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Hi everyone, Just picked up a tuxedo urchin today. It looked great in the store, it was covered in rocks and shells just like it should be. When i took him out of the bag, i noticed there was a brown/red spot on the side of it where no spines grow. Since he looked good in the store, i...

Hi guys I've noticed the past couple days my foxface has not been happy. He's half black, and half yellow. I've been dealing with a little hair algae outbreak, and I added a few more snails to help out. The algae started because of my RODI water, I had to use water that was high in TDS (like...

I woke up today to find my fish breathing very hard, and staying near the bottom of the tank. They have been doing soo well for the past six months, in fact, yesterday I was so excited about how well the tank was doing. This is a 60 g tank, with five fish. My stock includes Foxface Baby Indian...

I just bought some nassarius snails from a listing on ebay, and afterward I found out about how some sellers are scammers and would sell you the less desirable*Ilyanassa obsoleta, which is a coldwater species. Im worried thats what they will send, although the pics on the listing look like the...

I'm just wondering if anyone else's clowns go through "moods" like mine do. I have a stubby clown, and a bigger normal occ. clown. The bigger clown is more outgoing, but the stubby clown almost always stays in the left rear corner of the tank. The bigger clown will usually stay somewhere near...

Hi everyone, I just recently gave my angelfish up because she was taking chunks out of my little butterflyfish (I know, not reef safe, but hear me out!). So I've been thinking about diving into corals, since it seems to be a very rewarding part of the hobby. My main concern is lighting, I...

Hi everyone About five days ago I added my flame anfel from qt and for a few days all was well. The past couple days, I noticed shell chase my baby butterflyfish around, only occssionally. It looks like the butterfly can hold his own, usually a jab of his spines calms the angel down. Today...

Hi I noticed that both of my clownfish will poop white strands, but other times it will be normal poop. Usually white poo is parasites, but I'm not sure what it means if it only happens occasionally. I've had these clowns for about a year, and they are mainly eating NLS. I've heard a diet of...

Hi everyone I've Been feeding all of my fish NLS pellets for months now. They go crazy for it. I have a foxface and I've never fed him nori at all, maybe only a couple times. But I'm wondering if I should try to get more spirulina in his diet. I ordered Formula one and two pellets to mix it up a...

Hi guys I notice that on the back wall of my tank, when I don't clean it, red algae will start to form. It looks just like normal green algae does, except red. It's not coralline because it scrapes off easily. Could it be cyano or just normal algae build up? There's nothing on the sand or rocks...

Hey guys Just introduced my foxface about 5 days ago, and his coloration hasn't improved at all, he always seems stressed. I know it has only been 5 days, but I figured by now he'd at least be getting a little more comfortable. He swims around a lot, and eats, but the top half of his body is...

Hey guys A few months ago I was trying everything I could to kill flukes that just would not die. In November, I decided to leave the tank fallow for a while. In a couple days I'm going go hit the 2 month mark. Do you think it would be safe to return the fish to the tank after the 8 weeks? I...

Hey guys. I'm looking into getting a couple of those dirt cheap Chinese LEDs, I found a set of 2 for only $215 bucks! But, theyre not taotronics brand, the listing didn't list a brand so I'm not sure about them. I know a ton of people love the taotronics ones, but are the fixtures without a...

Quick question! Don't rip my head off! I know this thread is posted a lot, but I haven't seen much about leaving saltwater fish alone. I'm going to be gone from Dec 27-Jan 3 and that's about 6 days that I will not be home to see the fish at all. Will it be okay to leave the fish without...

I received a new shipment of fish a couple weeks ago, they've been on quarantine since. But, last week I noticed the foxface develop a few yellow pimple things. At first I suspected the beginning of ich. But they haven't changed or progressed. And they look larger than ich, and they're yellow...

Hey guys. I'm getting pretty annoyed with these gill flukes I've been dealing with for about, uh, 2 and a half months. They're in my main tank and I've been using prazipro for that entire time, trying different lengths of doses, different doses. It help, but then the eggs hatch and reinfect the...

I use an HOB filter on my FOWLR just for chemi pure elite, and occasionally floss if the water needs some polishing. Problem is, whenever I move media around in the filter, anything caught in the media gets shot back into the tank. Even If I turn off the filter, then move the media, then turn it...

Check this out! There's a new hybrid clown available from ORA called a blood orange clown. Its a cross between an ocellaris and a maroon clown. I think it was first available Sept 30, so it's literally brand new. I think they're pretty cool looking. I kinda want one lol. I already saw one come...

Hey guys My flame angel hasn't eaten since Thursday and I'm super worried about her! Usually she's the first to pick at the seaweed, but she hasn't touched it. She's also hiding a lot more. My butterflyfish has never had a better appetite than now, and they're pretty sensitive so if it was...

Since I'm willing to bet most of you have apple devices, what do you all think of the new update? I know everyone was going crazy over it yesterday. I think it's pretty cool, a much needed change. Except the animations are too sluggish for me and it's not as snappy as it used to be with ios 6. I...

Well, this just SUCKS. I just noticed my raccoon butterfly has 3 red worms sticking out of his anus. They look just like camallanus worms, but can saltwater fish get them too? Because it looks exactly like it. I have no idea what to do. I've been reading and supposedly I need some hard core...

I was at pet smart a few weeks ago and saw these guys. The latest creation: glo tiger barbs. I wonder how many fish they're going to do this to. I hope this doesn't become some big debate! I just wanted to post a pic of the new fish in the "glo" line haha

I just noticed that my longnose butterfly has a bump by his anus, it's under the skin as if he has a huge turd or something. I read it can be parasites, but he has normal poop. Could he just he constipated? And should I just wait it out? Thanks

Don't laugh!! I feel like this is a dumb question, but I'm curious I'm not dealing with ich now, but surfing the treads made me think. I always hear of fish like tangs getting ich when they are introduced. But if you get rid of the ich in the tank on all fish in the tank and, is it possible...

Looking at reviews online and such, I decided try out rods food for once. I live in Illinois, so most stores around here sell it :) most of my fish only took a few pieces, and the rest they spit out. My angel didnt even eat at all? I can't imagine fish not liking rods based on all the race...