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clownfish concerns my clownfish seem to be fixated by the filters powerhead... they swim vertically underneath it - almost "kissing" it. I have put the net there to obs...	rento	5	31-Jul-2004 03:38
Anyone OWN a Queen Angelfish I'm looking for input from people who have actually owned them or have had personal friends who have owned them. I want to get one however I know the...	Skittles	3	30-Jul-2004 20:40
New Fish Questions Hi everyone, I plan on getting new fish today for my 70 gallon FOWLR tank with a Coral Beauty Angelfish and Cinnamon Clownfish. Both of these fish ha...	Gregs Got Fish 129	3	30-Jul-2004 17:51
Regal Tangs I've got a 5ftx2ftx2ft tank and would like to house a group of 3 regals (with other fish). I've only ever kept them singly and they are said to be to...	amilner	6	30-Jul-2004 09:56
FOWLR?? whats FOWLR mean?...	Korkey	4	30-Jul-2004 06:28
Dead Snail On Friday, before I left for vacation, I checked on my tank. Everyone seemed happy and my Turbo Snail was busy cleaning the glass. I came back Sunday...	littleslicknick	4	28-Jul-2004 16:28
Where to get good marine info Ok, so I am working at a Fish Store. Well, I have plenty of knowledge about freshwater, thats no problem. The problem is saltwater. I want to be a wel...	Racso	4	28-Jul-2004 03:28
sharks i have a 2000g tank in my house that was fresh water but i had someone change it into saltwater. the tank has been sent up for 1 year and i broken in...	bettachris	3	27-Jul-2004 01:57
Recent Photos Recent picture of the tank and some fish, enjoy comments would be great. Thanks Jamie[link=Click Here]http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrowse.asp?sele...	Gilligan	7	27-Jul-2004 01:21
help, advise and ideas i've been keeping freahwater fish for manys years, now i've decided to move into the marine area. i'm inteading to go for a 4ft tank, because of lack...	SheKoi	8	26-Jul-2004 20:24
marine tank after having two freshwater tropical tanks (a 40 and a 10 gallon)at home, i'd love to start a marine tank at college but all i can afford as of now (o...	marajade716	5	24-Jul-2004 21:23
Fake Anemones I asked a question about my percula clown being happy in my fish only tank. Most people thought this was fine, but someone said they have heard of bre...	rtcpenguin	9	24-Jul-2004 19:21
Feeding Plan Help Hey everyone, I've had my Cinnamon Clownfish and Coral Beauty Angelfish for about 2 - 2 1/2 months now and I really haven't established a feeding p...	Gregs Got Fish 129	2	24-Jul-2004 17:42
rapid redox drop after water change - normal? Hi all! Had my new redox controller hooked up to my ozoneiser (connected to the skimmer) for about a week, and have slowly increased the redox over th...	worley	2	24-Jul-2004 00:28
Freshwater/saltwater conversion I want to switch from freshwater to saltwater. Can I just pull out my freshwater fish, replace my gravel substrate with crushed coral, add salt to the...	rtcpenguin	9	23-Jul-2004 21:13
Companion fish? So, my 44 has been running very nicely with three green chromis and one firefish. I added a bangaii cardinal a month and a half ago, and he's wonderf...	tribblehappy	6	23-Jul-2004 06:31
Can anyone ID this? Came accross this at the Melbourne Aquarium recently. It didn't seem to have a little ID/info tag thingy like most things do at aquariums & it's got s...	~ Sin ~	7	22-Jul-2004 21:16
New pictures of a couple tanks Si I finally got my camera replaced after a long drawn out fight with Minolta. So here are some pictures of my 75 and my Nano. So without any furth...	Azizza	15	22-Jul-2004 15:44
My latest purchase Here he is, sorry about the small pic.Mine has more yellow though.Eating well and is buddies with my baby Tang. fishheadfred attached this image...	fishheadfred	8	22-Jul-2004 12:24
Slime algaue Hi - Has anyone found an effective way of removing slime algae from the tank. I have a reef set up with 250wt light & I have a red slime coving all t...	Gatoruk	13	21-Jul-2004 19:11
Cleaner Wrasse I've noticed that my Cleaner Wrasse (8/9cm) has been getting quite thin recently. Had it around 3 months and it has always been a good eater and has...	amilner	2	21-Jul-2004 00:47
The AquaScaping Contest Is Coming Ladies and Gents, Aquarists of All Ages! The AquaScaping Contest will be returning, very shortly. Stay tuned for updated dea...	Babelfish	5	20-Jul-2004 02:18
Tiny little Jelly-Fish type things in my reef tank....? Hi all, i've had my 50Gal reef tank setup for nearly 3 months now and all is going well and water and everything is great. Recently i've noticed t...	Robyoung	1	19-Jul-2004 17:36
is this a good price for live rock? Hey ok i was in my lfs yesterday and i was looking at the life rock and it had 10 per kg ($17) so is this a good price for it oh and is figi live rock...	nano reefer	2	19-Jul-2004 11:39
Clown fish Hey, ive been wanting too keep clown fishs for many many years now around 6-7 years... and now that im older i think ive be able to keep salt water fi...	Korkey	8	19-Jul-2004 08:38
