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Hi X Japan, This is the first time I have heard anyone keeping moorish idol for such a long time considering the difficulty in keeping these beautiful fishes. Are you keeping just one or a school of them? I believe luck plays an important part in the adaptability of the difficult species in a captive environment.... as what we consider as ideal water condition may still be far from what nature offers. Just my opinion, anyway. Reefgang

RTN = Rapid Tissue Necrosis = Brown Jelly Disease Wiped out my pink plate anemone in a matter of hours. Similar thing happened to my elegance. Tried breaking the affected area but still couldn't save it. Never used Seachem Reef Dip though. Perhaps you should try it and let everyone know if it works. Good luck. Reefgang

Hi AhTeck, "Ocean Planet" is at 28 Oxford Road, tel : 6294 6056 Have sent you a PM. Reefgang

Hi nivlac, The specimens I had were greedily eating brine shrimp. So what I did was put the bs in the net and hold it near the surface. Of course initially all will run & hide. But when they smell food, some of the fishes will return & wait around the net to catch the floating bs. Some will even readily venture into the net to feed. The frenzy will make the angels take notice and soon they will join the pack. Call my angels bold or dumb, but I'm glad it worked for me, easily. If the fishes don't dare go near the net even with food in it then perhaps leave the net inside the tank for a day or two till they lose the fear of the element. At the same time continue to feed the fish by putting food into the net. Be very patient when the fish is in the net. Try to make sure you get it right the first time otherwise they will wise up.... at least for a while before they come back again. But I believe, even specimens of the same species behave differently. What I mean is that, no guarantee it will work for you but give it a try. Good luck hunting. Reefgang

I have returned both lemon peel & flame back angel to the lfs. Lemon peel started biting the corals after a few days. So it was the first to go. As for flame back, it was behaving quite well for about five weeks b4 it started picking on the elegance coral. I had to make a desicion and reluctantly posted him out. I have never tried flame angel but many have told me that they are coral safe. But one of the guy at a lfs said that out of 100 flame angel he sells only one or two customers complain about their behaviour. For those who could not hold the temptations you could take a gamble with flame back's, "only". Reefgang

Hi Newdamsel Can u elaborate how u wld acclimatize corals. What I do is put the bag of coral in the main tank for a while b4 picking a spot to anchor it. Have been adding corals over 2 years and I must say most survive with relative ease except perhaps a certain type of xenia - don't know the correct name - which died within 24hrs. But then again it could be a one off incident as I didn't experiment with the same type of coral again. Have ing said that, an assortment of corals dying at one go... i think that's serious. Bad luck for the buyer as well as the corals. Reefgang

Anthias, to me, are the mostly colourful among communal fishes. How I wish they were as easy to keep as the damsels. I bought a group of anthias almost two years ago. Not sure what kind but they were the cheaper range which cost abt $3.00. They ate bs, flakes, shrimp meat & krille. However, over time some has perished mysteriosly with only one remaining. Unfortunately it has stopped eating - used to be a heavy eater - for the last six weeks. It's totally inactive and stays at the same rock all day. Don't understand what's keeping it alive. Surprisingly, it is not as thin as one would expect it to be considering the 6 weeks fasting period.... I mean really going without food 24/7. Wonder if it's turned nocturnal or hybernating.....hahahaha I have had reasonable success with this particular type of anthias considering the difficult reputation they come with. I think a lot has to do with how the anthias are being caught in the wild. But for those who want to give it a try, my advise is to buy in groups of 4 to 6 provided they feed on bs at LFS. Even then, it's a roll of the dice. Some have it good, some have it bad & others 50/50. Good luck. Reefgang

Hi mv3i, Pretty nice tank u got there. Are the anthias eating well. I would love to have a whole tank full of anthias. Unfortunately it is easier said than done. Try placing the MH light higher from the tank's surface. That might give a better angle of projection. Reefgang

Hi Hawkfish, Nice tank man. You shud b proud of it. Hope u can maintain the standard. Reefgang

Norvin, U shud b able 2 find both Seachem R/builder & Salifert Test Kit at Sea Life. BTW I thought fr marine the kh shud read around 10-12deg. Reefgang

May be it did eat a golf ball. Mine is quite thin, I mean the PBT of course. Reefgang

