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I am having some issues with my main tank and ich. I am so freaked out that the ich will come back in my tank (going fallow for another 2 months) that I dont want to put fish in my tank! I am currently treating a foxface in a QT with copper. Had a puffer in there, he died. I do not want to...

My puffer has had spots on her fins for about a week. She is eating, not rubbing, sleeping in a cave during the day. I heard that ich spots fall off and then come back. Her spots never leave. Is it ich?

I have had my puffer for a week. She has been doing wonderful. Getting along with the other tank mate, a foxface. Eating twice a day, begging for food. Now today..BAM, white spots all over fins. These are not ich 'salt' spots, larger, more spread out spots. I do not have a QT because my...

I LOVE the potter's angelfish! It says online that this is an expert only fish (marine biologists, zoo etc) I have heard that if it gets enough algae, it will do well.. true? My LR is covered in brown algae, will it eat this? Or should I settle on a coral beauty, also a gorgeous fish. I...

Had an ich outbreak, no fish for 6 weeks..my firefish was my first fish and he is still in my tank... I am setting up a QT this week to introduce the new fish to. I know there should be no more ich but I want to make sure. Is there a medication that will not hurt inverts or LR just so i can...

So my BF said if he could, he would get... Tang Trigger (not Niger) porcupine pufferfish Lionfish Wrasse We have a 80 gallon tank. I think my stock list should be... porcupine puffer #1 Wrasse (maybe fairy..suggestions?) Tang (maybe a dwarf angel or butterfly) What do you think about our...

Right now my tank will be FOWLR. I may get corals and anemone depending on my lighting situation. (off the subject but right now I have 60 watts total..VERY bright room a lot of natural light...are there low light corals/mushrooms I can get?) The fish I like are tangs, angels, butterflys...

I have some florida LR that has a lot of coralline algae and plants. After about a month, the plants have all, mostly, turned white, and there is a lot of debris on this specific piece. When I do a PWC or stir the water, the junk goes all over. Can I take out the rock and carefully scrub off...

Hi everyone, So now that I have a good two months on my hands with letting my tank sit, I am working on getting more LR. My tank is in a window cubby thing so I cant get to the back of it. Right now I have my LR simply put from side to side in the tank, all in a straight row. This is fine...

I have a 10 gallon tank that was FW that I just cleaned out. Can I use it for a QT tank and how important is this tank for introducing new fish into my tank. How do I do it? Please tell me what the benefits are and if I really need one. Thanks!

#$%$! I am about to give up and put goldfish in my tank. My tank has been my life for the last 2 1/2 months and I have had it....sorry about taking up so many posts but I am freaking out and crying over fish! Majestic Angelfish was dead today when I woke up. Yesterday she looked fine and...

Darn it..I told BF that no aggressive fish were allowed and he just HAD to have a Niger trigger. Today my royal gramma was dead and trigger and damsels were eating it. Now, gramma looked fine last night. She did have some white spots (like sand) on her but they were gone the next day. She...

Here are some photos of my first saltwater tank. It is a little over two months old. Sorry about the blur, I should have taken photos at night. (I have a good camera but it doesnt photograph tanks well..maybe a different setting?) Let me know what you think! Courtney

BF HAD to get a niger trigger for our tank. So far everything is good. He hasn't aquascaped anything or killed anyone just yet...but he is a baby. My brittlestarfish mostly hide all day all no snails dead yet. Are there other inverts that may be safe?

My majestic angelfish seems to being doing well. She swims around the tank, sometimes sits next to the filter or in the corner, she pics at my live rock too. But- her 'face' is kind of spotchy looking, colors are there but there is some whiteness. (sorry no pics) Do fish ever get like this...

I think that my royal gramma and butterfly fish may have ich. It is very hard to see but when my fish go to the glass I see tiny bright white dots..like itsy bitsy bubbles. They seem to be fine though. I have LR, a clown, new trigger, firefish,snails, brittle starfish. What should I do? I...

I am not getting any fish now..but I may some day trade in the fish I have if they get too big. I am also going to return my 'starter fish' (bad idea..poor fish) What is a good colored, smaller tang? (love blue powder but big right?) What about a puffer in a tank? (I love how they look like...

When I added my fiji LR awhile ago I never rinsed it. Many little thingies came off the rock, from the crevices, and are sitting in my sand. My aquacultured rock was rinsed but there is still some debris that came off. This isnt uneaten food, just pieces of crap, that looks bad. I tried to...

My new Florida aquacultured rock and the plants on them are turning white and 'crusty'. The LR is all purple, pink, and some orange. Now there are spots of white on them! I only have two 36 inch flourescent bulbs, 60 watt total. Is that it? If I get a lighting upgrade ASAP can I save my...

Ahhh.. So I am having yet another debate with my bf. He says we should add a baby niger trigger to our tank (?) instead of inverts after we take out two of the damsels. I was going to place an order online for inverts such as 2 brittle starfish, purple urchin, 10 nassarius snails, decorator...

I would like to get a sea star this week. I was told on another post that brittle (not green) or a serpent starfish would be good. What about a colored linchkia, chocolate chip, etc. http://www.petsolutions.com/Starfish-C-16119-C-.aspx My tank isn't very wide or tall (15 inches) so I don't...

My tank is going well, I think. I do have some brown algae on the glass and some darn snail eggs, but I can get more cleaners and scrape off the eggs. Water parameters are perfect, ph is a bit low like always. (i think I need a bit less water and more air on the top of my tank) I will be...

So I wrote a post in the reef aquaria about my bro-in-law that said that corals count as your 'animals per gallon' rule..he was wrong. (*snicker*) Last night he is telling me there is too much going on in my tank and that it is headed for DOOM! He said I have too many snails and blue legged...

Hi, My friend says that corals, soft and hard, count for your inch per gallon rule? Is this true or am I right..only fish and inverts such as crabs, shrimps count? (and yes I know that coral is an invert too)

I have a 80 gallon long, short tank. Canister filter, powerfilter, extra powerhead. There is movement on the top of the water. Sand substrate, 32lbs of live rock. My ph is always a bit low...7.6-7.8 I cycled my tank 2 months ago with instant ocean water. Now I do water changes with boxed...