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[Jimbhoy13]

Welcome to R2R and the salty world. Lots of knowledgeable and helpful people here who will support and advise you when needed.

 

[Jeffcb]

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[HeidiR]

Welcome to R2R! We're glad to have you here. I usually wait 2-3 weeks after adding new fish to the tank before adding anything else -- I feel like the delay allows the bacteria in the rock to catch up with the new bioload. Was the flame hawkfish the culprit in the loss of the shrimp? I've heard some people have success in adding a flame to a tank that had an established shrimp, but now that the flame is in there, it might be harder to add any new shrimp. For coral, many will say if you see coraline algae in the tank, it is probably ready to support coral. I'd start with an inexpensive coral to test out whether the bicolor angel will ignore it or pick at it.

Ooh, good to know. And I think I am going to avoid any future murder scenes, no more shrimp.

 

[HeidiR]

Welcome to R2R and the salty world. Lots of knowledgeable and helpful people here who will support and advise you when needed.

This is a great find! Thank you!!

 

[HeidiR]

Welcome to the scale baby family!! That sounds like we all have a disease.... maybe fin babies? Yeah, Let's roll with that.
I would say to slow down a bit. If that coralline is a hold over from the previous owner (you said it only brewed for a week) then you may be taxing the bioload. let everything stabilize. Test your parameters. Make sure everything is good and then investigate what you want to do next. If you are looking at corals, try GSP, kenyan tree, xenia or mushrooms... all very hard to kill off.

Thank you, I will be picking your brain as time goes on. Thank you!

 

[G Santana]

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[Macbalacano]

Hello all! So I’m a salt water beginner here. Picked up a 40 gal tank used. Came with a marine set up. I started with live sand and live rock. Let it brew for a week and got some scale babies ( like fur babies, but with scales). I’ve got 2 clowns, a bi-color angel, and a flame hawkfish. Oh and a pair of hermit crabs. I had a fire shrimp but he didn’t survive.
So, I want to add some more fish, suggestions please? Also, I’d love to get into coral... I’ve got a good light, but I read I should wait at least 6 months? Advise please.

Welcome! Nice tank!