Recent content by Terry B

Is freeze dried krill the only thing that you feed it? Lionfish can develop goiter inside the mouth that can block them from eating, especially large pieces of food. If you have only had the lion for two months then I doubt it has had time to develop a goiter. Another common problem with...

Check the pH to see if it is low. The fish is probably very weak from starvation and can't resist bacterial infection. I would keep the fish in quarantine, reduce the salinity to 14ppt (SG about 1.009), treat with Nitrofurazone (Furacyn) and feed the poor thing some live or frozen blood worms...

White spots are not always ich. I don't have any proof at this point, but I sucspect that the white spots that are often seen on hippo tangs may be something other than Cryptocaryon (ich). If your display was fallow for 6+ weeks before adding the quarantined tang it doens't fit the life cycle...

Uronema is very small, difficult to get a good sample and difficult to identify for these reasons. My first guess would be brooklynella. You may find this link useful for indentifying fish disease. http://www.marineaquariumadvice.com/Marine-Aquarium-Fish-Disease.htm Terry B

You might be interested to know that there are reasons to thaw frozen foods out in the refrigerator rather than in water. Here is a link to an article about how to feed your fish better: http://www.marineaquariumadvice.com/feed_your_fish_better.html Cheers, Terry Bartelme

The Domino damsel won't hurt the feather duster other than causing it to close so it cannot feed. That is a very aggressive species. Do not add medication to your display tank. You should only medicate in a quarantine tank or sometimes in a dip bucket. If you want to really learn about ich then...

Hi RocketSeason, I am happy that you like my library. Thanks for the compliment! What did you read? Cheers, Terry B

Hi Robocop, You might find this series of articles on Head and Lateral Line Erosion helpful. Here is part one: http://www.marineaquariumadvice.com/hypothesis_head_lateral_line_erosion.html Cheers, Terry B

It sounds like you need to do more reading. You might appreciate some of the articles in my library. http://www.marineaquariumadvice.com/library.html Cheers, Terry B

I can tell you what I would like to see all LFS do, but it would take the cooperation of their customers to work. Rather than using copper all the fish could be kept in hyposaline conditions. This will not cause them harm and it will help improve survival rates greatly. Fish that have just been...

Read this article. It mentions the red streaks. http://www.marineaquariumadvice.com/mellow_yellow_maybe_not.html Cheers, Terry B

This is a tough fish to get started, but they can live for many years if well cared for. They need lots of plant based foods. Ocean nutrition has 3 types of dried algae. Your Naso will probably eat the brown leafy algae. You may have to soak the brown leafy algae with a little garlic. You could...

I have seen the same set of symptoms in clowns before and helped save them. It is a long complicated battle that requires more than one type of treatment, following directions carefully and lots of patience. You might start by moving the fish to quarantine carefully without removing it from the...

I have researched the subject of hyposaline conditions and reef fish as completely as anyone. I have to disagree with some of the points here. To start with there is evidence that fish actually evolved in a much less saline environment than modern reefs. I also disagree that the value of...

Follow this link to 6 articles about mandarins or Synchiropus splendidus. Sort of a "everything that you wanted to know, but were afraid to ask". http://www.marineaquariumadvice.com/library.html HTH, Terry B