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saltwater fish possess a series of difficult questions. The two main problems w/ Sw fish are planktonic fry (many fish have plankton sized fry which live in/amongst plankton while they grow), 2)- many SW fish have incrediblely tiny fry which require smaller nutrionally complete first foods, and...

Well those blue jelly fish have made their way to Houston too... Thats saisd they are free swimming jellies, not the attached casseopeia type(which by the way are photosynthetic jellies) and I've only read of people have limited success w/ these jellies as they feed them zooplanktons. I suspect...

you can try reading these article(s) from "The breeders net" column. http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/ ... reeder.htm http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/ ... reeder.htm I included alot of info on where to buy algaes, which ones, and rotifers too. Personally i find buying a gallon jug...

dude: there are three or 4 threads below asking the same questions....please read them first

Ditto on most of the answers. The immediate one to skip is the wolf eel (which is not an eel but a long bodied fish eating psuedochromis). The snowflake and zebra eel should be fine as tankmates, but be aware that the zebra is clumsey as heck and might make a mess of your rockwork. Its the...

freshly hatched Artemia is actually a pretty good food source. Althou 12hrs might be getting to the point of them being nutritionally depleted. You'll want to enrich the artemia w/ a suppliment like phytoplanktons and/or Selcon. I wrote up this article last yr, you might find it useful...

Hi: there are a fewplaces which will supply hobbyists. Roti-pods.com was one. Other than that you can check out places that sell phytos, rotifers etc they will often carry copepods. I'll check out a few places and get back w/ya frank

hi: Please read "the Breeders net" column in AAOL, especially focus on the article on keeping rotifers. I included a bunch of rotifer food substitutes. i would suggest you always enrich your rotifers by feeding live phytos, but you do what you find best for you frank

Kristen: you have a female and it is common for them to release unfertile eggs. No worries, just feed HER better frank

The venom (not poison) is in all the dorsal and anal spines. Each spine is like a small hypodermic needle and venom is not released unless there is pressure on the spine, it must be actively pumped. There are many fish which eat lionfish w/ no problems, so unless the venom is injected into...

Hi: many people have reported their jawfish spawning in captivity, rearing the fry is a bit tricky but do-able. They they are mouth brooders to a point, they release planktonic fry approx 2-3mm in size. Your are right that is the egg mass and you have two choices either allow the fry to be tank...

there is no reason to run a fishonly tank below salinity levels than that normally used in a reef tank. 35ppt (sg 1.024-026) As mentioned above parasites are un-affected by slightly lower salinity levels. You'll need to drop your sg to 1.009-1.010 to see any antiparasite effects Keeping your...

I would stay away from the Fu man chu especially if its your first foray into lions, They tend to ship poorly and are one of the most difficult to wean over to prepared foods, very stubborn little fish. I wouln't doubt their color or personality. Second whenever and whatever species of lion you...

a 55 gal is too small for any of the medium bodied or large bodied lions, you'll really have to consider one of the dwarf species and infact your best bet is a dwarf fuzzy lionfish. They ship fine and wean over to prepared food readily. As for the snowflake eel make sure you cover your tank...

Hi: I call lionfish reeflimiting. They are by definition reef-safe, as they have no interest in corals. However many lionfish will eat your ornamental crabs/shrimp and any fish they can fit into their mouths. So if you want a lionfish in a reef tank consider many of the dwarf species. If you...