DaveGahan

HI Elune... saw ur pic...ur tank's very cute...like the compact feel of it....u know that purple thing that u have? what does it feed on? My friend told me that when it dies (choy choy choy!) it's kinda poisonous u know... N do you cure ur fish (off ich) by dipping them in tap water?

Anyone spotted any pair of clownfishes? true perc....tomato...or maroon?

Hi All, thanx so much for ur input....will take note of the points that u guys have posted....til now..my goby is still surviving...i'll keep on monitoring for awhile.... anyways...Elune..post some pic of ur 1 feet tank leh..very interested to see how urs look like...

Hi Reefers.. thanks for you input so far... ok..if it's really parasite...den how do i go about removing the parasite in my tank? I still have 1 remaining goby.... If it's bio-over-load...after my 2 tangs died...i have a remaining of 1 common clown...so i added a dory (blue tang) less than 1 inch in lenght...and an angel...(very small too..)...and both of them died....is this due to overcrowding?

Hi All Reefers, thanks for the quick reply... My tank has been running for bout 4 months now. I cycled it with live rocks and i only added fish after i tested all the parameters...zero NO2 and bout 12.5 NO3. Setup wise.... it's a 1 feet Nano cube tank...all i had inside are bout 4 tiny fishes, with 1 hermit crab..1 cleaner shrimp and 1 starfish. In terms of filtration....it's the typical filtration of the Nano cube. There are 3 compartments. The 1st draws the water in....den the water goes thru the filter wool..it is then directed to the 2nd compartment where my filter medium is. I dun know exactly what medium it is..it's this brownish walnut looking chips...bought it from Rainbow aquarium when i first started the tank....and the 3rd compartment consist of 1 bag of high-grade charcoal (bought from Aquamarine) and 5 bioballs...den the water is pumped out back into the tank.... I have no protein skimmer as a lot of the LFS that i went to told me that there's no need for a skimmer for a 1 feet tank....just do a 10-20% water change weekly...and i've been doing that...dun seem to have any probs til the addition of the purple tang.. I'll also add 1 tablet of bacteria every month...can't remember what brand it is..but bought it from Aquamarin.... I have a sandbed bout 1 inch in thickness...sometimes..i'll stir up the very top layer of the sand ...to float the dirt on it..so that i can siphon it out....is this a possible cause of my fish dying? I have bout 3 kg of LR oso... If it's really ich...i think all the fishes should be affected rite? But my flame goby is still doing very well in the tank..he's still happily swimming and eating..as if nothing has happened ! (maybe he's been plotting to take over the tank..haha) ...den how to solve this ich problem ah? Oh ya..1 last thing...for those staying in the east...I just went to the basement level of Tampines Mall..there's a shop selling some marine fishy stuff..they do tank setup oso..den i was looking at their 1 feet Nano tank...exactly the same as mine...it's practically algae free..not a single spot...very impressive...den when i asked the guy how he did it..he said he only do 10 or 20% water change every 4 months...can u believe it?...he said the trick is to feed very little....and he's not even changed his filter wool for 3 months liao...LIKE THAT OSO CAN AH? It seems to contrast my weekly 10% water change theory leh...(this was taught to me by a few LFS that i asked).. thanks so much once again for ur patience...

Hi Fellow reefers.. Really need ur help on this one. I purchased a purple tang from pasir ris fish farm....the tang was in bluish colored water..so i asked the owner if it's sick..and she said she just done wif the fish's quarantine. So i bought the fish ad put it into my tank. Den a few days later..i discovered tat the fish seems to have white dust on the body. I tot there's nothing wrong. Den I included a yellow tang into my tank. Both tangs seem to be fighting. But after awhile..they seem to be ok. Another few days later..i woke up to find both tangs dead. My black nemo (think it's called the samba clown or something) oso died. 3 fishes died overnite. I checked my water parameters. Everything's ok. Kh - 9, NO2 - 0, N03 - 25, Ph - 8.3. I still duno what went wrong. But i noticed that after adding the purple tang initially, my black nemo was quite 'sluggish'..he keeps swimming near the sandbed..not very active. After the death of these 3 fishes...i have a remaining of 1 common clown and 1 fire goby. Den i purchased a blue tang and an angel 2 days ago. Added them to the tank..and just yesterday...my common clown, blue tang and angel all died. The water parameters are still all ok...as above. The funny thing is that my starfish, cleaner shrimp and hermit crab are all still alive and doing well. I thought the cleaner shrimp will be extremely sensitive to bad water quality? If my fishes die due to the bad water quality....shouldn't the shrimp be the first to go? What could be the cause of it? I'm guessing these few... 1) Parasite? That white dusty thing on the purple tang? Is that parasite and did it spread to the rest of the fishes? Also, i noticed that the purple tang has slightly torned fins. 2) Overdose of the Part A and Part B trace elements thing? I normally add 1/3 cap..but i added 1/2 cap accidentally. 3) My tank is crashing? Thanks for taking the time to read this lengthy prob...hoping you guys can help me out here....

haha...yup u know i think the feeding station really helps...now all my fishes....tangs..clowns...will go to the station automatically once i leave my fish hood...they're very accustomed to it...even new fishes will kaypoh ...and follow the old fishes to the fishing station... i kinda figured that i'll use the pick to poke into the styrofoam floating square...and den the other end is attached to the suction disc...works this way oso leh!

Hi reefers... ok..this may come across as a really dumb question... but anyone here owns the Ocean Nutrition Feeding Frenzy Station? There's this small plastic pick thing that comes wif the pack...what is it used for? And do you attach the square plastic rim directly to the suction that comes wif it?

Hi..thanx so much! i'll rush down asap! Dory...here i come!

Hi, Anyone spotted Blue Tangs (Dory) anywhere? Bout 1 inch or less in size? Been looking for them high and low leh! Can't find!

Hi hi, i tot i'm the only one wif this problem. Mine is much worse...i saw my electric blue hermit crab actually climbing onto the snail and digging at him..... Is there a way to reduce this agressiveness? apart from placing empty shells?