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using egg crate to seperate them in the tank for a few days until the aggression subsides usally works.

I like the E. Paranchora ID. What the picture doesn't show is that in the back you can see where a brach was trimmed off before i bought the frag. I've also found some pictures online that match mine. I like the turkey baster idea too. That has worked for my mushrooms and i already have the...

thanks guys. any tips on feeding?

can anyone identify this coral, the one on the right, next to the zoanthids: Thanks,

That's an emerald crab. I used to have 2 green ones and 1 brown one until they wiped out my snails and one of my cleaner shrimp.

there are two pieces next to each other, one on the left is about 2 1/2 inches the one on the right is about 1 inch. any ideas? picture picture 2

a couple days ago i noticed some small white dots on the glass. they don't move and when i look at them very close they kinda look like small spiral snail shells. i have a few astrea snails in my tank. are they baby snails or some kind of parasite? my fish and shrimp seem fine and have normal...

i just got a Current Satellite dual lamp fixture. it has 1 daylight pc and 1 lunar pc. it has four plugs coming out of it. from what i've seen from plugging and unplugging is that one plug is for the daylight bulb, one for the lunar bulb, and one for the fan. i can't seem to figure out what the...

would it be ok to put a pajama cardinal and a banggai cardinal together in a 29 us gallon aquarium? will there be any problems? thanks, chris

i have a 29 us gallon tank with 20 lbs live sand and 20lbs of live rock. i let the tank run for 2 weeks before putting in a false percula and a clean up crew. i want to add some more rock, 1 pajama cardinal, 1 banggai cardinal and a yellow watchman goby. how long should i go between adding the...

Thanks. The tank is new, about a month old. I had it running for 2 weeks with the live rock and skimmer. Then i added the hermits, snails, and clown. Then a week later i got the emerald crabs.

first my tank specs... 29 us gallon tank, 20 lbs of live sand, 20 lbs of live fiji rock, 6 tubo snails, 9 small hermits, 3 emerald crabs and one false percula clown. i just noticed these tonight. first i saw them all crawling on emerald crabs. and now i see them on the glass and rocks. they are...

i have a 29 gallon marine tank with 25 pounds of live rock and a bak pak protien skimmer. i put a whisper filter on to help clear the water from the dust that came from the sand. is it ok to leave the whisper filter on or should i take it off? thanks, chris

thanks, i figured that the sound wasn't going away. do you leave your vent all the way open or closed a little? the bag that comes with it to eliminate bubbles is only for the larger bubbles that come in when air and water exit the skimmer not the little ones, they just slip right on through...

i just put this on a new 29 us gallon tank on saturday. i probably should have let it run for a couple days before i posted as most of the problems have subsided. at first it was letting large amounts of micro bubbles back into the tank now they are quite minimal. my questions would be, is it...

does anyone use or have any experience with this skimmer? i'm settung up a new tank with this and having some trouble. please reply if you can help. thanks, chris

i have a young fire eel about 8-9 inches. i feed him as much as he can eat (black worms) once a day every day. he seems to be getting rather plump. am i feeding him too much or is this sufficient? thanks, chris

the second pic has 2 types of fish. the one on the left is a gastromyzon ctenocephalus and the one on the right does look like a bushynose pleco

On topic: i don't know what you consider a monster, but here's a pic of my juvie scat (he'll grow close to a foot) Off topic: to everyone claiming the tank has changed owners, i've read quite a few of his posts and the story has always remained the same as far as i've been reading into it. The...

the LFSs near me only sell "mystery snails" would these work? i remember reading, i don'k know if it was on this site, about breeding snails. are mystery snails asexual or do you need a male and female? the only available tank i have is 1 gallon tank, would this work for breeding? thanks, chris

slighty off topic, but what's a OH? :blink:

i've read in plenty of places that snails are a staple in the puffer fish diet and are good for keeping their teeth trimmed. i have 2 green spotted puffers (Tetraodon nigraviridus) about 1.5" inches in length. should i give them full grown snails and let them tear him up or feed them smaller...

would 2 monos and 1 scat not be enough to spread out the aggression, or would they beat each other up too much?

i think he's asking if the dwarf puffer can also eat those things... i hope.

What are the differences between the types of monos: Mono Argentus and Mono Sebae? are either of them aggressive? does one get larger than the other? i like the yellow on the m.a. but i like the fin shape of the m.s. would it be alright to get two of them? would they school with my scat? i...

i just added a canister filter to my aquarium which already has a HOB filter. how long will it take for my new filter to develop a bacteria colony in it? i want to know how long it takes so i can change my substrate. i don't want to lose all of the bacteria in my substrate without having some...

yes, you are correct. i'm not sure how the 203 works, but in the 305 water comes in through the top, down through the sponges, then up through the media baskets, and back out of the top. hope i explained that clearly enough.

i recently got a fluval 305 filter for my tank. i don't know if anyone is familiar with it but water first passes through some sponges then i goes through 3 stacked media baskets that can each be divided in half. and i will also be using a HOB aqua-tech filter that uses carbon cartridges and...

i recently got a fluval 305 filter for my tank. i don't know if anyone is familiar with it but water first passes through some sponges then i goes through 3 stacked media baskets that can each be divided in half. and i will also be using a HOB aqua-tech filter that uses carbon cartridges and...

here are some better pictures. are they green spotted puffers? is their max size really about 6 inches?

they were sold as green spotted puffers, can anyone ID them for sure. (don't worry, the water isn't foggy the pic was took with my phone, i'll have to take some with my camera.) i didn't know puffers were picky about snails. i thought they ate them all. if i can i'd love to have some snails in...

a full grown snail won't last a day in my tank with my puffers. so theoretically, to even have a snail last a week in my tank i'd have to put 7 in ;)

i used to have some bristlenose plecos, would they tolerate it? thanks, chris

i've looked for a good post on the topic, but maybe i didn't look closer. has what i've been told about plecos and loaches true, that they can't be in brackish water? if this is the case water are some other good tank cleaners? i have some hoplo catfish but they're just good for tossing the...

thank you, i'll be sure to pick up a "hydrometer" today.

wow, thank you very much, that's about as helpful as one can get. i appreciate it. sorry about the whole tablespoons thing, don't think i could convert table spoons into grams, so i'll be sure to pick up a test kit after work today with the marine salt. now the question is how will the test kit...

i will describe my tank before i begin to ask my questions :) it is a (US measurements) 55 gallon 48x12x21 tank. it has a pair of puffers, 4 mollies, 4 platys, 2 hoplo catfish, and 1 green scat (scatophagus argus argus i believe, spots with no stripes) before i had the puffers and scat i heard...

i want to add a canister filter to my aquarium. the 2 listed above have gotten my intrest. if you chose "other" can you state which you would reccomend (budget is really not an option). thanks, chris

i don't know if anyone is familiar with the Tropical Fish Hobbyist, but i work for the company that publishes it, TFH Publications. i work in the shipping department as inventory control. TFH used to be privately owned and the president was herbert axelrod, he has a fish named after him...

when i put crickets on the surface for my african butterfly fish, my congos are always more than happy to beat him to the puch. one will snatch it and bite it in half and the other one eats the other half. and also when they eat live worms they bite them in half, not suck them down like spaghetti.