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  1. ID on a bunch of hitchhikers

    if it's not an abolone.. then what is it?? I love him already.. don't wanna have to take him out LOL
  2. On the hunt! We want your hitchiker pictures!

    feel free to use any of the pictures that i just posted in this thread... http://www.reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=108613
  3. ID on a bunch of hitchhikers

    Here is the info that i got from someone on another forum :-) -------------------------------- #1-2 is a juvenile abalone. They're some of the coolest grazers out there! #3- ball tip anomone, they are actually a type of mushroom. more than likely its a Corynactis sp. they are harmless for the...
  4. ID on a bunch of hitchhikers

    So I've been taking pictures of things on my rock... We have tons of things that have been showing up.. I've taken some pictures so if anyone knows what anything is.. let me know :-) We saw this guy last night at 4 am.. he's so gorgeous... This thing is solid orange during the day..and...
  5. Missing Clown...Fat Brittle Star????

    mystery solved.. BF pryed the mouth of the brittlestar open.. and the clown was most definitly in there.. NO more green brittlestar for us!!!
  6. Missing Clown...Fat Brittle Star????

    This is a very sad day!!! We have a new tank (55gal set up over a month ago/ 45lbs live rock and live sand) .. we got a cleaning crew to help with some algae and diatom bloom. Cleaning Crew: 6 snails 10 blue/red leg hermits 1 rather large brittle star 2 Emerald Crabs (one small/ one large) 6...
  7. New & Need Help...

    We set up the tank on July 7th. The tank has cycled. Water went thru all stages (ammonia>nitrite>nitrate) Readings have been testing perfect for over a week. (home test and LFS) We started getting brown diatom bloom about 5 days ago. Hence the cleaning crew that is now in the tank as of this...
  8. New & Need Help...

    Happy to report that the clowns are still alive. They are in the 20 gal hospital tank.. the new LFS said that they are just stressed and have a cottony virus?? This would sort of make sense.. because they are very active little guys.. swimming.. eating.. loving life..just have cotton ball...
  9. New & Need Help...

    in my main big tank 55gal, the salinity is 1.024... i was under the impression that the hospital tank had to be much lower to kill this fuzz he's got?
  10. New & Need Help...

    it's treatment for clown disease.. although both clowns are very very active and constanly all over the tank investigating.. so it's only showing the signs of having crap on it's gills. I guess i'm just wondering if i should move all the fish out of the new tank and into the smaller new tank...
  11. New & Need Help...

    Hi everyone.. I have a 55 gal tank. We started the tank last Saturday with Live sand and salt water. The LFS also sold us 2 clowns and 2 cardinals.. the cardinals died within 24 hours of putting them in the tank! :( We brought the fish back and they traded us for one spotfin butterfly...
  12. New & Need Help...

    Hi everyone.. I have a 55 gal tank. We started the tank last Saturday with Live sand and salt water. The LFS also sold us 2 clowns and 2 cardinals.. the cardinals died within 24 hours of putting them in the tank! :( We brought the fish back and they traded us for one spotfin butterfly...
  13. New here! looking for people from Chicago!

    We've been going to Scotts Pet Shop on Wolf Rd... we are brand new saltwater tank owners... still in first week of setting up tank.. the people there have been very helpful :-)

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