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Couldn't agree more on this, had been shocked couple of times in my home set up while fiddling with the pumps, safer to switch off all pumps before putting hand in tank. Or if you need to have power on, put on a pair of dry rubber slippers.Leaks can be common not just from a faulty pump but from the lack of cleaning. The damp salt creep from above water electrical devices like cooling fans or lights can contribute a live circuit sometimes too...
Always practice safety and use certified plugs with circuit breakers. And if you are wondering about the fish, most will not be show any symptoms since they are not earthed although some research link HLLE to leaks. However, personal experience tell me that elasmobranchs like sharks and rays will get agitated and die with leaks, also, damaged individuals like the sores often found on trigger mouths sometimes don't heal
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Hi, not sure
if this helps but just to let you know that in Singapore, we have an academic who is a world authority on crabs 
None other than Prof. Peter Ng from the NUS Ecology Lab.(My lecturer in U days)...I think can pose him this question and he'll be happy to answer. For those not sure about him, he is an editor of the series of mini BP nature guide books.
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Hi there, good to see hobbyists helping each other with references and checking on the species before purchase. If i may answer the question about LFS carrying the boxer crab...Yes we do...in fact, you can follow the thread on "interesting shrimps" in my sponsored forum to check on new arrivals.
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hey that looks familar...sold one a few days ago, was feeding it on mollies and freshwater shrimps....gobbled up every thing! ....and talk about the wriggling lure, thought I had a worm problem too
Well, one thing i learnt about froggies is that they are lazy and will wait for a meal to position itself....be patient, if it wriggles the lure, it has spotted prey and is hungry!
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crabs are all opprtunistic feeders and if possible, will grow big and become problems, just my thoughts but i suppose so will the octopus....if you are not keeping ornamental shrimps, try a hawkfish. They are relatively reef safe, natural predators of small crustaceans and once done with the crabs, don't really grow big and should be easier to remove since they have no swim bladders and sink to the bottom all the time.
Just my two cents worth.
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Hi there, the pic looks a bit blur but if the animal looks like a slug, has no feeler like appendages on the head or anywhere on the body, it could be a flatworm ..I think, look here to see if any specimen fits.
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Hi there,
it will probably be better to use bottled Garlic Guard as these are the concentrated forms of the active ingredient in garlic, Allicin, that kills bacteria. Apparently, research has found Allicin to be heat sensitive, prolonged grinding in a blender if heated might deteriorate the Allicin. -
When it comes to conservation, it has always been a sensitive issue. (Pls note that I'm answering this based on my personal opinions and not eaquarist
), well, I can't really agree with using the animals for performing but setting them free might not be the best solution. Their natural habitat is disappearing and might not be ready to support them. Folks responsible for pollution and destruction of habitats should be blamed. Read somwhere that a conservation group set some rare sea lions free after spending lots of $$$$, only to see a pair of Orcas gobble them up minutes upon release. The purpose of the zoo or an aquarium is not a human cage to keep exotic pets but should serve as a santuary for animals and in such predator free conditions, allow further study and if possible propagation of endangered species. Both the zoo and underwater world have managed to captive breed some species.
As responsible hobbyists, I urge all to take note of this before we get the "big" one on destroying the reefs, we must admit that we do play a part in removal of organisms from their natural habitats. Let's all work towards a self-sufficient marine aquarium industry where no animals in the wild will be harmed. 
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Not too sure but
looks like an adult Largenose boxfish, Rhynchostracion rhinorhynchus, , uncommon in nature and found around E.Africa to Moluccas. -
Thanks pacificbetta for pointing out the article. Well... from personal experience, Saron shrimps that I have kept never disturbed any inverts. If kept with sufficient leftovers or rather food, they should co-exist peacefully. I believe they will attck only if very hungry or if the clam is dying and it knows that! My guppies reap at each others' tails too when I forgot to feed them for two days!
