Forum: Reefs
December 30th 06, 10:24 PM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
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Forum: General
December 30th 06, 10:13 PM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.misc
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Replies: 0
Views: 3,268
butterfly fish mortality
I have had three consecutive butterfly fishes of different specie, and they
have all died. The longest time period that I had any of them was perhaps
two months. They started out healthy-looking and...
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Forum: General
December 30th 06, 09:55 PM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.misc
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,016
fish compatibility
I have read that a picasso triggers are very pugnacious, and
b two types of trigger kept in same tank is a bad
idea.
I have a green or niger trigger (Odonus Niger) and he...
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Forum: General
December 18th 06, 07:28 PM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.misc
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Replies: 2
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missing Lawnmower Blennie
I had one go missing also, and I have never seen a trace of him again. my
brother believed the cat might have found his body on the floor and ate it,
but I have doubts. Mike.
"News"...
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Forum: General
December 18th 06, 07:24 PM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.misc
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Replies: 2
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lionfish acting funny
I have a dwarf lionfish, and they apparently like to sidle up to some type
of rock or coral, which is covered with algae, and which there coloration
matches well against, and just wait patiently for...
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Forum: General
December 18th 06, 07:06 PM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.misc
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,157
fish death---Update
U aren't using ozone in your skimmer, are you? mike.
PS Sal****er fish are not all that delicate as the 'authorities claim. In my
opinion, any marine aquarium fish which survives the wild...
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Forum: General
December 11th 06, 06:34 PM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.misc
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Replies: 15
Views: 9,354
Cycling without damsels OR live rock?
Personally, I believe this cycling stuff is a lot of hullabaloo. If you
start with any type of sturdy species (trigger, tang, lionfish, damsel) and
add fish slowly, and use charcoal, the tank should...
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Forum: General
December 11th 06, 06:24 PM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.misc
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Replies: 3
Views: 5,376
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Forum: General
December 11th 06, 06:21 PM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.misc
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,954
My Tang Choked!
I guess the good thing of it is, a fish can choke on food, without losing
it's oxygen supply- since they breathe through their gills, their throat is
not an airway. So, if a fish gets food lodged in...
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Forum: Reefs
November 23rd 06, 01:02 PM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,933
distraught fish fancier
I have yet to see the trigger harm any other fish, or even pick on any of
them, although he did chase the tang once or twice, in the year that the two
of them have been together. I am not gonna judge...
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Forum: Reefs
November 23rd 06, 01:00 PM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,933
distraught fish fancier
I tested for ammonia, nitrates, nitrites, PH, salt content and all are in
the very good range. The fish then got ick, and I medicated them, and now I
am trying again to add a few fishes, with a new...
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Forum: General
November 3rd 06, 07:11 PM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.misc
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,508
"Chemi-Pure"
Has anyone heard of a filter media product named 'Chemi-Pure'? It comes in
a white plastic little jar, and it has a couple muslin bags of this granular
substance which strongly resembles filter...
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Forum: Reefs
October 19th 06, 06:31 AM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,933
distraught fish fancier
I have a 92 gallon corner tank. the tank is about 18 months old, and
previous to now I have not lost a fish, although 2 snails died. I have a
sailfin tang, who's fins have sort of melted away,...
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Forum: General
October 9th 06, 06:52 AM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.misc
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Views: 3,132
Question about mail order fish
I wish to ask, has anyone here had any experiences purchasing fish
(particularly marine fishes)online and having them delivered through the
postal service? If so, I (and others, I am sure) would...
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Forum: General
September 28th 06, 08:02 AM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.misc,can.vlsi
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,898
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Forum: General
September 26th 06, 07:16 AM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.misc
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,043
agressive damsels
I had two percula clowns, and even though they tried to stand their ground,
the yellow damsel eventually had them staying at the top of the tank. I
had to return the clowns to the store ( i should...
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Forum: General
September 26th 06, 06:53 AM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.misc
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,790
Yellow Tang Vertical
8.0 is probably a reference to ph level. Mike.
"Ray Martini" wrote in message
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Ammonia at 8.0? That is IMO at toxic levels....
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