fish advice

Hi, hope you all are having a fantastic day! I would say about a month ago, I purchased this white designer Clownfish to go with my mocha black one and for the first 3 weeks they were best best friends, wouldn't leave eachothers side in a good way. Now for say the past 2 weeks or so this is the...

Evening all, I have recently purchased a purple firefish for my nano tank. The fish comes from a copper treated tank from a supplier here in the UK who did the QT on my behalf. Recently i have noticed that the fish has developed 2 large white lumps on its side and top, shown in the attached...

I am planning on going to my LFS to pick up my first fish a one spot do face for my 150g mixed reef. With this fish being a little price being around $100, does anyone have any recommendations to assure best chances of survival? Do not worry the tank has been cycled for a few months already and...

I have a 75 gallon tank I wanted to turn into a saltwater aquarium what would be okay to put in the tank? I’m not sure to be honest planning on getting 120-140 in a couple years too as well

I have a 50 gallon cube (24x24x20 inches) that I am looking to fill out with some final fish. I currently have the following: 2 ocellaris clowns (black and white) 1 african flameback angel 1 yellow coris wrasse I am looking to add some more fish but wanted to see what the experts on here...

Hi all, I have a waterbox X 60.2 (55 gallon system, 38 gallon display). I have cycled my tank for 2 months. 1st month ghost feeding, second month with snails. I now after 4 months have 7 fish and want to add one final fish to finish it up and then keep maintaining it. I have a planned upgrade...

I have some hair algae going a bit crazy, siphoning during a water change helps but it’s not helping enough. I would like to get a fish or two to help reduce the algae build up and work well with my plans. I have a 41g cube tank with a few corals and more arriving this week. I have cleaner...

Hi guys, I'm looking for a bit of advice. I have a 60-gallon cube, and in 2 years or less, I will be moving back home where I will have my 150-gallon. I can not use my 150-gallon tank in the house I currently live in. My question is, can I place small fish 1-3 inches in size now but will grow...

Hello. I would like to know, in your experience, which fish is more peaceful: Pseudochromis fridmani (Orchid Dottyback, also known as the Fridman's Dottyback) or Gramma loreto (Royal Gramma)? Will there be trouble with Blue Sapphire Damselfish (Chrysiptera cf. springeri) or Firefish...

Mandarin not looking so good Sorry for the blue lights as mine are about to turn off. Parameters are within safe levels. No ammonia or nitrite present and the fish is not bullied. It has plenty of pods and is in a 5ft 130 gallon with 3 year old rocks aswell as having a refugium. I had a family...

I have a IM 25 Lagoon and have 4 fish at the moment 2x Clownfish 1x Pygmy Cherub Angelfish 1x Rainford Goby I have had the Angelfish and Clowns for over 3 months now and have tried to add 3 new fish to the tank since. Every time I add a fish the Cherub Angel attacks and harasses the new fish...

Hello I was thinking of setting up a predator tank the dimensions I would do are strange 36x24x42 or 42x24x42 can’t get around the 24 wide unfortunately because of the door but was wondering if I could put anything cool I already have a valintini puffer and want a snowflake eel but was just...

So I recently moved across the countrty and had to tear down my old 55, and as a result, I had to downsize.its an upstairs unit and our landlord said no big aquariums but I managed to get him to agree to a 24 gallon and I set it up using my old substrate, and live rock that I brought in buckets...

Hello! This is my first saltwater tank so I'm very new to everything, but I picked up my first clownfish a couple days ago and now he only stays on the left side of the tank or up by the entrance to the overflow. He even sleeps wedged between the corner of the tank! He pretty small and is a very...

I got a new small blue hippo tang 8/21/23. it was be hide the rocks hanging out with my cleaner shrimp and eating on Sunday the 22nd. Then it just disappeared. I did see it hiding in the rocks Saturday 8/28/23 but I have seen it since nor is it coming out to eat. I know that they can fit into...

Hi, hope you all are having a fantastic day! I just finished cycling my brand new Waterbox Marine x 110.4 dimensions (47.2" x 19.7" x 21.7"), 80 gallon, and I'm finally ready for fish!!! I have been doing research, and came up with a solid list of fish that I want to add over the course of many...

Hi, I’ve had this Vlamingi Tang for a couple months now and he has been a family favorite. He is super friendly, eats aggressively, gets along with tank mates (Invited my Vampire Tang to school with him and other fish after a day), and overall a super great fish. He has never shown any negative...

What advice have you picked up along the way that doesn't seem to be common knowledge, but may be worth sharing? It could be random theories or something you know actually works. I stopped by the local coral shop late yesterday and got some interesting insight on coral keeping that I hadn't...

Hi, I have a Fluval Evo 5. The tank has been running for about 6-7 months now, absolutely no issues until now. I had a pike blenny and a elongate dottyback (too small of a tank and overstocked, I know, was planning on moving them to a 16 gallon) until both vanished one day. I pulled apart the...

Hello all! I wanted input on my stock list for fish for my 100 G tank. Details: 100 G tank (quarter circle, think Hershey kiss shaped), 30 gallon sump. FOWLR. This was an established tank we bought and it came with some fish (a few passed from disease and we rehomed some as we didn’t have...

Can Someone tell me what’s the requirements to keep a remora and like if there a hardy species?

I started noticing white blocked on my dottyback he’s active and eating. Anyone have an idea of what’s going on?

I don't have the means to quarantine fish myself and I was looking unto places to quarantine. People local to me say that all online places have lots of problems and was wondering if that was true and what places people recommend.

i just discovered that green puffers need saltwater and i'm not sure if the clown loaches would be fine living with them

I have a blue spot jawfish in my 50 gal lps / softies tank and he lives in this little rock hut we built him and he pokes his head out. Sometimes he gets discoloured on his underside in small patches which we thought was because of him scratching himself on the rocks but this time his entire...