In general, all crustaceans are opportunistic, I have seen Skunks disturbing zoanthids and dancing camel shrimps reaping the guts out of Tridacnids and flame scallops, which normally happens when the animal is dying and the adductor muscles relax and can't shut the door....Was trying to create awareness for some often overlooked creatures. The best way to learn about an animal's behaviour is to observe and document....the fact that I have sold some sarons meant that hobbyists are learning and trying them out. Will appreciate any feedback on this little critter
Always Learning, Never Quiting.
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Hi there, if you need scavengers to pick up leftovers, try the marble shrimps (saron spp.). Reef safe and excellent at camouflage. I have sold quite a few already.
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orange yumas still available...a few pieces left
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Just a quick note about Nori....some of them are actually seasoned and might contain preservatives or other additives, if you need to buy, get those in the large pieces without seasoning. Better still, get those seaweed reinforced with vitamins from established brands like Julian Sprung or Ocean Nutrition (comes in red, brown and green types), might be a bit more costly than normal nori but for the sake of your aquatic pets...
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How true indeed, many reef fishes turn pale or adopt colouration with black bands to break their outline and escape detection...many predators like the lions, eels and white-tip sharks hunt at night. BTW, mandarins are also known to secrete a poisonous mucus to avoid being eaten, a customer's panther grouper died after swallowing and later expelling one such fish! And good thing you have matrix carbon, if not, store up some Polyfilter, they will absorb chemicals and change colour.
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Wow, that's pretty interesting....are the green pills of equal size and released at regular intervals? Well, just a wild guess but I think it could be eggs. I'd had a tube anemone do that once and the black little beads filled the entire tank. I'm not really sure if anemones undergo sexual reproduction like most invertebrates as they often split into two by budding vegetatively. Will check my reference by Rupert Barnes tomorrow....left in office
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Indeed, SEACHEM PRIME is also capable of detoxifying ammonia and removing nitrites and nitrates. In fact, it is value for money in that a bottle treats over 2000l of water.
Don't be overly worried about chlorine. It is bad for fish in that it burns their gills but they get accustomed. At times when I am busy, I actually top up tap water for my office reef tank (not encouraged
)and the corals don't even retract. 
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Looks cool, I like crabs, will take it for $3., think will set up a nano tank just for it if i get it....
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Keep it up young man, I was blur once ...and don't worry as there is just so much to learn about marine... Lucky for you to have a supportive mother, my parents were there for me too... 
mom and dad!
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For the support betaFish
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Those are a pair of beauties. Clowns sometimes come with colour variations often due to differences in geographical distribution. I used to have a false percula with a number "6" on one side but unfortunately it was killed by a fellow clown before I took a photoshot. Got another variant too now in my retail tank, a percula with the third band near the caudal missing, come take a look.
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Hi, think I saw one set at the VCD shop "LASERFLAIR" in Century Square (Tampines), 2nd floor at a far obscure corner.
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Hi everyone, really glad to see such enthusiasm. Thanks to efforts of fishlovers like grandmaster AT, many have been inspired into taking up the hobby. I started keeping marines in Sec 2, think should be 1987 (getting old )and actually did it because I was insulted
by an old shopkeeper while trying to purhase a boxer shrimp, but it was good advice as he challenged me to learn salt water mixing before jumping in....and then it was marine all the way....Actually wrote my experiences in a little segment that I called "A Fishkeeper's Journal" in my shop website: www.eaquarist.com. If any of you folks would like to share your unusual experiences with the rest of us, pls feel free to e-mail me your story.
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Hi there, that looks like a porcelain crab to me, with the large claws and white carapace. Does it have hairy appendages in front of the mouth? If yes, should be correct. These are filter feeders and can be found amongst the tentacles of deadly anemones.
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Hi there, need to tell you that hawkfishes and shrimps just don't mix. They have a natural prey and predator relationship, I feed the hawkfishes at my shop dried shrimp and they love every bit of it! I am sorry but I think you will have to decide one of the two. If you really really need crustaceans, try the hard shelled lobster, think should escape attack, but do note that they are still vulnerable when shedding their shells.
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