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    Fish aggression-how long is too long

    I think they are both considered rabbit fish and are suppose to be peaceful unless you put two in the same tank. You need to move one or risk losing both.
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    Yellow Tang wanting to eat carnivore

    Yes their is a risk .. but to be frank there isn't any meaningful regulation controlling any of the std commercial food we stick in our tanks and none of our test kits can measure pesticides or many other contaminants that may be used in processing fish food. In the long run I suggest...
  3. K

    changing substrate

    As stated .. the "slow" method proponents rely heavily on stability .. however I also think they discount the chaos and related negative impact on livestock by constantly adding/removing substrate. The method I have suggested temporarily retains the upper section of the substrate along with...
  4. K

    changing substrate

    Changing substrates is pretty common. In general there are two schools of thought. One says do it "gradual" with multiple small changes over a long period of time. The other says do it "fast" with one quick tank tear down .. switch the substrate .. and then set it back up. Both methods have...
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    medication from nosickfish.com?

    To be blunt .. this is a questionable outfit where the officers/owners have been caught placing phony threads on two salt water forums that I have visited. The whole world has been anxiously awaiting a credible reef safe ich medication and anyone who comes up with one is not going to have to...
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    Adding more sand

    Before you entertain adding more substrate you should consider your stocking level. New tanks are unstable and need time to mature before adding much livestock .. your tanks almost fully stocked an its a week or so out of cycle. No offence intended "go slow" is a phrase that is used alot in...
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    Yellow Tang wanting to eat carnivore

    Some tangs have grown used to eating "meat" and won't readily accept veggies ... when I have encountered that problem I have started to soak the meat in selcon and then after the fish start to associate the selcon smell with food I have followed up with nori soaked in selcon. I am pretty sure...
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    Clean-up crew question for a 55 gal.

    Clean up crews need to be customized to your particular tank .. what works for another aquarist may not apply to your tank. In general ... start with a small "diversified" clean up crew and then be patient and slowly expand based on the progress (or lack of progress) you see. Just don't...
  9. K

    cyanobacteria

    Cyano is one of the std alga's encountered in new tanks ... as with other algae in new aquariums it grows because the numerous micro organisms that would otherwise consume phosphate/nitrates just don't exist in sufficient numbers. Cyano thrive on excess nutrients .. the prime nutrient is...
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    Freshwater Dip for Marine Fishes

    Nice post. What are your thoughts on using a formalin bath in lieu of a FW bath? I switched to std prophylactic formalin baths about 10 yrs ago and discovered that fish seem to tolerate a proper formalin bath better than a FW bath/dip and it also seemed effective against the std parasites...
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    New Reef magazine! - from Anthony

    Will your book be distributed in Powells book store in Portland? Every yr I get a gift certificate and every yr they don't seem to carry your book(s). I suspect its the largest book store on the West Coast and should be on your "target" list.
  12. K

    Fungal Infections

    Thanks ... I can't remember when I saw a bonafide fungal issue in a SW tank ... they must be rare and thats good news .. one less thing to worry about. Edit: Do you know any websites that may have a decent picture of a marine fish with a fungal problem .. might be nice to bookmark for future...
  13. K

    Fungal Infections

    How about salt ... suspect thats the reason that fungal diseases are very rare in Marine fish.
  14. K

    Hmm...No symptom brain stumper

    My 02 Yeah your fish may have internal parasites or simply diaharea but I don't think that s/b the focus .. getting the fish to eat is the issue and the majority of fish with internal parasites have no problem with eating. Newly acquired fish that haven't been QT'd and properly acclimated to...
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