health

  1. mdock

    New Clown Health

    This guy is a new addition to my smaller tank. How does he look health wise? He got beat up by the yellow damsel I had in the tank when I put him in but after feeding they both calmed down. There are palys, a purple tipped anemone, and a starfish in the tank with him. I don’t have an active qt...
  2. T

    EMERGENCY Royal gramma in bad shape

    i’ve had my royal gramma 2 weeks now and he has been completely fine the whole time until i did a water change 2 days ago ( the first one i’ve done with him in the tank ). He went and hid when i was doing it and i haven’t seen him since for 2 days. i have a look this morning and he’s laying...
  3. R

    Do my week old corals look healthy?

    Just started adding corals to my 7 gallon nano. I personally think they look fine just want some other opinions. - Duncan Coral - Bubble Tip - GSP
  4. Billyreef-ita

    LED lights with UV spectrum dangerous for our health?

    Hi everybody, I see that many lamps are now providing some leds whose spectrum is below 400nm, the so called UV light (such as 395nm). I’m fully aware the UV lights that are dangerous are UV-C that are in the range 100-280nm. However the UV-A are in the range 315-400 and also exposure to UV-A...
  5. M

    Watchman Goby

    I have a watchman Goby, he’s been in my Fluval 13.5 gallon nano reef tank for 2 years now. Initially with 2 clown fish, now with a single clown fish (the female clown became very aggressive and beat up the male until he wasn’t able to survive in a span of a few days, about 6 months ago) the Big...
  6. To(meany)Tang

    Not reef related but worth a peep.

    Hey my r2r family. This isn't the usual reef post but wanted to highlight an issue that maybe alot of you are aware of but for those who aren't one of the key ingredients in our life is our health especially if we want to reef forever lol. Breaking new studies in science has shown detrimental...
  7. D

    Is this lympho, ich or something worse?

    Just wondering if this is lympho (praying) or ich etc, it's had a very stressful few days we have had power cuts etc so any advice would be great!
  8. Jatchetto

    Coral health in small space

    Hey guys sorry if this has already had a bunch of post if, so a link would be great. I tried looking maybe i was searching the wrong key terms but regardless i was wondering about coral spacing. Ive added a bubble to the tank and it looks great but filled/ is filling the space very quickly. I...
  9. Afkomjorgen

    Very thin Bi-Color blenny - help!

    Hello, Our Bi-color Blenny has been looking increasingly thin over the last month or two. We’ve had him since Feb 2022, Wild caught from our LFS. He had already been there a couple of weeks and was doing good. We’ve been dealing with some other issues in the tank and didn’t realize how bad it...
  10. samanolandon

    EMERGENCY Clownfish does not look well!

    What is happening? one is dying, other three look normal but two have discoloration in the face… Please help!
  11. B

    coral placement and health

    So had a 15g jbj cubey for almost 4 months. Coral added after the first week Then second-week fish All levels were good Posting full tank shot. want to see if I'm in the right direction for placement and health A few questions are... Are my zoas too close together? 2 corals don't seem to look...
  12. fdevans

    Clownfish Eye Problem

    Seems one of my clown fish has an eye problem. Not sure if it's curable or if it just becomes "One-Eyed-Jack" now, but any thoughts would be appreciated.
  13. L

    How often should I do water changes for my fish tank?

    Hey guys! It's me :D If you have to attend to other fish hobbyists that are having emergencies or something, go ahead xD But what I want to talk about is how much do I change water. I have a kind of small tank, and I want my fish to have the best way of life possible, so I started feeding them a...
  14. C

    Coral Health Help

    A couple of my LPS corals are losing colour and can’t figure out what is causing it. I am experiencing an ammonia spike (of 1 mg/l) in a semi established tank. Aprox 4 months old. Completely cycled. All other corals seem to be happy. Were losing colour prior to detected spike both coral were...
  15. A

    Anything I can do for him?

    Good evening everyone, my beautiful bird wrasse was hit on the nose buy to dog face puffer. His injury healed and after a while there was some sort of growth on his nose (where he was bit). The growth is out of control now. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks
  16. ElderMillennial

    EMERGENCY Is everything ok with her?

    Just noticed this coloration on my Gem tang I’ve attached some pictures… any ideas if this is not a big deal? She almost looks like she has a coat of velvet. if she does…. Anyone have success treating it? I tried at get as many pictures as possible thank you
  17. Mikey0909

    EMERGENCY What is wrong with my zoas?

    They appear to be closed even though lights been on for hours, I will check water where is at the end of the week but I was wondering if anyone had any ideas as to what was wrong.
  18. SaltwaterGuruNeeded

    Do Any Of These Fish Look Sick?

    Before I start, I have no Quarantine yet, however I do want one. And also I had a wrasse for about 2 weeks, had to remove it because it was killing my clowns...and then replaced it with other fish (read below). You can also read my build thread that I posted yesterday for more info. So, I've...
  19. Ketan

    PSA: Leave your corals alone :)

    This applies to all corals, specially stony corals but I have to post it somewhere so posting on SPS. I would like to remind everyone...... leave your corals alone, if they are already established and looking happy. Even if they are closed or otherwise looking a bit iffy. If your water...
  20. A

    Does this clown look healthy

    I’ve had this clown for about 13 days in qt, with copper power and GC for prophylactic ich/velvet treatment, and for intestinal parasites(stringy white feces). Originally it refused to eat, but after dosing gc in wc, he regained his appetite. I’m now feeding medicated food and is eating very...
  21. ridgeburyreefer

    Rock anemone health

    I purchased this rock anemone today from petco ONLY bc it wasn’t even out of the bag yet from being shipped. It had better coloring at the store but I wasn’t able to see the mouth. The foot was VERY sticky when it went in the tank, and is still clearly firmly planted. Is the mouth of for being...
  22. J

    What kind of coral is this?

    We bought a miscellaneous labeled coral, can anyone identify it? It doesn't look the best, is it dying? Just got it yesterday night.
  23. N

    Could I keep just a strong, deep blue light on for my saltwater tank during the day or would white be better?

    So I have a cheap aquarium light from Amazon that has two modes, "blue" and "white." The thing was like 30-50 bucks (i can't remember) and it fits on my 30-gallon tank. I recently put some new zoanthids in the tank (which has no coral, only 2 healthy clowns) and have been putting them under the...
  24. T

    Is fish Two different color eyes a problem

    So I have a green spotted puffer transitioned to full marine, and he’s been doin great. Diet and everything is perfect. This morning I realized his eyes were two different colors and idk why. Ik puffers change colors but I didn’t know their eyes did. Is this a problem I should worry about?
  25. S

    Is my torch ok?

    I recently got a torch coral. It is my first coral and I am trying to do everything right. I acclimated it yesterday through the drip method then used dip and checked all over for eggs and stuck on hitchhikers. I placed it in the tank and it was closed up. Over night it opened up and is still...
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