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Jessica Reyes - 2012-06-08
I kept one of these amazing guys for a long time, he was almost a foot long when he died. As far as when he did die he did not release a toxin and was surprised to find out that they release the toxin when they die stressfully. As sad as I was when he did die it made me feel better knowing he was happy and probably died of old age.

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Dustin - 2013-03-02
I just bought a cowfish today. They are amazing creatures and very unique. I'm sorry for your loss. My cowfish Billy is so full of life.

craig warren - 2004-07-14
Easily the best fish to keep as a pet. During feeding they will swim to you and take food from your hand. Be careful not to be bitten by this one, it has very powerful jaws. It will spit jets of water from the aquarium at you if you dont feed it quick enough. It will also come to the front of the tank and beg for food. The best fish I've ever kept. Recommended to any one who likes a fish with a good personality.

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Ron - 2013-02-25
I had a 6 incher not too long ago he was a great fish. Be careful with your water changes!! The puffer i have now is a baby Its doing very well. Its okay to have your water at 80 degrees for these fish. good luck guys.

Krista - 2013-02-02
I bought a Black Ribbon Eel 4 weeks ago and he has eaten 4 dozen ghost shrimp, frozen mysis, live brine shrimp, frozen brine shrimp, frozen krill and dried fish flakes. He eats everything. Will he turn blue?

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Jeremy Roche - 2013-02-02
They are great eels? What do you mean will he turn blue?
Anonymous - 2013-02-15
no, that why he is black
Kane - 2013-02-24
Yes, they start off as black males, but once they mature they become blue females.

Dave - 2013-02-20
Calmer & less aggressive than any other damsel I ever had. Actually got stuck in a strainer of a hose during a water change & was very scratched & cut up. Healed 100% & no issues. This fish is bullet proof. Was actually bullied by a domino damsel, til I got rid of the domino. I highly recommend this for a one damsel tank.

Anonymous - 2013-02-10
so Im starting a Cube tank for these bueatiful trues that came into our shop last week... they are a pair and the most flawless that I HAVE EVER seen! So my question is in a smaller cube what can I put w them eventually... i was thinking a small dragonet when tank is cycled thru. but clowns will prob not put up well with say a sea horse? I will also get a bubble tip for them cant do much for fish in a 14g cube. I was assured since they are already mated theat the 14 g should be plenty... actually I was told 1 10 would be fine lol..... not gonna do any more 'swimming' fish.... green spottendragonet stay small or scooter. notbig enough for lawnmower unfortunately. or wathman goby or citron clown goby.l.. any suggestions

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Anonymous - 2013-02-16
Thank yo uso much for your reply.... they are truley flawles lol i was thinking diamond goby since they do a job lol and a yellow clown goby and maybe a sharkface or neon goby since they take care of parasites along with a cleaner shrinmp and a pepermint so they too will have jobs... a busy fish is a happy fish lol and obviously som nasaruis (sp) snaail and a turbo maybe not mexican since they get so darn big LOL if I keep up with the water changes and add a refugium to filtraction system I think it would be ok. and some hermits and dwarf cerith snails for the rock nook an cranies...... you think over crouded... the diamond goby may be pushing it w a dragonet of some kind... tghe smaller ones lioke the cycadelic or even scooter. i will also be putting in some soft cvorals mushroomn and poliyps. some carnation coral and xXenia and a leather for some yellow in there all these things I will have to keep trimmed up a bit tho lol.... should help with the filtration in the water itself... add some algrae to refugium with a lil led strip to keep it alive? I dont wanna go crazy w portien skimmer tho thing there is enough flow woth out it. I re,oved all bioballs and added matrix. some used stuff from my shop also. lol think im gonna pick my clowns up tomorrow i will post some pics when they come cuz again they are flawless and already mated!!!!! tank looks preetty baren right now but I even got some sponges on the rock i purchased and they are slready looking better than when i put em in a day and a half ago... sorry long winded just real excited my last tank was a 120g and that was 4 yrs ago so im nervouse about the smaller one... and all these fishj will be added very slowly ($$) and so will the corals.. i will add bubble tip befpore corals so no chance of stinging while he gets comfy :) sry again for long winded msg back LOL :)
David Brough - 2013-02-10
Seahorses are definitaly a species tank. They would probably starve in an aquarium with clowfish. Small dragonet or firefish would probably work okay. I would consider just making it into a species tank to show off the clowns. I sounds like a cool aquarium either way. Good luck

Jaival Parikh - 2013-01-26
Hello Can i keep 8-10 yellow tang together in same tank, my stocking list plan is as follows 8-10 yellow tang 8-10 bangai cardinal 2 percula Clean up crew That should be it. Tank size is 7ftX3ftX2.5ft with a 5X2X2 feet sump Thanks

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Jeremy Roche - 2013-01-26
8-10 tangs alone need a much bigger tank. They need plenty of places to bed down at night to sleep. I would get a much bigger tnak or cut down to 2 tangs.
Anonymous - 2013-02-15
good luck with that

Lewis knox - 2010-11-30
Hey there,
I have a Niger triggerfish and every time I put a goby in it eats it. Is there any gobies I can put in that he won't eat?

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Anonymous - 2013-02-15
no
Jeremy Roche - 2013-02-16
More then likely he will eat any that you put in.
Anonymous - 2013-02-13
no

Derek Melton - 2013-02-07
I have a grouper I just purchased. It's pink and it is not doing well. I have a 150 gallon tank. I noticed today it has a weird white mossy looking stuff growing on him and it's not swimming just laying in sand opening and closing its mouth. Help I like the fish just want to get him right.

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David Brough - 2013-02-08
White mossy stuff sounds like a fungus of some kind. Get a medication designed for fungus. It can't hurt to also use an anti-biotic as long as you check for ammonia and keep it down with Amquel if it rises. Gasping may be a sign of low oxygen, increase aeration or surface water flow. Gasping, or opening and closing it's mouth, may be normal though.

pheonix - 2010-07-05
I have a domino in my community tank and he's been a bit strange lately, he or she is been rubbing up against a Tang and breathing very hard and quickly yesterday day I noticed it going crazy rubbing up against a rock. When I had a closer inspection, I realized it had a tub like organ coming out next to the anus its been squirting something on the rock and when I had another look today the rock was covered in what I think are eggs, I don't have any other domino in there to fertilize them, is this rare or has this happened to anyone else before? Please let me know.

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Ranendra Dey - 2013-02-02
''From my viewpoint and experience this is the symbol of egg laying, the fishes who have no male can lay unfertile eggs due to overburden of their abdomen.

sabrina - 2010-02-22
Angel fish are so pretty! even the guys:)

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