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Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks
12/17/2006, 05:32 PM
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Golden Puffer Differences
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A. Meleagris has a fairly wide range.... See...
A. Meleagris has a fairly wide range.... See fishbase for details but they hail from far more places than xmas island. As I understand it, the "gold" level is more the stage or maturity of the...
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Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks
12/15/2006, 11:57 AM
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Golden Puffer Differences
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get what you want...care for it well...and enjoy...
get what you want...care for it well...and enjoy the critter!
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Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks
12/14/2006, 07:17 PM
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Hard to Forgive.....
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Yeah the coris turned up alive but hidden. ...
Yeah the coris turned up alive but hidden. Replaced sand and first thing he did was hide again. Oh well, I am leaving him a tiny bit of shell on mussel outside/on the surface of his "litter box". ...
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Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks
12/12/2006, 07:20 PM
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Hard to Forgive.....
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Update: the dogface and the french angel are...
Update: the dogface and the french angel are alive (at least for now) I held a mussel in the tank and both tried to hand feed a bit so that is a good sign. Still no sign of the coris. The blenny...
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Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks
12/12/2006, 07:03 PM
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Golden Puffer Differences
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FYI in my shopping for a true golden (not a nigro...
FYI in my shopping for a true golden (not a nigro yellow belly, not a bananna turd meleagris, etc) I was told by Liveaquaria and others that they can in no circumstance "hand pick" or warrant the...
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Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks
12/11/2006, 10:49 PM
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Hard to Forgive.....
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Hard to Forgive.....
HELP!
Girlfriend (yeah she's done salty fish for more than a decade both professionally and as a passion) just f'ing nuked one of my 200's. She thought there was a problem with ick (there...
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Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks
12/11/2006, 10:03 PM
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Golden Puffer Differences
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This is a fish worth buying in person or getting...
This is a fish worth buying in person or getting pics of the actual fish ahead of time. If price is more of a concern than the looks of the fish I'd recommend a different puffer.
Here are a...
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Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks
12/05/2006, 09:15 PM
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Stressed fish....
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LRS078
if he has any parasites or disease you want to QT...
if he has any parasites or disease you want to QT to prevent the spread into your tank. A month past last symptomatic day is a good rule of thumb.
If you are skipping QT be sure to drip...
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Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks
12/05/2006, 09:12 PM
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cleaner fish or cleaner shrimp???
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the mortality rate and effectiveness of cleaner...
the mortality rate and effectiveness of cleaner fish is a) poor and b) debateable to say the least. A cleaner shrimp is likely on the menu of most things it would theoretically clean.
If its an...
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Advanced Topics
11/14/2006, 07:56 AM
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DSB in a bucket for nitrate control
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Update: My RDSB of ~25 gallons of sand on a 200...
Update: My RDSB of ~25 gallons of sand on a 200 gallon FOWLR system has been initially positive (about 5 weeks old to 9 weeks old) but now nitrate levels have begun to rise again. I was forced to...
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Reef Discussion
11/14/2006, 07:30 AM
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Nitrate Reduction 101 with sugar!!!
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LRS078
I'm also guessing that if you have a UV...
I'm also guessing that if you have a UV sterilizer you must shut it down since it would theoretically kill off the bacteria that the sugar/vodka fuels as it grows. This would leave the sugar/vodka...
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Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks
11/12/2006, 02:25 AM
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filtration
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LRS078
How about "both of the above" a fuge never hurts...
How about "both of the above" a fuge never hurts if you set it up properly but can take some time to mature. The inserts are a good short term solution. The fuge will be your best longterm option....
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Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks
11/12/2006, 02:24 AM
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Agressive Fish
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LRS078
Triggers and Lions are one of a few bad...
Triggers and Lions are one of a few bad combinations.... The problem is that highly aggressive triggers (IE undulated, clown, queen, titan) tend to want to eat the elaborate fins of the lionfish. ...
