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Can you mix green and blue chromis? If I got two of each, will they most likely school together? Thanks.

Hello! I was wondering what kind of experiences people have had with cowfish and various macro algae. Mine gets quite a bit of dry sushinori sheets, but I wanted to have a supply of live maccroalgae for him as well. Are there any kinds they prefer or are better for them? I was looking at both...

Hello all. I received my first shipment of LR from liverocks.com (Very Nice) Unfortunately alot of the little crabs didn't make it through the shipping process (quite a few did though!) and now I have a bucket of dead crabs! What is the best way to dispose of them? I also have a brittle start...

Ok, help! MY 12 gallon SW tank is now in trouble. It has been running three months with the intention of it being a QT tank in the future. I have purchased a 25 gallon... waiting to be filled and cycled. What do you suggest I do... I purchased a cowfish yesterday (yes, I know he will eventually...

OK. After a horrible day yesterday (I bought a long horned cowfish and then ran out of gas on the highway - so far it seems to be doing great though) I come home to ich in my FW tank! My poor betta is suddenly (and I do mean suddenly) covered in little white spots. Well, I also have two red...

So it turns out I was right. My jawfish that had dissapeared is shacking up with my purple firefish! They have made several connecting burrows that they share! How funny!

Hello. I am picking up my first coral today from someone locally in my area. It is blue mushroom coral. Does anybody have any links to care info on them? All I seem to be able to find are small bits and pieces such as on Dr's Foster and Smith. So I have come to the conclusion that they do not...

Hello everyone. I am purchasing a new aquarium next weekend and since I value everyone's opinion so much - I would like some help planning inhabitants. I currently only have a FOWLR 12 gallon w/3 green chromis, a purple firefish, and a pearly jawfish. I definately want to move the jawfish...

Ok, Ok, all the puffer talk going on, I can't wait any longer. Within the next few weeks, I am going to purchase another tank (probably a 20 gallon which will be SW, I'll use my existing 12 gallon for the puffers). I had a brackish tank years ago that housed figure 8's, dwarf, and green spotted...

Help! My red claw crab has a fuzzy eye! He doesn't appear to have any other fuzzy white stuff anywhere else... Neither does the other crab or the betta in my tank. He did take a fall about a week ago. I took the lid off and he had crawled up inside. I spooked him and he jumped, probably fell...

Hello! I am special ordering a pearly jawfish from my LFS. I have read as much as I could possibley find ( I will always take more info or links if you have it) and was wondering how I should best acclimate him into his new home. I have read that jawfish are very dificult to move from one tank...

Hello all. I posted a few days ago, a similar question. My female red claw crab molted (I'd only had her a couple of days!) and I am unsure how long to leave the old exoskeleton in the tank. I am aware that they typically eat it to get the calcium they need to get ther new shell hardened, but...

Hello! I have a couple of red claw crabs I got last Thurs (10/16), a male and a female. They are living in a 5 gallon tank with a betta and live plants. The female just molted Sat night, and now it seems she lost two legs on one side of her body! Everything I've read said this can happen, and...

Can anybody reccomend a good brand vitamin enriched supplement to add to live brine shrimp? Thanks. Jen Can I just brag a second... I just got a new purple firefish and he is dazzling! I am so excited. I am working on getting my mom's digital camera (she lives a few hours away from me) so I...

I recently purchased two more green chromis and one of them is very dark and splotchy. He's very skittish, but eats well. I have never seen them get so dark though. Should I be concerned? Jen

Hello everyone. I am currently trying to track down an article I had found on the internet about a year ago. It was called "Curious Cowfish" and was written by Theresa Ulrich. It was originally published in three parts, NOV 00, DEC 00, and JAN 01. It was published in FAMA (freshwater and marine...

Can anybody reccemend a good food for these guys? I noticed them just tonight on my LR. They are so tiny right now! I have never had any corals before, so any info you can offer would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Well, I lost him. I finally called a LFS and was told to use mela- fix. I just put it in last night and he was dead this morning. My question now is, do I need to get another one? I know Chromis are a schooling fish, will just one be ok for the next few weeks? (Until the conditioing period is...

Can a male betta be kept with a crab?

Hello. I am starting my first SW tank. It has been cycling for about a week with two green chromis. It is a 12 gallon with about 12lbs of live rock and the aforementioned chromis. One of the chromis appears to have a nick by his tail. It is a small flesh colored abrasion, may have been caused by...

I have experience with brackish tanks, but have a question regarding SW. Do I need to try and the heat water to the same temp as the tank before I add it at each water change? With my brackish, where I lived, the tap water was much better so we just used tap water that matched the temp. I am...