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Hello, i have two tanks, one salt other freshwater. Both have hair algae problems. I went to the LFS today and learned that the sally lightfoot crab is effective in controlling it. One of the guys at the store told me that these crabs are effective in both fresh and saltwater tanks. BTW, my...

Hi all, I just purchased a false percula clown three days ago and today I've noticed that he has ich. The fish is in my ten gallon quarenteen tank. Here's the question. Since I haven't yet treated him with anything, should I use Cupramine or Ich Attack? I really want to use Ich Attack...

Hello, I have a slight problem. One of my black skirt tetras is breathing fast. I did a water change of about 25% about three hours ago and I noticed that he was having a problem. Could it be the water change? I drained out the water and vaccumed out the gravel at the same time and then I...

hello I have a question regarding snails. I have a couple of grazer snails in my tank. I don't have much algae in the tank for them to graze on, however. My question is can I give them romain lettuce or something for them to feed on? If the don't eat romain, what can I give them so they don't...

I have a problem with a few guppies in my 10 gallon. They seem to have an internal parasite due to stingy poop. I went to my LFS today to ask what the stingy poop was and they said that it was an internal parasite and recommended a product called Parasite Clear from Jungle. What I want to know...

Hello all, Sadly, my blackback butterflyfish didn't make it. He died from an infection of some sort. Anyway, my question is that I've been purchasing both freshwater and marine fish from an LFS that receives direct shipments for marines. I don't know how they receive freshwater shipments, but...

Hello, my blackback butterfly is having some kind of infection. On his left side, he has a patch of raised scales and his skin looks a bit discolored on that side. His right side looks perfectly normal! Any idea what this infection is and how do I treat it?

I have a problem. I got a blackback butterfly a bout 10 days ago. It's not eating real well. It only eats a few tiny peices of food and then stops eating. The fish looks healthy, good water quality and no disease. What type of food should I be trying? I'm feeding mysid shrimp, brine shrimp, tiny...

Hi, I have a sick red sea golden butterflyfish. He came down with velvet and I treated his QT tank with cupramine and he apparently seems to be fighting off the velvet, however, he won't eat like he did when Ifirst purchased him. Whenever I put food in the tank he swims around erratically and...