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Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks
11/10/2006, 11:53 PM
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Neurotic Royal Gramma?
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LRS078
Per petstorejunkie he probably swallowed an air...
Per petstorejunkie he probably swallowed an air bubble. If it got a big gulp/swallow of air when it was being bagged up in the store that could do it. Usually the air will pass on its own. Keep us...
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Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks
11/10/2006, 02:48 AM
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Naso in a 150?
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LRS078
amen....(fully grown naso =300+ gallon tank) If...
amen....(fully grown naso =300+ gallon tank) If you grow really attached to a fish (maybe its just me/fiance) but you really don't want to give up a fish you've become attached to on account of them...
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Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks
11/10/2006, 02:42 AM
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Tank Cleaners in a FOWLR
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LRS078
Getting rid of a mantis is a tricky affair.... ...
Getting rid of a mantis is a tricky affair.... You can use copper in a measured (by testkit per brand) level to kill inverts vs trying to introduce predators (my preferance would be a puffer) but...
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Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks
11/10/2006, 02:36 AM
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Dog-faced puffer growth
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LRS078
Arothron Nigropunctatus (Dogface Puffers) seldom...
Arothron Nigropunctatus (Dogface Puffers) seldom hit more than 8" in a home system. Per fishbase, they don't top more than 10-13" in the wild.
Good water quality and good/varied diet are both...
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Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks
11/10/2006, 02:27 AM
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Those with Emperator angels Please!
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LRS078
Oh Yeah....FYI my 6" emperor angel bosses around...
Oh Yeah....FYI my 6" emperor angel bosses around the 11" golden puffer (not to mention everyone else). Classic case of brains vs brawn.....perhaps the smartest fish I've seen.
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Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks
11/10/2006, 02:21 AM
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Neurotic Royal Gramma?
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Posted By
LRS078
I wont say this often but "that is just...
I wont say this often but "that is just weird"....
I've heard of similar things when a puffer or even angler gulps a bunch of air. Never heard of it with a RG. Any weird acclimation or QT...
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Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks
11/10/2006, 02:16 AM
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no more shriimp?????
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LRS078
Canthigaster genus puffers are the most...
Canthigaster genus puffers are the most accomplished small invert assassin/fin nippers in existence.....
So I'd pretty much write off all your inverts... The canthigaster puffers are fast, agile,...
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Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks
11/10/2006, 02:11 AM
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Naso in a 150?
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LRS078
Nasos are not quite as spastic as most tangs but...
Nasos are not quite as spastic as most tangs but they still do like their swim room. Given that they can hit 18" (not counting streamers) you need a truly large tank. Hence the reputation that full...
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Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks
11/09/2006, 09:20 PM
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Naso in a 150?
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LRS078
Just remember that he'll want a 300 or so gallon...
Just remember that he'll want a 300 or so gallon when full grown.... Budget what that setup will run you and a timetable to save up for it on the front end.
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Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks
11/09/2006, 06:06 PM
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salinity for fish-only tank
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LRS078
You are going to have a range of a couple points...
You are going to have a range of a couple points due to evaporation in the sump and resulting top off. So I'd benchmark for around .023. Fishy only systems you can keep lower salinity (.020) where...
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Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks
11/08/2006, 03:05 AM
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Triggerfish Whitespot or Sand ?
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244
Posted By
LRS078
pics (if they are in focus and high res enough)...
pics (if they are in focus and high res enough) might help but sounds like probably not ick. I would still be wary and I have to ask...what was your QT procedure when you got this fish?
IF you...
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Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks
11/08/2006, 02:59 AM
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to vacume or not to vacume?
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505
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LRS078
Again: less than 4-5" vacuum the substrate. If...
Again: less than 4-5" vacuum the substrate. If you have MORE than 4-5" then DON"T vacuum the substrate. If you have a DSB and want to clean things up a bit without messing with the life cycle of...
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