[i shouldn't have bought it in the first place as it already looked quite listless at the LFS.. but the owner said no problem.. ] Man, temptation is one hard feeling to control... even for the well heeled. No matter how much one knows or how deep ones pocket is, luck still plays an important part. Not intended to anyone in particular... it's just my general view. I have kept PB under extremely appalling conditions and it survived for more than two years until my tank gave way. Couldn't replace a new tank in time and so many of my long time friend left to another world. My NO3, PO4 and everything else was no where near ideal condition and yet they survived. Some of them might want to blaze me for being irresponsible & not caring enuff fr the fishes. I guess I was lucky to have a good batch of tolerant fishes. BTW, I bought abt 9 fishes fm Reborn last week and all are doing well. Oh, forgot to add that all were damsels.. hahahaha. AT my condolences on the demise of yr AT (the fish) & PBT. Keep trying, you might get a "lucky" specimen. FYI I have tried 6 or 7 specimens of clown tang - or as some call it stripe surgeon - but only one survived for a long time growing from 2" to 7" b4 it died. Better luck next time to AT & rest of the gang. Reefgang "Reef is the World"

Garlic juice didn't help my purple tang. Anyway Jason try it before making your own assesment. Reefgang

I've had rock anemones - 10 to be exact - over two years now. There was a time when I was shifting office and I had to put the anemones - together with the rest of the livestocks - in a holding tank. I left them there for about two months and the anemones totally bleached. I thought they were gone for good as they shrunk to a tiny piece and the colour turned creamy. Even then I did not get rid of them... don't ask me why. When my main tank was ready I transfered the anemones over and in about six months, these tough little guys grew to their normal size and even the colour was back to normal. It was like a miracle to me. After more than two years, some of them have grown quite big and standing tall like mini palm trees. After reading that these anemones are actually pest, I stopped feeding them directly with shrimp meat. Now they only get to eat whatever falls on them while feeding the fishes. I have certain degree of affection for them and I don't intend to get rid of them.. or at least for now. Fortunately, they are positioned on the highest rock scapes in the tank and not near any corals. Besides all ten of them have been in "Sedia" position for as long as I could remember. Of course I will review my opinions if and when they turn nasty. Reefgang

Sunflower Coral are to me one of the most attractive corals when in full glory. Mine had to be enticed with food otherwise it will never open. May be I should give more food training like how Robe does. I have placed the sun coral near to the surface and I squeeze shrimp/head juice into the tank. Abt 15-20minutes later, most of the polyps begin to expose. I will chop the shrimp/prawn into tiny pieces and feed the polyps one by one. Just like what Achilles said, the dominant rascals of the tank like fire clown, zebra damsel, yellow wrasse and even blue tang don't give any chance to the sun corals. Some of my fish are even clever enuf to bite at the polyps , making them close and hoping to have all the food for themselves. The sun coral has been the same size since I bought it abt 6 mths ago. Perhaps more regular feeding might help with growth. Reefgang

Hi everyone, I was fifteen when first started experimenting with marine tank. What got me going was "Red Sea Aquarium" which used 2 b at the bus stop near Cathay. There were a stretch of aquarium shops - 4 if I'm not wrong - with only "Red Sea Aquarium" selling marine fishes. In fact, I hv frequented the place since 10 yrs old. Initially I was rearing fw fishes & 5 years later switched to sw. Now, it's been more than 10-13 years since I last walked into "Red Sea Aquarium". I remember asking the price of an anemone a&the guy qtd $50.00 ... other shops selling the same fr $5.00 only. It was just a ordinary anemone... no purple tip or red carpet anemone. Anyway that was the last time. In the past, things were really expensive... I'm talking abt the time when purple tang use 2 cost $600.00 & a queen angel was priced at S$1,000.00. I've personally witnessed a guy issuing a cheque fr the queen angel. The shop was at Katong. It was abt that time I came 2 know Rainbow, just a few days b4 Deepavali. There was a purple tang & it was in a pretty bad shape.... colour faded, spots all over & it was like counting it's last hrs. As I was looking closely at the fish, one of the guy at the shop asked me if I was interested & that he could sell me cheap. So I asked him how much? The guy replied confidently... o.k. lah I give it to you at $250.00. Prior to this I already bought a Achilles Tang for $145.00 & a Personifer Angel at $120.00 on the same day. During that time I wasn't a experience buyer so I think I paid a high or should I say a very high price or was it that the market price was such, if anyone could concur. After that I found new shops.... prices were much lower. Since then I've never stepped into Rainbow again & probably never will. I wonder how long his luck will hold. Reefgang

Hi Yazid, Have sent u a PM/Email. Waiting fr response. Reefgang