Recent content by raylmaier

One of my snails looks like whit stuff is coming out of his shell I am going to put up a pic if I can figure out this phone lol

Yeah your fish have ich because they are stressed from either a bully or water quality and since you said your water is good then it might even be that you are over crowed in your tank with fish and anemones. If the clown fish dies I would wait 3 to 4 weeks and then try again. This happend to me...

Ok I know I need lights and I know I need a skimmer. What kind do you recommend for a guy that cant spend 800 dollars on lights and 300 dollars on a skimmer? I want good stuff but didnt know if I had to pay that price for it or not.

I wish I could make a 10 gallon set up. It wouldnt really cost a whole lot. but all the money i am getting for this hobby is going into my 55:)

If I were you I would let the rock sit in the buckets of salt water for a few days.

you have done more stuff to your tank in one month then people do in a year. patience is the key to this hobby. I am not even at 6 months yet and I dont have half of what you have. Slow down and enjoy things you buy. Technically you should have just now been done with your cycle and have a clean...

Ok about a week ago there was like three snails in the upper corner of my tank right where i open the lid at. Now its like all my snails are up at that corner. Its like they are trying to escape. why are they doing this? all my water para are fine. Everything else is fine.

also i know this sounds horrible and I have never personally done it but my friend did. Its called freshwater dip. What she told me is you put the fish in freshwater until they are laying on their side gasping for air and then put them in back in the tank. It sounds like torture to me but she...

My fish all had ich at one time. I used some ich treatment. It seemed to do worst for the fish. As long as you are feeding them good foods they should be able to fight it off by themselves. Good luck. I hope it turns out better than mine did.

Oh quick ? too. I bought a emerald crab a while ago and I was just wondering if I should be worried about it eating my fish. Also I know yellow tangs can only fit in 100 gallon tanks. But what are the chances of one surviving in a 55 gallon? I would only keep those four fish in there. I am...

well just let you guys know my update on the tank. I have everything back to 0 except the nitrates. They are at 20 ppm. But I have a friend that has been doing sw tanks for a while and she said her tanks are around the same numbers and her fish are fine. I did go out and buy some fish. I bought...

I have a 55 gallon also what all do you have in it? I dont know what i need to put in mine to make it look more like the ocean. I have had my tank for about 6 months now and still no coralline algae or anything. I dont have corals yet. Saving up money for lights and protein skimmer and then corals.

also I dont have a qt tank because of space and money. I wish I could have one. They would be nice to have.

Yeah I shouldnt have wasted the money on treating them for ich. I should have just seen if they could have fought them off by themselves. I guess I am going to have to do a 50% water change this week and see what that does. Its going to cost about 60 dollars but its worth to get fish back in the...

Ok I have had my tank for about six months. I was doing fine in the beginning. I had three fish and a clean up crew. Well about two months ago my fish started to get white spots on them and I went out and bought ich treatment. Well long story short they all died. My cleam up crew is still alive...