Recent content by blue jaw

As suggested, there are many reasons why your hippo could have passed on. However, before you rush out to replace him, I urge you to research further on this fish. A 33 gallon is much too small for one tang, let alone two. Hippos get very large and like all tangs really need much more...

Posted by Gopherfish: "I love my trigger, but he's keeping me from getting any kind of invertibrate, snail or starfish. I've read that he'll just pop them over and eat them from the inside out. My question is: will any of my other fish be a problem in this sense?" Yes- puffers and hawkfish are...

You might can not give the guy a bad rating, but you CAN email the the poor guy buying that gonipora and let him know that he's getting ripped off... Just a suggestion!

Someone else posted this link recently- and it's a good one: Marine biologist, Rob "Biogeek" Toonen, tells you every you wanted to know about blue linkias but were afraid to ask... http://www.reefcentral.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?threadid=3464

Here's one of my all-time favorites- "The Photoshop School of Reefkeeping"... http://www.reefs.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=023901

I agree with the tube worm theory. Copepods are small, free swimming crustaceans- like tiny shrimp. They look nothing like "hard white specks" of "salt". Tube worms are harmless filter feeders, and their reproduction, as Anemone said, are generally a sign your tank and water are doing well.

Just curious as to what size your tank is and how much live rock? Also how long you have been set up? I notice you have 2 mandarins. Are you aware of their special needs and requirements? If not, I urge you to research further. Unless you have a huge well established tank, more than...