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    question about sick fish

    My first suspicion with clownfish is usually brooklynella. I doubt the fish have Amyloodinium (velvet) since the chromis don’t seem to be infected. I doubt that it is a bacterial infection since they are usually not contagious unless the water quality is extremely bad and then all the fish...
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    HELP!!! Lion Sick.

    Lionfish commonly have problems with overfeeding and incorrect diet. How often do you feed the fish and how much? I suggest feeding the lion some uncooked prawns (large shrimp). They eat a lot of crustations in the wild along with fish. Overfeeding can lead to impaction and an internal bacterial...
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    blue tang with White spots

    If the problem is confined to just the one fish then HLLE is a possibility. Follow this link to a series of articles I wrote on Head and Lateral Line Erosion. You can also find an article about feeding your fish better among other subjects...
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    Let's Talk About ~Foods~

    Hi all, I have had time to re-think storing foods in refrigeration. I found that refrigerating the food helps, but it can tend to contribute to the foods becoming moist. Since moisture is something that helps many bacteria to grow (they don't grow as fast between 45 and 145F) I now store all...
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    Let's Talk About ~Foods~

    Hi all, I have had time to re-think storing foods in refrigeration. I found that refrigerating the food helps, but it can tend to contribute to the foods becoming moist. Since moisture is something that helps many bacteria to grow (they don't grow as fast between 45 and 145F) I now store all...
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    FOTW ~Zanclus cornutus~

    Yes, the Moorish Idol is a spectacular fish that tempts even the most conscientious aquarist. However, I agree that their survival rate in private aquariums in dismal at best. I have seen many of them that are voracious eaters and they die within months anyway. I also suspect that there is...
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    Injured mandarin

    All4funwfish, I am not going to get into endorsing any brands, but you can find them for under fifty dollars and you don't have to adjust them for temperature. They are a good investment. Cheers, Terry B
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    Injured mandarin

    Hi Angelcrx, I am glad that you found my Website and enjoyed some of the articles there. I will be adding to the library. I had a pair of coral baned shrimp for years with my mandarins and they never bothered them. actually over a period of 30 years I have kept more than one pair of mandarins...
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    Injured mandarin

    Plastic swing arm type hydrometers are usually very inaccurate. If you cannot get a refractometer then how about a LARGE lab grade glass floating hydrometer that is calibrated for reef types temperatures. I do not recommend plastic swing arm hydrometers at all. If that is all that you can use...
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    Injured mandarin

    A UV will reduce the number of free-floating bacteria in the water, but it won't do much for bacteria that are probably already present in the wound. I haven't seen this type of parasite to be contagious. It imbeds itself into the fish and grows. Then it leaves when it matures. I beleive that it...
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    Injured mandarin

    Hi Angelscrx, The hole could be a trauma wound or it could be caused by a parasite. I have seen parasites imbedded in fish that get large and leave a hole when they exit the fish. A large hole is a large compromise in the mucus/skin/scale barrier of the fish. This barrier plays a large role in...
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    bio-load and yellow eyed tang

    Hi Tory, It looks like you are getting some good advice here. Your tangs are suffering from confinement stress and that can cause aggression. These two species would normally get along fairly well in a larger tank. When mixing tangs look for species that have different shaped mouths, different...
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    Percula Disease?

    I feed mine about 15 different foods. Terry B
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    Percula Disease?

    Judging from the picture it looks like something common to clownfish. They can get dark spots from contact with corals. It won't really hurt the fish, but you may not like the color. Keep an eye on the fish and watch that it eats well and doesn't act strange. BTW, try some frozen spirulina and...
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    Foxface Lo Question

    Hi Reed, I have kept a couple of them. The one that I have now has been in my reef for 11 years. I suppose that you could find one that doesn’t behave, but IME they are as close to the perfect fish as you can find. They are peaceful, hardy, don’t cause any trouble and they are not fussy...
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    What has my Regal Tang done?

    It is very possible that the tang has a gill parasite (ie gill flukes). I am not a big fan of Freshwater dips but they can be OK if you carefully catch the fish without catching it in a net and move it back and forth from the dip without removing it from water. You also have to be careful to...
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    FOTW ~Ctenochaetus sp.~

    Here is a nice article written by a member of my forums at Marine Aquarium Advice. I plan to include this article in the library on my Website. Here is the link to the article: http://www.terra-et-mare.net/htdocs/Departments/Marine/cteno.htm Cheers, Terry Bartelme
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    Need Help with Fin Rot Problem

    I need a lot more details from you before I can offer any sort of intelligent advice. One thing for sure is that doing a lot of reading will help you. I think you will find this helpful: http://www.marineaquariumadvice.com/library.html Also go to the consultation page and look at the form to...
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    Feeding new australian tank raised hippo tang

    People that properly quarantine all fish for 3+ weeks PRIOR to placing them into thier display aquarium rarely have a problem with ich. It is most often imported on newly acquired fish that have not been quarantined (sound familar?). The only sure way to get ich out of a reef is to remove ALL...
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    Rbta Split

    Hi Scott, Its nothing to worry about. Clowns will often visit all the suitable host anemones in their aquarium. However, that does not mean that all species of host anemones are suitable for all species of clownfish. If you keep your water quality high, lighting optimal and feed them your...
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