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No there fine just another part of a clean up crew .. But and it's a big but they can be quite aggressive to some of the shy species of fish .. I have added a few emerald crabs and a file fish .. It's quiet funny to watch the crabs grabbing them and trying to remove them from there holes and the...

Why are we feeding coral people ?? I spent weeks feeding my plate coral and wondering why it never came out ... Because I was feeding him . If you turn all your pumps and power heads off when feeding they will pick up enough food to survive and thrive .. Made all these little mistakes and...

I've looked up on uk sites and asked my local shop owner , he is of same opinion as all who have commented that the ONLY way is to remove rock and catch the little devil ... Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I completely agree as you say in the states GO BIG OR GO HOME !! Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

You do things so differently in the states .. But most people only give you there personal experience .. It's like all forums it's nice to be able to read it but only take a base of knowledge and add your own flavour ... Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Elbow grease and a non scratch washing up sponge !! Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I always find placing your rock in the right place takes a few months just get it in start your cycle and once you start stocking it will come to you ... It's sometimes a bit of art work ? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Yup that did the trick waved it in front of his nose for an hour then he finally took it Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

It's illegal to use live fish etc in uk .. Can use river shrimp but I'd rather he would take dead variety of foods ... Is this just another little battle I'll have to carry on doing until he does eat .. To be fair he's only been in a week .. But this was a once in a lifetime find for me and I...

Yes you can cut it like grass .. If you want to grow it on glass use some super glue gel to stick it to the glass .. It's like a weed scalpal the bit off the rock and glue it . As for the enenome mine goes round his rock every couple of days they are good fun and I would keep it Sent from my...

Black board paint or chalk board paint ..no harmful chemicals and can be easily removed if you wish to sell it .. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I've been trying for a week now to feed him dead silver fish/ prawn ... And he puts his mouth round it but won't take it .. Any ideas ? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Sharks why sharks they need a lot of space ... I would not have sharks in anything less than 4/5 thousand litres and that's pushing it .. Turn it towards the large reef size ... Have two different reefs and a space in the tank between them Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

If that's the case maybe wrong choice but I've had good results with my aptasia filefish Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

True very true wrong advice .. If you have a target feeder you could use that to suck off the alge without spreading it Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Do a 3 day light turn off that pretty much gets rid of any alge .. Doesn't harm fish or corals .. Works well with red slime alge .. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Buy a file fish ...mine fights every night trying to pull them from underneath the rocks Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Sorry can't find the video .. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

If you can keep a watch as much as possible .. Seems funny that the rams would do such a thing but it's nature and that's something we have no answer for .. If you are at all unsure remove remaining rams just leave the pair Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

No I would say your ok plenty of good live rock but the mandarins don't like to compete for there food so would agree to either fish them out or at very least keep a close eye out for them .. Otherwise just keep doing ammonia tests and keep dosing with some bacteria you should be ok .. But as...

Sorry yes if anything is a problem or to big take it back to your local shop and you may get a some shop/store credit then replace with the things you like or that you can have on reef tank ... Flame angel or coral beauty there nice .. Cardinals good shoal fish ... Wrasse etc etc Sent from my...

How long has the tank been cycling for ? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Juwel trigon ... Excellent tank Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Overstocking is a big word in new tanks .... Rule of thumb shouldn't need to do weekly water changes on tropical tank , if you have good flow rate should be ok .. If you want to keep on with the weekly changes go to local fish shop and get some bactalife or any live bacteria so you can replace...

Was there any sign of damage to the dead fish ? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice