camera for that matter) but imagine just white on him. when i first noticed a week ago, i thought nothing of the little...

i'm guessing one of my sisters hid it (i sometimes forget to take it off and leave in on the kitchen sink, you've never seen anyone get furious like they do about it) or at least moved it from its spot near the sink during cleaning. its been a week and i cant find it, and i really dont want to...

just found an egg clump in one of my tanks from my only mystery snail. i did several months (as in october or so) have a second mytery snail, though i doubt she's been holding eggs in that long. i've heard that for some animals, unferilized eggs may produce 2 or 3 offspring, do these snail eggs...

i recieved a mated pair of orange chromides as a present back in june. they are normally a brackish fish, but as i dont have a tank available for them, i put them in my 55 gallon fw community. the female died a few months ago, and the male hasn't been as active as he was. both fish lost their...

at first it started as some bubbles on the top of the tank, and i did a 3 gallon water change on my 20 gallon tank. now its become a good sized foam ball in one corner? though bubbles are all over the edges ammonia and nitrites are 0 the only thing i've done somewhat recently was remove some...

my params are fine, but i always find at least 2 of my 3 astrea snails at the water line half the time. is it possible there isnt enough air in the water. the temp is 76F params: fine penguin 330 as a power head my clowns, shrimp, and nassarius snails all seem fine. FWIW the astrea dont touch...

first, thanks to all you guys helping out with questions about my getting clowns. i now have 2 Ocellaris clowns, both very small. they eat (though half the food doesn't fit in their tiny mouthes) readily, and swim around. they do pay no attention to each other, the bigger one doesn't even make...

bought my first sw fish, an O. clown today, a tiny one, i'd like to get him/it a mate on saturday if he does fine. i got some mysis shrimp and some mysis shimp, brine shrimp, and emerald entree, any other personal suggestions? he's still acclimating. i've read that they will eat flakes as...

finally got my params in order, and started my tank with 3 small hermit crabs, and 3 astrea snails i did add some brine shrimp and some Emerald Entree omnivore food, to the tank, but with it all floating around, even at the lowest current. will they be able to find the food? how many of you...

in my 20 gallon cycling tank, the pH randomly took a dive to 7.8 it has some LR, BR, and argonite sand (tiny CC). what could have caused the dive, the pH was at 8.1 about 2 weeks ago. more importantly, how do i get it back up? i can add some CC i orginally took out and replaced (many weeks...