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I have a royal gramma, and she does have ich. None of my other fish have done this if they have had ich...so I was just curious. Thanks.

do fish with ich typically rub thier bodies against rocks?

I just noticed that my clown has some fuzzy stuff on his white stripe closest to his face. It is not little white spots, so I do not think it is ich. It is hard to describe, but it looks like he scraped himself of something and now it has fuzzy stuff on it. I don't think that is what...

just thought i would give an update on my coral beauty. She is doing fine. I talked to some people at my LFS and they said it was probably due to the stress caused by moving her, so it their anything to serious. They suggested a freshwater dip before using chemicals in the tank. I did the...

i just got a coral beauty 2 days ago. She looked perfect in the store and when I initially got her home. Later that night I noticed one or two little spots on her. The next day she didn't have any more, but today she has quite a few. I plan on taking her back to the LFS because I don't have...

there is live rock and other decor for it to hide in. I did see it eat in the store a few days before I bought it, and it was eating the same thing I am feeding it. It does pick at algae and some pods I have in my tank, so she is eating some stuff. I am hoping to atleast get her to eat what I...

I recently added a coral beauty angelfish to my tank yetserday. The LFS store recommended I feed it frozen angel formula, which I bought. I put half a cube in warm water, and added it to the tank. No one ate it though (including my angelfish). Is this common for a new fish, or are there...

the eclipse tank is 29 gallons, so they have plenty of room. The fish are doing fine. The amonia levels have dropped to .3 as of today and drop a little everyday. They are eating well and swimming more activly. thanks for your help

I just visited my LFS to discuss the problem, and they also said it was probably a feeding problem. I did see a spike and levels lowered. I already have LR and sand. The LFS recommended some biospira as well as a water change, both of which I have added and done. We'll see what happens and...

all levels were zero before I added the clownfish. I tested it myself and took a sample to my LFS. I have the eclipse filtration system (not sure if that is what it is called, but it is what comes with eclipse tanks) It is possible that there were problems with overfeeding since they weren't...

I started my SW tank about a month ago. Everything was going great until about a week ago. I got 2 clownfish about a week and a half ago and aside from a few initial eating problems they were doing great. Over the last week or so the tank has been getting progressively cloudier. There was...

I assume the aquatic store you are talking about is reef connection. I was just in there the other day and they have some of the biggest fish I have ever seen! Their puffers are huge. I am not sure about the Arh...I am not in Ames a lot even though I go to Iowa State. Thanks for the info on...

I am origionally from Pella, Iowa, but live in Altoona now. I am also currently attending ISU..so yes...Go Cyclones! :D So are these things going to be my permanent new friends in my tank? What is thier purpose? I am also having some difficulties with cloudy water. ANN are all 0. I did a...

I have a 30 SW tank with 2 clownfish, 1 emerald crab, and 2 hermit crabs...but recently I discovered 1000s of little invaders. There tiny white things crawling all over the sides of my tank. They are about the size of a pinpoint or smaller. Anyone have any idea what these things could be. I...

ok, you can ignore the link...my picture worked this also give a bit closer view...but I don't think you can see all the clear scum covering the tentacles...but trust me...its there in abundance!

It is basically an imitation anemone. It is designed so that the tentacles move with the current. I have no idea what they are made of, but it fairly smooth. The link shows something like it, not exact...but it gives and idea. My water is also considerably more cloudy...is it because of this...

I have a sort of anemone looking piece of decor in my tank that has recently been covered in a clear scum. It is growing on all the little "arms" or whatever they are called. I cleaned it yesterday, and today a new layer just as thick was in its place. Does anyone know what it is...or atleast...

Why do my clownfish seem to be playing "catch" with thier food before eventually spitting it out and moving to a different piece...or just eating it? They will stick it part way in thier mouths...spit it out...stick it back in...and repeat.

since my clownfish aren't eating very well yet I am getting a lot of stuff accumulating on top of my sand. Is there any easy way to clean this? Will my emerald crab and hermit crabs eat most of the stuff sitting on the bottom?

their swimming has become more normal throughout the day. They were swimming into the glass a lot and in weird patterns...(kinda hard to describe how they were swimming) It was mostly just like they were scared. I do not have any other fish yet, but was told by my LFS that a dottyback and...

I just added 2 clownfish to my 30 gallon tank. The tank was fully cycled with ANN all at 0. The fish seem to be doing ok for the most part, but they seem confused by their surroundings. Their swimming is very erratic and they seem to be breathing quite fast. Is this normal for the first...

I recently started my first saltwater tank...a 30 gallon with eclipse filtration system. I Have about 8 lbs. of live rock in it among other decor. I added 3 pink damsel fish about a week ago to start cycling the tank. They are doing fine, but shortly after I added them my tank became...