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Forum: Reef 05-16-2012, 10:57 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,286
Posted By George
The harlequin tusks in J&L now are from...

The harlequin tusks in J&L now are from Australia. Australian harlequin tusks are more colorful than those from indo-pacific. Well worth the extra money.
Forum: Marine Fish 05-11-2012, 08:08 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,730
Posted By George
All the angelfish mentioned so far in this thread...

All the angelfish mentioned so far in this thread are "dwarf", in the centropyge genus.
Good thing that your cherub (C. argi) is well behaved. Most of argi I have seen and heard about are little...
Forum: FOWLR 05-02-2012, 10:57 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 11,864
Posted By George
sailfin can grow to quite big. if you are...

sailfin can grow to quite big. if you are determined to keep a tang, a kole or tomini might be more suitable for your tank.
Forum: FOWLR 05-02-2012, 10:37 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 11,864
Posted By George
What kind of tang do you have and how big is it? ...

What kind of tang do you have and how big is it?
Tangs in a small tank may cause some serious issues. Every fish needs certain space as their territory. Tangs need a bigger territory than most other...
Forum: Reef 04-19-2012, 04:45 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,213
Posted By George
I''ll say the warsses were not healthy to begin...

I''ll say the warsses were not healthy to begin with. Cleaner wrasses usually don't accept prepared food. Not sure how long the wrasses were in your LFS. They may not eat anything from the time they...
Forum: Marine Fish 04-16-2012, 09:29 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,592
Posted By George
I have been doing fresh water dips for years,...

I have been doing fresh water dips for years, although not to treat brook. It's a good and quick way to reduce external parasites from fish. (key word is reduce. You still have to treat remaining...
Forum: Reef 04-14-2012, 05:06 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,995
Posted By George
yeah..I don't think any acclinmation method can...

yeah..I don't think any acclinmation method can completely avoid aggression among fish. But at least for the divider/acclimation box methods, the new fish has a chance to adapt to the new environment...
Forum: Reef 04-14-2012, 04:54 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,995
Posted By George
It's expected for the tomato clown and the scopas...

It's expected for the tomato clown and the scopas tang to react violently toward the poweder blue tang. Tomato is considered to be one of the most agressive clown, generally speaking. Scopas is...
Forum: Marine Fish 04-13-2012, 04:56 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,185
Posted By George
JL has designer clownfish

Just came back from JL. They had a shipment of ORA designer clownfish, snow flake, picaso, black ice, black misbar, and of course regular percula. If you are into designer clownfish, it's a good time.
Forum: Marine Fish 04-13-2012, 04:48 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,568
Posted By George
From the shape of its mouth, it's a tang, not an...

From the shape of its mouth, it's a tang, not an (lemonpeel) angel. A lot of juv. tangs can mimic an angel. Hard to tell what kind of tang it is until it has its adult color and shape.
Forum: Reef 04-10-2012, 09:09 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,073
Posted By George
SPS will probably be safe. LPS (especially meaty...

SPS will probably be safe. LPS (especially meaty LPS, like acan, brain, chalice...) will be at risk. The greatest risk is clams.
Forum: Marine Fish 04-08-2012, 06:36 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 15,438
Posted By George
1mg/L refers to concentration of NH4. Not dosage....

1mg/L refers to concentration of NH4. Not dosage. So you don't need to time 189L. Actually since Brad has (had, since then he connects the QT to his sump) 50 G, he only needs to dose 5 ml to lower...
Forum: Marine Fish 04-08-2012, 04:57 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 15,438
Posted By George
On my bottle of prime, it says 5ml for 50...

On my bottle of prime, it says 5ml for 50 gallons. That removes 1mg/L ammonia.
Forum: Reef 04-05-2012, 11:57 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,958
Posted By George
It's more complicated than that. First of all,...

It's more complicated than that. First of all, when people talking about broad spectrum in fish world, they are referring to antibiotics, both gram-positive and gram-negative antibiotics.
Then there...
Forum: Marine Fish 04-05-2012, 05:46 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,707
Posted By George
yes, it's a damsel. Blue (Devil).

yes, it's a damsel. Blue (Devil).
Forum: Marine Fish 04-05-2012, 05:05 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 15,438
Posted By George
With so many big fish in such a tank, ammonia,...

With so many big fish in such a tank, ammonia, oxygen, and aggression will be an issue. However those things can be dealt with easily. For ammonia problem, get yourself some prime or simiar ammonia...
Forum: Reef 04-03-2012, 03:52 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,261
Posted By George
When was the last time you add new livestock,...

When was the last time you add new livestock, especially new fish? Bloated fish doesn't usually live long, IME. Try to treat it in a QT with antibiotics, pronto. I am 0:2 on bloated fish. Maybe they...
Forum: Marine Fish 03-31-2012, 05:05 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,504
Posted By George
I agree that the the eye condition was most...

I agree that the the eye condition was most likely caused by physical damage. You could leave it in the DT and see if it heals by itself. But like any physical damage, there is dangerous of...
Forum: Marine Fish 03-30-2012, 09:41 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,504
Posted By George
28 G is perfect for a QT. Go to a grocery store...

28 G is perfect for a QT. Go to a grocery store and buy a box of epsom salt and go to your LFS and buy a box of maracyn-2 and a seachem ammonia badge. Those will come handy even you don't need them...
Forum: Marine Fish 03-30-2012, 05:49 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,504
Posted By George
One popping eye usually due to either 2 of these...

One popping eye usually due to either 2 of these causes 1. physical trauma(eye scratching to a hard surface). 2. bacterial or viral infection. If you have a QT, it's better to put the fish in QT and...
Forum: Marine Fish 03-28-2012, 04:47 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,376
Posted By George
From what I have seen and read, they usually...

From what I have seen and read, they usually start to turn into adult color and pattern at about 3"-4". Be sure to feed variety, high qulity foods if you have a juv. color emperor angel. This will...
Forum: Reef 03-26-2012, 01:25 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,258
Posted By George
It's good to have an overflow box, but it's not a...

It's good to have an overflow box, but it's not a must. The worst could happen is that the bulkhead fails, you will loose water up to the bulkhead level. Can you sleep with that? If you have an...
Forum: Reef 03-18-2012, 05:20 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,101
Posted By George
Basic components for a QT: a tank (a 20G or 29 G...

Basic components for a QT: a tank (a 20G or 29 G is good for a couple fish up to 6"), a filter like aquaclear 30 or 50, a heater, some PVC pipes for fish to hide, and an ammonia indicator badge....
Forum: Reef 03-15-2012, 04:48 AM
Replies: 93
Views: 16,062
Posted By George
well, I think a diatom filter is as useless as a...

well, I think a diatom filter is as useless as a UV filter in terms of figting ich. You have to some how get all the free swimming ich to get pass the diatom filter or the UV filter before they...
Forum: Marine Fish 03-08-2012, 12:11 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 7,102
Posted By George
Wrasses have this mucus coat and they get rid of...

Wrasses have this mucus coat and they get rid of the coating and the parasites that stick to that coating from time to time. Therefore most wrasses seem to be immune to marine ich. But they can...
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