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this is most likelu a fungal infection known as cottonmouth and on the fins it is probably fin rot. my favourite medication is melafix which treats all fungal infections. another thing you could do is add a little bit of aquarium salt athough i recommend melafix. it usually has something to do...

When dealing with a nano reef you must research first! if this is your first salwater tank i will give you three strict rules Stock with species that are beginner level understock your tank Be absolutely dogmatic about your maintenance. remember nano reefs are not very forgiving and an...

The minimum amount of tank space is about ten gallons. fill the tank with 5 gallons or half of the tank with water and add 1 1/2 tbs of aquarium salt. make sure the gravel is sloped so there is some dry land. In captivity, they can be fed sinking crab food, fish food meant for scavengers...

if it is a bacterial or fungal infection Melafix is the medication i use for my cichlids. it is tea tree extract and it works great

all african cichlids should be fine with each other although i do have a very agressive auratus or malawi golden cichlid who harassed my other fish to the point of getting ich. these guys should be fine as long as they have a similar growth rate. the fuellaborni has a fairly large mouth but is...

sounds like a nice tank!

raise the temperature! the salt is good but the ick goes away much faster when you raise the temperature. i had ick with my cichlids and i didnt even add salt. i just raised the temp to 85 and it dissapeared :)

marine fish can still get ich butit is a saltwater form. if it happens just pumpthe temperature up.

some good cleaners are emerald crabs turbo snails and rabbit fish

sushi!

the fiddler crab would probably eat the ghost shrimp so that is not the best choice. the guppies would go good with the ghost shrimp though. the barbs would not work because they need a lot of surface area because they are strong swimmers. you should make sure that the shrimp have lots of algae...

Definitely a notho of some sort. probably a red tailed notho or scientific name: Nothobranchius guentheri. they are a hardy species but males are very agressive towards on another. there are several related species of these fish but this one is the most colorful. another similar species is the...