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  1. Here is a very unusual fish, can anybody ID?

    Hi Dan, Out of curiosity, I raised this question to my local forum and apparantly this is a adult Largenose boxfish, Rhynchostracion rhinorhynchus. Check out this link, http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishf ... rhinor.htm . Regards JC
  2. Top swimming fish?

    Yap. Chromis are schooling fish but I was told by someone who had kept them before that once they are used to your tank, they may stop schooling.
  3. Top swimming fish?

    Chromis should stay near the surface based on wat I had read. :)
  4. Live Stock planning

    My tank has just completed cycling (4 weeks). Parameters; PH: 8 NH4: 0 NO2: 0 NO3: 12.5 Salinity: 1.0.21 Temp: 28 Actually, most of my shortlistee are from the book you mentioned. Longnose seems to be one of the hardiest butterfly. Cheers
  5. Live Stock planning

    Actually the butterflyfish will only come in at least 2 months later. :lol: Anyway, any other alternative I can have beside butterflyfish?
  6. Live Stock planning

    I have a 4ft x 1.5 x 1.5 FOWLR tank. Ard 50kg/100lbs of LR. Protein and surface skimming with Ehiem Cannister 2026. A 4" DSB. Actually now had some minor changes to my wish list. 1) Green Chromis x 03 (now in my QT) 2) Royal Gramma Basslet 3) True Percula Clownfish x 2 (looking 4 mating pair)...
  7. Live Stock planning

    Thanks for the advice. Actually, I was also deciding if I should drop the passer angelfish. Maybe there's a wise thing to do. Yes. I actually was intending to add these fishes in phases almost in the order I listed. :wink:
  8. Live Stock planning

    Hi, I'm currently planning on the type and number of fishes that I will like to have in my 4 x 2 x 1.5 FOWLR tank. Question: how many fishes can I have in this dimension? My shortlisted fishes as follows; 1) Yellowtail Blue Damselfish 2) Blue Chromis 3) Royal Gramma Basslet 4) Yellowstripe...
  9. Worms died during cycling

    Thanks Wade. I had tested and found that my Nitrite are raising too. You've been a great help. :D
  10. Worms died during cycling

    Thanks Wade. I tot of removing the died worm because I had experienced the ammonia spike and was wondering if more worms are dying the spike might last too long resulting in more organism dying. Cheers
  11. Worms died during cycling

    Hi Guys, I had started my cycling since 4 days ago. For the last two days, i found that many of the worms that came with my LR are dying and i'm experiencing the ammonia spike. Should I start removing those dead worm from the tank to stop the ammonia spike? Btw, I had also threw in a "market...
  12. Web in my tank

    I have mine in my 3day old tank (cycling). These web are appearing on my "market prawn" and LR. Cheers

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