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Hello all, update, I gave picassos another formalin fresh water dip for 5 min. I placed them in a 2.5 gallon QT. left them there for an hour then put them back with the anemone. The male picasso seem to be doing just fine if not a little better. the female is simply staying at the bottom of the...

how long must I wait to put my coral back into the tank? as for the clowns should I do do another fresh water dip in the formalin or methylene blue?

hello ray thanks for your reply. I decieded to to do a complete or 75% water change after the copper treatment in 16 days. Then change all my invertabrates back to the community tank. I do plan to send the sail fin tang to the aggresive tank. please advise

hello kurt, yes the picasso was moved from the community tank where she was originally placed. I went ahead and moved her to the fishless aggresvie tank due to her not being able to eat. she seemed to go after the food but as soon as the other fish got close she would wait in the anemone and not...

hello mr x The anemone was in the community tank and was trasfered to the aggressive tank for safe keeping from the copper in the community tank. the female picasso is in there now but hardly moves. should I put a metal halide there or would another flourscent light do? the 50/50 light wont work?

Up date: the markings on the picasso as shown in the pictures have sort of swelled up. It seem they are popping out a bit. sort of like a bump when you hit your head. she is no longer intrested in going into the anemone. Still breathing hard and simply floating in the lower mid section of the...

You are right I did put to many clowns. I really thought they where going to live in harmony as the black clowns would shake to show the picasso's that they come in peace. I didnt understand why the cycle had to be done but I do now. I guess I simply have to wait till the colonies build up correct?

Thank you Mr. X for your reply, On the aggressive tank where she was transferred to from the community tank Parameters as follows Ammonia= 0 Nitrate= .5 Nitrite= 0 Ph Balance= 7.8 and now treating temp at 79 - 81 The community tank where she was initially before transferred to the aggressie...

Update the female picasso's color is not as vivid.

Hello to all, I am fairly new to this awsome hobby, I did the common mistake of not having my tanks cycle. My community tank is now 3 months old and stable. About 3 - 4 weeks ago I purchased 2 grade a picasso's and a bubble rose tip anemone from my LFS (mated pair hosting in anemone). I...