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The purple fish looks alot like a bicolor pseudochromis. Just by the lighter pink coloring I can see. I could very well be completely wrong though.

Look at the bright side. Leak test completed.

Alot depends on the type of pistol you plan on adding to your system. Some are more aggressive then others and in the wild they do hunt and kill other other shrimp as a primary food source. The randalls pistol is usually the more timid of the bunch and is smaller. If you have other shrimp in the...

+1 little_fish. With your current options a turf scrubber (algae scrubber) is probably going to be your quickest, cheapest, and best bet. They are fairly easily made, installed, and work well.

I think he was attempting to clean them off of a piece of live rock and rather then physically removing them, he thought pouring boiling water on them was a better idea and would be a quicker solution. Bad idea on his part.

Look at the quick crews on reefcleaners.org. They ship free with 2 day shipping and honestly he will send you about 40 more snails then you order. I ordered a 10 gallon hex crew a few months ago for my 29 and it says like 12 dwarf cerith snails. He sent me over 150 of them. Plus like 2-3 extra...

Update: Wow didn't realize it had been this long. Have the ATO and reefkeeper installed. Had to remove the Mp10 in favor of the koralia nano due to the flow being too strong. I had to keep my tanks water level alot lower then I wanted so I opted back to the koralia. Stuck the mp10 in my 29...

I would definitely get a protein skimmer as they are extremely beneficial. The white cloudiness is the beneficial nitrifying bacteria which are suspended in the water column. They will eventually settle out into the live rock and filter media. This is the cycle still in the beginning stages in...

Someone beat me to it already but ill +1 checking out John at reefcleaners.org. Great guy and sends you plenty of CUC. Also +1 to littlefish about the hermit crabs. They are opportunistic eaters as are serpent and brittle stars. Large serpents and brittles will eat fish just as easily as...

I inherited the disease so I just do the only sensible thing and feed the addiction. True story: My father kept/keeps saltwater tanks and has since the early 70's. I came home one friday when I was in college to find him emptying out the the in-ground pool we had. (seriously) He wanted to fill...

+1 "If she's happy, your happy" Story of my life.

It resembles a toadfish, but I could be way off base here. If that is indeed a toadfish it will definitely eat whatever it can get down its throat. They are very territorial and aggressive, some species will actually make an audible noise used as a mating call. From what I've heard it can get...

Yes every single one that I will ship will definitely eat frozen along with a handful of other foods including small pellets and flake. When shipping to individuals I include a typed list of the specific brands and types of foods the mandarins are weaned onto so you can get an idea of what you...

Haha I'll be here. Just me, the wind and a lot of cows. Anything east of OKC is hilly and looks a lot like Arkansas. Anything west of OKC is why people Coming from California turn around and go back.

Yea I primarily breed the regulars. Mostly blues as people seem to prefer them over the reds or greens. The sharp color contrast makes them stand out more. They are ugly little things for the first few weeks though. The old saying "only a face a mother could love" definitely applies to them.No...

Im on phone and don't have any pictures available on this device; however ORA put a video on youtube I took a couple of years ago. They used to purchase my mandarins from me when they first started as I use their same methods of breeding and they were selling out almost overnight. Matt...

Yea peppermints can be nasty. I have three in my 29 that used to bite the hell out of me when I put my hands in the tank. They literally drew blood alot. Felt like little hyperdermic needles being stuck into my fingers. They despised me for some reason so I started using my elbow length gloves...

I've bred the spotted, and regular mandarins (I call them regular because they usually differ slightly if at all in color variations.) Both have the same likelyhood of taking frozen which isn't good unless they are aquacultured. It's possible to teach your mandarin to take frozen yourself if...

I would recommend daily unless you have a closed top system and then maybe every 2-3 days. Salinity can have major swings in such a small water volume so keeping the water level constant is always a worry. I would definitely check it daily unless you have some kind of ATO system.

Mandarins are prone to being bullied as they will seek flight vs fight. I have kept a mandarin with a sulphur damsel I was keeping for a friend and I am currently keeping one with a yellow watchman goby who is very aggressive, probably due to being paired with a pistol and being protective. In...