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just got my white-tail bristle tooth ! it said online that it was pre-quarantined, so I assumed it would only need observation qt. but i’m seeing white flecks in the shipping bag as i’m acclimating to temp ? there are no white dots or lesions at all on the fish and it’s already regained a lot of...

First I want to apologize if this is on the wrong part of the site. So, as I think many people have done, I bought a Green spotted puffer or leopard puffer from a local shop under the impression he'd be a freshwater fish, but after doing more research than the quick 2 minutes on Google before...

Hey everyone I’m due to add another fish (or 2) to the tank but I’m really struggling. I have a fire fish which is extremely peaceful so was put off clowns as I don’t want them to bother him and a lot of people have said clowns will turn aggressive as they mature. I also really like the...

Help! I brought home my pygmy waspfish a couple hours ago, acclimated him, and put him into the tank where he ran around a bit at first, and then laid down in the corner and half way buried himself in the sand. I work at the lfs he’s from and I’ve been target feeding him and building trust for...

Any experience with tilting at bottom tank? Our little clown swims in spot a lot and keeps tilting over? He is only with us two full days now. The first day was a little rough, we did the fish in cycle with Fritz turbo 900 & stress guard, with a hour acclimation (last time in-cycle!). We did a...

So we pulled the trigger on a young mocha storm clown, he was very active in the bag.. we slowly acclimated (1hr) him to a 10g new quarantine tank. We dosed it was stress guard and Fritz turbo start and used imaginatrium boxed saltwater and a heater, plus hob filter. Probly put him in about...

So we have a brand new tank set up (and also bought an 10g QT). We want to start with a pair of clowns and maybe a goby (eventually?) The one fish we knowingly bought from a questionable fish shop (Nothing clean, fish looks okay - young). We only bought there because it was listed as (and...

I have a 75 gallon tank. I have a while tail tang, Fiji foxface, blue sided, cleaner wrasse. Those are in qt right sense they got sick and forever will qt new fish I get. I want to add like 2-3 more fish. I need ideas. I want mandarins not sure how they will act with my white tail tang. looking...

Hi so I bought a male mccosker's flasher on Sunday 3rd from my lfs. Looked great in the shop. Did my normal acclimatisation and added it to the tank. It right away went down and hid under a rock and stayed there until the next morning. In the afternoon it was gone and I couldn’t see it anywhere...

Hey all, I’ve got a 60 gallon long tank and am wondering what other fish I should add. I’m looking for something vibrant with colors and that will be a sort of the bigger fish in the tank. (Must be reef safe) So far I’ve got -2 clowns -2 firefish -1 royal gramma -1 orchid dottyback -1 sand...

Hey all, I’ve got a 60 gallon long tank and am wondering what other fish I should add. I’m looking for something vibrant with colors and that will be a sort of the bigger fish in the tank. (Must be reef safe) So far I’ve got -2 clowns -2 firefish -1 royal gramma -1 orchid dottyback -1 sand...

Quick question for you all: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 weeks? Thanks!

I got a new small blue hippo tang 8/21/23. it was be hide the rocks hanging out with my cleaner shrimp and eating on Sunday the 22nd. Then it just disappeared. I did see it hiding in the rocks Saturday 8/28/23 but I have seen it since nor is it coming out to eat. I know that they can fit into...

Just recently bought a blue tang and a flame hawk its only been probably a day and a half dropped small amounts of frozen food but understandably they are hiding due to stress coming into a new tank just a question when should i increase the amount and how long would you think they start to feel...

What can I add next? I have a 30g Ultum Nature tank it is an all in one. Equipted with 2 Kessil A360s. The tank has been set up for around 6 months. Parameters are great. Some strings of hair algae but nothing too bad yet. Coral: 10+Mushrooms 2 Zoas 1 Torch 1 Chalice Fish: Neon Goby Dragon...

Got this beautiful pair today. They are about one inch long and don’t have any early signs of sickness and have already eaten. They will be in this QT tank for 2 months to grow a little bit and to make sure they are healthy. QT Tank: 5 gallon Sicce micron internal filter running chemipure blue...

Hello, I have a 5 month old Fowlr tank that only has 3 fish. A 4 inches powder brown tang , a 6 inches scopas tang and a 7 inches foxface. I am thinking about adding a sohal tang and I would like to know what would be the largest tang I could get. Could the tang be 12 inches or would the size...

Do I still have to quarantine the fish if I’m buying a fish from a local person that is getting out the hobby breaking down their tank? Shouldn’t the fish already be quarantine from being in their tank alive and well

what’s up guys check out my new hermit crabs that I got today. Doing pretty well in the tank adapting to the new environment. Tomorrow is water change day so we will see how it looks tomorrow 2- Scarlett hermit crabs 2- Halloween hermit crabs 3- electric blue hermit crabs

About 3 days ago I added a diamond goby to my tank. I don’t have much experience with them myself but from what I can gather it seems like it’s not unusual to not see them for a while after they are added to a tank. My question is at what point should I be concerned? I think I know what rock...

Exactly 2 weeks into quarantine of these new fish I got from LiveAquaria. Been doing 50% water changes every 2-3 days. Had a Cardinalfish disappear (only to be found dead after tearing apart the tank). Netted the remaining 2 Cardinalfish and French Angelfish and moved them to a small bowl while...

I’m looking to add more fish to my tank, I have a 32 gallon bio cube with 2 clownfish and a fire shrimp. This is my first tank but I’m really on top of everything so I think I can handle some more advanced fish.

Hello, I am new to the hobby and just wanted to share the new clownfish I just got today! I got a black ice and an ocellaris and they are already swimming with each other and getting along well in QT with my Banggai Cardinalfish that I got a few weeks ago. Let me know if you have any tips/advice...

Hello all, just looking for suggestions for fish stocking on a 60gal long that I’m getting today. I currently have 2 clowns 1 purple fire fish 1 royal gramma 1 lawnmower blenny 1 diamond goby 1 peppermint shrimp 1 pistol shrimp 1 fire shrimp 1 cleaner shrimp 1 tiger conch 1 urchin 1...

Alright I have an 8’ 150g AIO FOWLR tank, and I am looking for 1 or 2 fish to add to the tank. It is currently housing the following: 4” Red Tooth Trigger 4” Foxface Lo 5” Volitan Lionfish 3” Falco Hawkfish 8” Yellowhead Moray Eel 7” Snowflake Eel I am looking to add something that can handle...