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I have read alot about Diatoms, how long would they last in a new tank? Is it dependable on corals, CUC, and fish species or a cycle every tank goes through?

Spotted Rapheal, eats flakes, pellets, small fry, anything it can get at night. Very inactive during day, only grows to 4" and a group may be somewhat active during day. Good catfish IMO.

Would it matter if the tank is glass or acrylic?

All is matter of what the parents do. If they protect them and have someone to feed them, then yes, alot will but if parents eat them them none.

Mine never paired off becasue I had 6 1" males dominating the tank. The BNs arent protective at all, mine breed once and I never knew till I saw the fry sucking on wwod, so no worries there.

i know the guy who did it, h would do a better job if more ppl help contribute by trlling there experiences and facts on species. He tries hard but, its mostly for begginers or ppl who want a rough Idea.

I want to know f good brands that are reliable and have good ratings. I can most likely get those here. I would drill but, do I have to?

So have the money and equipment to start a reef tank.

So I could have it on from 1 o' clock to 9? I go to bed at 9, and schools out at 2:30. Also, since I am in the US, what product brands would I use, like test kits, powerheads, skimmers, etc. Would I need a sump if I got the 55? Would I have to drill it to move to the sump, or could I just run...

Ok. Then I need to buy a timer for lights then? because I have school for 7 hours, sometimes stay after and want to see my fish.

Do corals need a photoperiod to grow well? Also are Damsels just fish aggresive or will destroy corals too? Just wondering because a tank full of 8 Damsels would look good.

Star, you need to learn that Oscars don't mix in with your array of fish. They are attention hogs and this drives them to show out more than normal. A house full of varying fish makes Oscars very jealous I can assume.

Yea, Keith will have a new friend!

Ok, How would you attach corals to rocks?

Ok, what kind of crabs should I look out for? I saw Teddybears are bad, but want to know more kinds and how to identify them.

Thanks. How would I get corals out of the bag and also do complete water changes if I ever need to with corals in the tank? I read that corals and inverts shouldn't be exposed to air. Also, would I need reflectors to increase growth?

I would advise against it Matt, seems to sound like a brute male Cyano thats impressive but aggresive and would be no no with Keith. No one wants Keith hurt.

I'd rather start of big because of variety and also bigger tanks are easier to maintain than small tanks.

Well, I'm only 14 and in 2-3 yrs, I hope to work at my LFS. I want to start a Reef tank but I can't due to very little funds until i get a job. Just gonna gain up info on the topic before I jump in. So, 1)Do I NEED a RO Unit? My LFS has RO water but, I don't wanrt to pay $1 a gallon of water...

I hate that, but try removing a fry thats not even an inch from a 300 gallon pond, I had to wait till 12 at night, and get a flashlight to get that fish out of the pond. Once they get 1.5 inches, they are easy to get out. My first sucessful batch was %80 males of ones that survived.

Mix of all, give a good varied diet.

How early did you notice they where Leucistic?

I really wish I had extra $1,000 to start a 55USG reef but, sadly I can barely afford $20 a month on my Planted tank.

He actually doesnt look bad other than his jaw. I want a Chops!

WOW! I want a white HRP! My pair need to stop fighting. Need to put up divider again

Red Texans are hybrids, and usually turn out pale red. I have only seen 4-5 pics of a good and bright red Texan. My LFS have 5-6 5"-7" Carprintis, and have 20 2" Cyanoguttatus. Their cyanos usually di bc of aggression from Neighboring cichlids.

Good cichlid. Even if you get Herichthys cyanoguttatus, gonna be an impressive fish. Long as Keith is good with him/her, then your good.

Not a sunfish, never seen a fish liek that round here, I live in Mobile, AL. I though at first stressed Jewel Cichlid., but looks like some Krobia sp. It's not a sunfish, mouth is'nt big enough, sunnies aren'y as elongeated, and actually retain some color when stressed. It's an Old world cichlid...

Oscars are only $2.99 at my LFS. Thats only 2 Euro I think

They look to be almost a year, not big as an adult would be, or not as colorful. They are aready pairing, so they must be close. I've had my HRPs when they were 8 months and they paired right off. Sure, I'm talking about a whole different origin, family, and size of cichlid, but Its good...

I now love Bolivians. I got 4 the other day and they are always there, waiting for me. They aren't even scared of me. They are always with eachother and they all have breeding tubes dropped

Bolivian Rams, I just remembered the name, but they have them listed as Ruby Clown Cichlids.

I have just bought 4 Ruby Clowns. They are characters. All have dropped breeding tubes and I'm sure it's 2 pairs. They hang with eachother alot, but do pair off from time to time and court. Love them so much and bought them yesterday. They are beautiful too and liven up my tank, and don't take...

JD no doubt

I have white sand in both my tanks. Around my water lily bulb's base, the sand turns gray. Same in the other tank, which I have a local bog plant in. (I have half growing in water, half out.) Is this good? Also, my lily grows bubbles around its base that float up when I pull it up.

My dad always had guppies, everytime I went to see my parents I made a bee-line for the tsnk. When I was 7, I got my 29 gallon I still have.

perfect water, higher temps, GBRs are more senseitive. I'm not usually home and rarely have time to do anything major. I do do a %10 on my 29 community every day or so but, thats mandatory to keep the debri off sand.

I love rams, I just wouldn't be up to the maintainence of them. I love the look of GBRs, Golds, Ballons, and the EBs. I'm certain they are natural as in bred for colour, not dyed. I would assume they went through same process as to get EBJDs. They seem to have been bred for some stability to if...

I'm sorta over filtered so I'm good. My American flag fish don't mind. He's a loner and he is real active. He's sorta is a bully to my platies but, thats when they get near his food. I love the tank, I did lose a Black Neon and my oldest Serpae to stress while re arranging the tank so the plants...

It was 29 USG I wanted a small south american cichlid that would fit in but, lfs only had 2 fully grown Male Keyholes. I made sure I didnt overload the tanks stocking, all my filters are full of mature media, and it was stocked with 30+ Rosy Reds untill I got home and released fish. I agree, it...