sand or gravel i am starting a marine aquarium and i was just wondering what is better to use sand or gravel...	7puke14	17	19-Jul-2004 07:08
Crushed Coral Clouding Water I added about 15 lbs of crushed coral to my tank earlier today, making sure I rinsed it thoroughly first, but my water is still almost as cloudy as mi...	rtcpenguin	4	19-Jul-2004 05:09
grass like macro algae ! my soon to be reef tank has been up and running for about 2 weeks and ive noticed that the rocks and glass are becoming covered in a grass like macro...	bboyin4lyf	6	19-Jul-2004 04:34
what size reef tank what do you think is easier to begin a reef tank with...a nano 10g or 55g? the only reason i ask is because im pretty sure with suck a small tank like...	jimg87	2	19-Jul-2004 04:21
Steintiz Goby? I was looking on Liveaquaria.com and I noticed a Steintiz goby I liked it alo,t but I just wanted to know if anybody has had it or had it and what the...	Gilligan	1	19-Jul-2004 01:09
What do you think of this...... I was hoping to get some opinions (good or bad) on "my" method of keeping saltwater fish. Keep in mind that this is a FOWLR tank and I would never re...	clownfish_rule	7	19-Jul-2004 00:17
What size tank? Hi, all. I am getting ready to buy a new tank. I am upgrading because the fish that I have are going to get too big for my 55 gallon. The trigger, tan...	clownfish_rule	6	18-Jul-2004 06:45
That was kinda scary. Last night I came home and looked at my tanks. When I got to the Nano I found the light was off. Turns out that in my hurry to leave I forgot to tur...	Azizza	3	18-Jul-2004 02:59
Green Brittle Star I purchased a green brittle starfish. I have been reading about it and have found that many find this star to be a risk in aquariums. In that, it wi...	clownfish_rule	3	18-Jul-2004 02:44
Actinic Lighting I want to add actinic lighting to my 20 gallon salt tank, but my hood only has one socket for an 18" fluro bulb. Is there a blue actinic/daylight hybr...	rtcpenguin	2	17-Jul-2004 20:58
Rocky backgrounds? How do you create the rocky backwall that I see in almost all marine aquariums? Is it a matter of glueing live rocks together or something else?...	rtcpenguin	1	17-Jul-2004 01:05
Got Another Goby(PIctures Added) Well, I'm going to try and get this fellow to pair up with my Hi Fin Banded Goby and my Pistol Shrimp. I got the apparently rare, [link=Yashia White...	lil_mikey69	11	16-Jul-2004 19:19
Overflow DIY Working on an overflow idea.To make the box in the tank less visable I am thinking of using 3" PVC with a 3/4" pvc U-tube to a specimine container fit...	fishheadfred	0	16-Jul-2004 12:48
Keeping ocean fish Hey i have a question, i want to start a salt water aquarium, and i was wondering if i go fishing and catch some salt water fish, lets say perch, can...	Korkey	8	16-Jul-2004 07:23
Pick of my tank!!! I slapped a DIY 150w MH pendant over my tank. Here is a shot from my bed. [link=http://www.reefaquariumguide.com/photos/data/500/95915403viewfrombed-...	JMT1SOMR	10	16-Jul-2004 05:52
Sumps? I'm having trouble finding out what exactley a sump is and how to use one in english . Is there a simple explanation? Any advice appreciated, thanks...	CRclownfishy21	3	16-Jul-2004 04:41
seahorse's i was wondering if anybody has seahorse's and if they r compatible with clownfish...	7puke14	15	15-Jul-2004 22:29
Difference in Quality of LR Recently I have seen in a newly opened LFS with some premium LR for $15/kg. Some of have some hitchiked corals and macroalgae. I would like to ask wha...	Forever-mango	3	15-Jul-2004 17:02
Small SW I found out I may be able to get some Sea Cucumbers and Peaches, starfish etc., the type that are found in Canadian waters. So I was thinking of buil...	trystianity	1	15-Jul-2004 10:29
Long-horn Cowfish My juvenile (5cm) Long-horn Cowfish has recently developed a white, almost cotton-wool like, growth directly on the 'pupil' of its eye. It is behavin...	amilner	5	14-Jul-2004 22:46
Pale Scarlet Hermit I have a Scarlet who has recently turned a pale shade of pink.Wondering if I should be supplementing something...iodine? All the other cleanup crew is...	fishheadfred	4	14-Jul-2004 12:58
lighting guide? when reading various coral guides it is often mentioned that they need say "moderate to strong" or "weak to moderate." my question is what would 4 * 5...	bboyin4lyf	16	14-Jul-2004 03:41
ugh hair algae... ...or some kind of green, long, stringy algae. is there any way i can get rid of this in my 46gallon? its taking over my rocks one by one. maybe some...	pistachio	12	13-Jul-2004 21:26
need a damsel I.D ok i saw this damsel today i kno theyre agressive but i just want to know the name of it it has a black body and it has electric blue lines running f...	rabbit	4	13-Jul-2004 12:58
cleaner shrimp gave birth... ... and now i have hundreds of tiny little shrimp floating around in my nano reef (mini bow 7). has anyone else had this happen? has anyone had succes...	pistachio	5	13-Jul-2004 03:01

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