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- Sat Sep 03, 2016 11:52 am
- Forum: Freshwater Tanks
- Topic: red algae / bacteria?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2798
Re: red algae / bacteria?
Yeah, that's Cyanobacteria. It can be red, even in freshwater tanks. I used to see it all the time in my saltwater tank. I frequently mistook it for coraline algae due to the color. Some ideas for you: black out the tank while manually removing as much of this stuff as you can as 1st Timer suggested...
- Sat Apr 09, 2016 6:07 pm
- Forum: Marine Puffers
- Topic: Crazy Valentini Puff "Bloat" Sleeping!
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6862
Re: Crazy Valentini Puff "Bloat" Sleeping!
Camille has been gone for about two years now, unfortunately, but she was a blue spotted puffer; Canthigaster Solandri.
mrss wrote:What kind of puffer do you have? Such a beauty!
- Thu Feb 18, 2016 2:45 am
- Forum: Hospital
- Topic: GSP‘s died
- Replies: 6
- Views: 901
Re: GSP‘s died
Do you have any cyanobacteria or algae growing in the tank? How about powerheads for water movement/surface agitation?
- Thu Feb 18, 2016 2:42 am
- Forum: Marine Puffers
- Topic: Valentini puffers
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1794
Re: Valentini puffers
I've had some tobies. They never seemed interested in the corals growing on my live rock.
- Mon Jan 18, 2016 7:50 pm
- Forum: Marine Puffers
- Topic: Starting up new tank for my GSPs
- Replies: 103
- Views: 15942
Re: Starting up new tank for my GSPs
Wow. Really like the new tank, Maggiec! It makes me want to pull the old 40 out of the attic and rebuild my FOWLR tank. Good work!
- Mon Oct 26, 2015 7:56 pm
- Forum: Freshwater Puffers
- Topic: detritus worms as food?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2756
Re: detritus worms as food?
I wouldn't for the simple fact that a pufferfish's natural diet is crustaceans, not worms. I don't imagine they would hurt him (unless it's a bristle worm!); there's simply healthier things he could be eating.
Besides, what would you rather eat - a lobster tail or a... 'detritus' eater.
Besides, what would you rather eat - a lobster tail or a... 'detritus' eater.
- Sun Aug 09, 2015 12:55 pm
- Forum: Marine Tanks
- Topic: weird thing in refugium
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3149
Re: weird thing in refugium
Part of the fun of having a refugium is not knowing what's going to end up growing in it.
The other part of the 'fun' is sticking your hand in it and feeling something grab it!
The other part of the 'fun' is sticking your hand in it and feeling something grab it!
- Sun Aug 09, 2015 12:50 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: Diatom Algae in F8 Tank
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1250
Re: Diatom Algae in F8 Tank
I've never seen a pleco that wanted anything to do with diatoms. Diatoms have a silicon shell and get this from tap water; municipal water companies add silicates to tap water to help preserve metal water pipes. One solution would be to not use tap water and only use Reverse Osmosis water, but that ...
- Sun Aug 09, 2015 12:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Why can't I put more than 2 GSP's in a 55g?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 599
Re: Why can't I put more than 2 GSP's in a 55g?
Since you're wanting GSP's the goal, hopefully, is to convert them to full marine where they will thrive. Then, you can go with a FOWLR (Fish Only With Live Rock) setup; with enough live rock and a few power heads, mechanical filtration becomes unnecessary. In the meantime, I would suggest over-filt...
- Sat Jul 04, 2015 11:56 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: please help me rekindle my passion
- Replies: 6
- Views: 871
Re: please help me rekindle my passion
Absolutely, don't make it a chore. That's exactly what happened to me. I used to have my tank in my spare bedroom, kept it in pristine shape, heck I even enjoyed working on it. Then, we got a puppy, who got into literally everything, and I had to keep the door to the spare bedroom shut all the time....
- Sun Jun 07, 2015 1:50 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: Help identify puffer from auction?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2036
Re: Help identify puffer from auction?
I'm no expert, but he definitely looks like some kind of fugu to me. Interesting coloration, too.
- Sat Apr 18, 2015 3:59 pm
- Forum: Puffer Breeding
- Topic: Canthigaster papua and C. solandri HELP! :)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3417
Re: Canthigaster papua and C. solandri HELP! :)
A male toby puffer has iridescent lines (usually blue-green in color) radiating from the back of the head. Careful not to confuse these with their normal markings, especially on the Solandri. He will also have blue-grey lines under his lower jaws, and a dark patch next to his butt. Females lack all ...
- Tue Apr 07, 2015 9:29 pm
- Forum: Marine Puffers
- Topic: suction cup on his belly !?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1048
Re: suction cup on his belly !?
Oh, you mean this?
- Mon Mar 23, 2015 8:20 pm
- Forum: Hospital
- Topic: Figure 8 puffer on side, tail curled
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2578
Re: Figure 8 puffer on side, tail curled
Could you post a picture of how he is laying?
- Sun Mar 15, 2015 3:09 pm
- Forum: Marine Tanks
- Topic: Marine GSP tankmates
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2593
Re: Marine GSP tankmates
I agree. I had a 40 gallon breeder with a GSP and a bullet goby and it seemed crowded. Fortunately they got along fine with each other, but if I ever planned to do that again I'd upgrade to at least a 55.