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So i woke up today to see my hippo tang with a cloudy and swollen eye. What is this from and how could i fix it? Any help would be appreciated! Some tank specs... 155 gallon fowlr 200 pounds of LR Salinity 1.024 Temp 79 degrees F 1 yellow tang 1clownfish 1coral beauty 1hippo tang 1 blue...

So my friend brought me home a giant hermit crab from his recent trip to Florida. He caught it on the beach and after some research i found it to be a giant hermit. So basically what i need to know is... what should i feed it? Is it safe to put in my main tank which is a fowlr tank with...

So my friend went to Florida for two weeks and he came back tonight. Knowing i love fish and i have a saltwater crab he brought me back some animals from the ocean. I have never seen this type of crab and would like to know what kind it is also he brought back a ton of muscles so would it be ok...

Whats your guy's opinions on some of the best fish to keep in a marine aquarium? My tank is a 155 fowlr (for now wont be soon) i am going to the fish shop tomorrow and would just like to know what you think is a good fish to get. Also if you know a fish with tons of personalty please tell...

So last Friday i picked up a pink sea urchin and while i was acclimating him i noticed a small patch where he had no spines. Well today i checked on him and the spot has tripled in size and he has a big spot with no spines or tube feet all just dead looking. Its green in that spot and so if you...

Ok so i really want to have a coral reef but i have a 155 gallon tank and it is going to cost a ton to stock the tank with corals so what if i just made a little 2.5 gallon reef i have a 15 watt heater and the tank already and i would take substrate and some live rock rubble from my main tank...

So i am redoing my 55gallon tank and don't know what to stock it with was think tiger barbs and a bunch of schooling fish but idk so just throw some ideas my way :) Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I have a spare 10 gallon sitting around and am thinking about doing a species tank as i have never done one before. Now i know 10 gallons is really small but is it possible for me to do something like 6 neon tetras or maybe do 5 tiger barbs (really want and like them)instead i just don't know...

So i bought a yellow tang around 3 weeks ago and i will be going back to my lfs soon and would like to pick up a hippo tang. I have heard that these fish will fight but i have heard that they won't. So i need some help if you have any experience in this i would appreciate the help! Tank Specs...

A few weeks back i bought a coral beauty angelfish. Now previous to this purchase i had tons of hydroid colonies and all my live rock. I found out they were hydroids thanks to another forum member. But i was looking around my tank today and there isn't one hydroid that i can find they all just...

This Saturday i am going to the LFS and am planning on getting a lion fish if one is available. But before i do i have some questions. What do you feed them? Will it eat current tank mates (chocolate chip star fish,coral beauty angelfish, common clownfish, emerald crab) and btw this is a 155G...

I have some left over chiclid pellets from when i had an oscar. Would it be ok for me to crush them up and feed them to my guppy fry. It is a very high protein food so i am thinking it would help them grow? I usually feed them crushed flakes and eggs but I don't just want the chiclid food to go...

So I heard that if you breed balloon mollies the fry won't look like a balloon if you will. Is this true ? He said they use some gas or something to make them have that balloon shape I am just really curious to know if this is true or not. Thanks in advance! Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice

Its time i change up my 55 gallon aquarium and i have been thinking about doing either a chiclid tank or a planted tank. It has a play sand substrate and is just a tank with water in it nothing else atm i am not sure what to do so any help would be great i can also purchase a light to grow the...

I recently bought a Cb angelfish and i have him in a 155 gallon aquarium. It's just him and a clownfish in the tank. But i was watching my tank today and i noticed that the CB is missing some scales on it's head. I think this is due to him running into the LR but I'm not sure it is much worse...

So when i got home tonight i turned on my tank lights to notice this clear creature with some tentacles I believe. And when i went to go get my mom to ask if she knew what it was it was gone so it must be nocturnal and i found about 6 of them before i went to get her all were pretty small any...

I just got thinking today what if i was to create my own aquarium cleaning service for my local area? It would be a private business. I am a 16 year old male and i would have my friend be my partner. I have a huge passion for fish and have had many tanks throughout the 5 years i have been...

I woke up to notice this feathery thing growing on my live rock. I believe its a feather duster but not sure. Here a pic. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I recently acquired a Petsmart gift card for my birthday...yeah i know i hate petsmart too! But i don't need any filters,heaters, etc so i am wondering if maybe they sell saltwater fish/corals so i could pick up a coral or two? Anyone that could help would be great! Sent from my iPhone using...

I want to make a predator tank in my 155 gallon bow front tank. I am planing on getting a bamboo shark or a cat shark one of those. But they require a sand bottom so what i need to know is if i can put sand over the coral and have no problems? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Recently i acquired a 155 gallon tank and i want to set up a reef tank. So i need stocking ideas as to what to put in it for both corals and fish. It has great lighting 200 pounds of live rock and a 30 gallon sump. Any help is much appreciated! Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Today i bought a chocolate chip starfish. Now i soon realized this was a stupid idea so now I'm stuck with it and i cant get any corals. So I'm wondering if i could put it in a little tank like 15 gallons? If not how do i get rid of it? And one last thing could i get some help on what to feed it...

I think this is a feather duster but i am not completely sure so if you could help that would be great! Sorry for the bad quality pic but thats the best i could do. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I did a guppy fry move today to a new tank with new everything pretty much and so my fry look a little "shocked" or timid idk but just wondering if it would be safe to put some stress guard in Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

So recently i got a 155 gallon bow front tank that was set up with saltwater fish. So i got all the equipment and some of the guys water and substrate(which i cleaned) also it has 200 pounds of established live rock so i'm wondering if it needs to cycle or if the cycle is not needed Sent from...