Recent content by swaman

Hi All! I used crushed coral as the substrate in my tank. The more I read about snails and clams, the more I like their reputation as tank cleaners. Would it be beneficial for me (and them) to put snails/mussels/clams etc. in my tank, although they obviously won't be able to burrow? Thanks...

UTOH!.....May have WAAAAAY over done it for one tang. Got up this morning and the tank looks like a "snow-globe" with minute frags of seaweed just floating through it. I guess next time I'll know better, but for the next few hours I'll be netting seaweed debris out of the tank. I hope what I...

Tangy...... Seems to be improving! He is getting his color back, and comes out of hiding when I turn off the lights and the tank is only illuminated by room light.:D I took the advice and picked up some seaweed today. I just clipped and hung a sheet in the tank......is this the correct method...

yellow tang..... The other inhabitants are placid.......2 firefish, 2 percula clowns (one of which has cozied right up to the yellow). The tang seems to be losing his bright coloration also. Hopefully this is a simple stress situation that he will recover from. Whatever this is, it hasn't...

I put a pefectly healthy yellow tang (medium) in my tank 5 days ago. For the first 4 days, he was very active and sociable. He also took an imediate likeing to one of my clowns, and they became inseperable. Suddenly last evening, I noticed that he had gotten very reclusive, hiding in the back...

Hi All! I have recently established my second FOWLR tank, and have a question about the clarity of the glass. Both tanks came from well known manufacturers, and looked crystal clear before filling. I was careful to completely clean them brfore getting started. Why do you suppose the tank is less...

I've had many fish over the past 10 years, but NEVER have I had any that laid down to sleep! I introduced a pair of clowns last week, and yesterday I thought they had expired, when I went to feed them on my way out the door to work. It was still dark, and I hadn't turned on any lights yet, when...