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My clowns have had a batch of eggs in a 55 g aquarium. This was an unplanned pregnacy! Is there anything I need to do to help some of the new guys survive. I just noticed them tonight, but they may have been there a few days...

I have a snail in my tank of unknown variety. Last night it deposited about 50 egg cases on the glass of the tank. I was curious as to how long (generally speaking) snail eggs take to hatch, and if there are lots of young in one case or just a few. (Don't really want hundreds of 'em crawling...

Hi, I have recently been in contact with the marine biology dept. of the Dallas Aquarium. Jeff was kind enough to answer some questions I had regaurding the indentification of a gulf anemone. He expressed a differnet view point than what is usully heard about keeping multiple anemones in one...

Please help me identify this species. It comes from the Gulf of Mexico. It seems to be prolific and is such an awsome color. Any help on identifying it would be helpful.

I want to install a moonlight on my 55 gal. My question is, is it better to buy a pre-made light set, or will one of the kits work fine for me? I do have basic electrical skills, but really don't want to accidentally fry my fish. <grin> Any advice or past experiences would be appreciated.

I wold be really thankful for any advice or "tricks" to catch a fish without having to remove all the rocks. I have a fish that has to go! I even open the cabinet to look at the net and it hides in the rocks. Any suggestions? thanks!

What did the little fish say when it swam into a concrete wall? . . . . . . . . .Dam!

Be gentle, but I need to know.... My current tank (55g) is about due a pwc. I just checked the water and it is just about perfect. amonia o, nitrite 0, nitrates under 20. My question is how important are the water changes when the specs are right in the aquarium. thanks, me

Ok... I'm really too easily amused. The hermit did not want it's shell cleaned. The snail didn't care what the hermit wanted.....

Ran across some interesting cleaner shrimp info today. Lysmata amboinensis (pic attached) is the name for a color morph from the Indio Pacific & Red Sea. The cleaner shrimp from tropical Atlantic are often called Lysmata grabhami. The Atlantic shrimp, the white stripe goesall the way to tthe end...

I had a major algae bloom, so I bought a major snail. At the LFS they said it was a "coraline snail". Since it is covered in coraline, I figure that is a VERY generic name. I have attached a pic of it. My turbo has a cone shaped shell, but the big guy has a rounded spiraled shell. It is about 4...

I think these guys are false Percs. Is there a way a quick rule of thumb to know?

I have moved my fish to a hospital tank to be treated for ich, they are progressing nicely. In the main tank, I have a chocolate chip star, a brittle star, pepermint shimp, fire shrimp, a snail, and a couple of hermits, and an insane growth of brown algae. I'm giving the scavengers 1 cut up...

New green bubble growing... Wondering if it is Ventricaria ventricosa, It looks like the pictures of that particular green algae to me, or is it just some slime? It's pretty now, but wouldn't want it all over everything....

I noticed last night that my domino was swimming about in an agitated manor, he has also faded from the rich black to a pale brown. I checked the water ph, nitrate, nirtite amonia, temp. etc. and everything is normal. The other damsels, and mandarin, and inverts seem fine. I tried to isolate the...

Just wanted to share the pic of Bubbles, one of my bulllies, enjoying the aquarium. I catch all the dogs watching the tank. It's rated E for everyone!

After a few hours of confussion, my fire shrimp took up residence behind a rock, and very rarely makes an appearance. I found a vivid red empty shell this morning and spent 30 minutes bemoaning my luck before I discovered it was just his molt. He was fine, I am wiser.

Is there an eel that would not eat my inverts & live fish?

This picture isn't the best, as it sits in a crevice, but I'm thinking this might be a sea squirt. It is growing fairly quickly and is translucent pink. I ca only see one tube coming out of it, but it is in a gap and very well could have the second tube. My first thought was a sponge, but as it...

I noticed this "fluff" today. It reminds me of the web worms that attack pecan trees, or spider webbing. Any ideas?

Here is Tweety, hogging the camera just like he hogs the food. This fish likes to eat! I am having a blast wth this guy as he will actually interact with me. After doing a bit of research, I've discovered that the risk of him poisoning the tank is minimul, and the enjoyment is maximum. Lactoria...

The attached pics are of the new Lysmata debelius. He is soo fun to watch. the LFS guy said he would clean the fish, after watching him, not a doubt in my mind he would love to "clean" a fish or two. He really wants to "clean" the peppermint shrimp most of all....

Ok, Not sure if this is the right catagory, so move it if in wrong place. I'm sure a new hitchhiker is a bristle worm. It is cream colored, skinny and about 8 inches long and comes out when the lights go off. . It does have the bristles and looks like a centipede from ****. It is way too creepy...

hiya, Getting the 55 up and going... Having some difficulty with the hubby on type of light fixtures, though. I want the strip lights with little legs and no lid, but he thinks that looks tacky and insists on a full hood. I'm using the light from the 10g for now (50/50) but it oly illuminates...

I came home and was searching for the mysterious clam thing, when I noticed my snail (turbo/turban) was smoking. Didn't actually have a marlboro, but had a smokey cloud all around it. This lasted for a few seconds then it went on doing whatever it is snails like to do. What's going on with it...