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+1 civic...it's also a matter of picking fish from a reputable LFS that sell only healthy fish. That way, when introduced, they'll be able to fight off whatever they catch in the tank. I've never had ich problems. Never qt'd either, but all the fish I've gotten were from 2 reputable stores...

+1 everyone....some things you can go cheap, but others, you shouldn't. You can also scour Craigslist for used equipment. Usually a nice soak in distilled vinegar for a few hours will make things nice and clean. But if you ask before you buy and do your research, you'll save yourself lots of...

Mine, too....he was almost always splotchy and sickly in color, but otherwise healthy and eating. Now he's yellow most of the time.

+1 fish....great that you have the funds, but you'd be wasting a life by thinking in those terms. Careful with the weighted fake plants...I'm on another forum for a betta tank and one of them mentioned that they found that the base of their particular fake plant turned out to have some type of...

Cute! They look like bobbing croutons :D

That's so pitiful. And by that I mean MY tank is so pitiful next to this masterpiece! Nice job!

Does it look like this? If so, could be a Bryozoan -- see my thread on it if that's what you think it is. Mine is hard, and has grown and they're harmless. https://www.livingreefs.com/white-growth-t41277.html

Now THIS is funny :mrgreen: And I, for one, have not really gotten worked up. Just stating MHO I find this kind of thing amusing, actually :mrgreen:

Tank rocks, fish! And some people behave more like a baby that the baby in their avatar.

Have you even seen how certain fish swim lengthwise quickly, while others tend to stay in the same general area? That's called observation. It's not people sitting here trying to read a fish's mind. I actually do watch my fish. Each have their own behavior, and the dimensions of their tank...

+1 everyone Been there, done that. My daughter dumped a sh*t ton of pellets...the day before we were leaving for vacatiton! But I siphoned them out, did a water change, and all was well. FYI, ditch the flakes...they're chalk full of phosphates, and just not a healthy food. If you want dry...

For the most part, I go by liveaquaria.com recommendations. They are there for a reason . As I said in one other post that you could stick an actively swimming fish in a small tank, but it's not much of a life to that fish. They need swimming room. Small tanks will stress them out and make...

Sometimes they spit out the unwanted bits. My chromis does that, but he's growing. You could also try soaking it in garlic.

That's a bit much. Sure we get upset when people don't at least attempt to make a suitable setup for their fish. But to threaten them in real life? Like that's really going to solve anything. If anything, that person might just do bad things to their fish out of spite :shock: I've found...

Good for you :D If you can afford $400, you might as well get a nice new one, hopefully with a built in overflow so you can set up a sump.

I usually go for 24 hours for the same reasons as Ted. But in a pinch, I've used saltwater after a couple of hours being stirred by a strong powerhead and a heater. But I've never done it without making sure the temp matches my tank.

I've had my clown for 4 years. Moved him from a 45 g to a 125g 2 or 3 years ago. In those 4 years, he occupied one spot except during feeding time. I haven't seen or heard of a clown who spends all day darting around the tank unless they are being chased or threatened. I also watch my tang...

Not stupid at all, actually. I'm not a coral person, myself, so someone else will chime in about lights. Actually, just to put it into perspective, upon googling around, I found this: .All-Glass AGA brand cabinet 54 corner tank-black fob-0 special shipping Same tank, brand new for around...

Some of the stuff I wouldn't go for....like that canister filter and the powerhead with the sponge - those are best left to saltwater, although you can use the canister filter to run carbon as needed. I think you can just take off the sponge. Plus from what I've heard, I think that skimmer is...

Re: February POTM - corals oh yeah I forgot that you didn't get to see the "d2mini's not allowed to enter his horrible photos anymore. So don't talk about the POTM threads!!! Shhh!" :mrgreen: Hard choices this month...voted for Kully.