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I have had a coral banded shrimp for about 5 months now...It hasn't touch a single coral or my clown's anenome. I was shocked to read that. Have you had experience with this happening?

Funny you should bring this up! I too purchased 3 green chromis last week. They also seemed to be perfectly healthy. 2 of the 3 are dead and the 3rd isn't looking healthy. What are going on with these chromis?

I believe having a uv sterilizer is a personal thing. Some people say a reef is better without and some say its good. I have a reef and I believe my uv is a life saver. With a combination of fish with corals. I'm not sure how well it controls algae, but my happiness with my sterilizer is...

The three green chromis I purchased on Sunday aren't doing so good. I lost one today. It was breathing hard and when I got back from the store today, it was dead. A second chromis is starting to breath hard as well, I suspect he will be next. The third one seems ok. These guys were obviously...

What about a mimic tang?

I was wondering the same thing. I have a 65 gal. with the same oak top. Can you have MH & Vho's. My tank is 3 feet wide but my vho's are 2 feet so that leaves me 6 inches on each end. Can I put small MH's in there? Not good at the DIY part of this hobby.

Wow! I knew that Anthias changed sexes but I had no idea that the chromis did. Interesting. How long does it take for them to change? Is their a way to tell the difference? I really like these guys. They look pretty good in the tank. Also, since I took out the purple dottyback everything...

Ok, After taking down my whole reef I finally caught the purple dottyback (God, I hated that fish). Anyway I added 3 green chromis. My question is: I thought these fish were docile? They get along fine with my other fish, but one of the three is a real bully. Is this normal? Or are they...

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Hi, I have a coral banded shrimp and it has molted 3 times in the last 1 1/2 months. I wouldn't worry, it quite normal. Especially if they are young.

I can't believe you flushed the xenia down the toilet! You could make frags and take them back to your lfs for store credit and someone else could enjoy them.

Yes, I agree. Don't worry about him not moving. I have one and he is doing very well. They can remain in the same spot for long periods of time. This is just what they do. Also, give it some time to adjust to its new environment. You may not see the little fella too often either. They...

I want to stress that you use RO/DI water. I made the mistake of using distilled only and my god!, the algae problems. Save yourself this heartache and do it right from the beginning. RO/DI water is a must. How soon do you want to add corals? You may want to go ahead and get the proper...

I have a blue linckia starfish and it is awesome. The blue is so bright. I know some people say they have trouble adapting them into the tank. I had no problems with mine. Good Luck.

Ok, I have a 65 gal reef and I want to add more fish. This is what I currently have: Flame Angel, maroon clown, purple dottyback(which I hate, but can't catch), scooter blenny, blue lincka star, emerald crab and coral banded shrimp. Corals are: frogspawn, green hammer, xenias, mushrooms and...