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Trochids have a short, non-feeding, larval stage and reproduce readily in the home aquarium. I've got little tigers cruising the glass in both my 90 and my 29.

There's alot of (mis)information out there; sifting through it is the tricky part.

Randy, Am I understanding you correctly? Are you suggesting that Terry is confusing hobbyists by quoting specific gravity rather than salinity?

I think your o.k. to go ahead with the Coral Beauty. Michael's guide suggests a 30 gal. minimum for C.B.s

Freshwater ich is caused by Ichthyophthirius multifilis, saltwater ich is caused by Cryptocaryon irritans

I’m curious as to where you came by your conclusions. The timetable you suggest might be a bit too brief, considering the tomonts of Cryptocaryon irritans can lie in the substrate for up to 28 days before hatching. If you were to reintroduce fish to the aquarium after 14 days, it’s very possible...

Hyposalinity is not a treatment that you can safely use in the presence of inverts. Invertebrates are unable to osmoregulate, and would certainly be killed in a hypotonic solution. All the fish from the affected tank need to be removed to a separate aquarium with an established biological...

It’s a common response to stress. I’ve had a foxface for over three years, and I’m familiar their habit of darkening their dorsal aspect. They’re a very skittish fish, and it took mine weeks before it relaxed and ‘lightened up’. They’re a venomous fish, and I suspect the dark coloration is used...

Whether ich is always present in marine aquariums is debatable. Its an obligate parasite. While the tomont can lie in the substrate for up to a month before ‘hatching’, the swarming theronts can only survive a few hours unless they find a host. An aquarium that has been free of host fish for...

Yes, Terry, you’re right. The osmotic pressure of hyposalinity or the metabolic interference of heavy metals are both extremely effective. I, personally, have successfully used hyposalinity on a number of occasions since Noga’s results were first published in Seascope. However, marillion’s...

I’m afraid you were probably right the first time. It’s not uncommon for the signs to come and go as the parasite progresses through its lifecycle. If you’ll indulge me a boring review (stop me if you’ve heard this before). The life-cycle of Cryptocaryon irritans, the protozoan responsible...

I’ve kept a foxface in a reef for about 3 years (LPS, leathers, button polyps, GSP, zooanthids, shrooms) and it’s behaved most of the time. There have been instances where I’ve come home from work to find a group of button polyps gnawed down to stubs, or sat and watched as it took a couple of...

I stand corrected. It certainly would appear that a Titan guarding eggs is the most aggressive of the triggers. Marillion, why are you restricted to looking for a 3” specimen?Certainly you have a tank big enough to house a 3’ adult, no?

The Undulated is most often regarded as the most aggressive of the triggers. Both the Queen and the Undulated should be kept alone in aquariums of their own. The biggest consideration would seem to be tank size. The Undulated max’s out at just under a foot long, and has a minimum tank size...

I had a number of patches throughout my reef. I did a large water change, took out each rock that was noticeably affected and scrubbed it with a toothbrush while holding it in a bucket of old water. Holding it under water allowed me to see the bryopsis much better, it didn’t matt to the rock...