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If they would do their studies in the right areas, they'd find that the dwarf seahorse is not endangered or threatened. They have never been too plentiful on the Gulf side, but on the Atlantic side they are in very high numbers. If they put them on the list you will see them disappear from the...

You can use a sponge filter, just make sure it is a new one and not one seeded with bacteria. Antibiotics kill bacteria and they don't differentiate between good and bad. Any fish in a hospital tank is already stressed enough, you don't want to add to that with poor water quality.

Hate to disagree but you should never used cycled media in a hospital tank or any other type of bacterial starter. Hospital tanks are meant for medicating fish and if any antibiotics are used they will kill of your bio-filter along with the bacterial infection. You will need to do 50% daily...

I live right on Bay Pkwy, 4th house on the left from Rt 9. Next time your down let me know and I'll take ya out. We collect at the end of Bay Pkwy and all along that shoreline heading south.

Aiptasia.

Where abouts on Oyster Creek, Bay Parkway or Dock Ave? You mean Waretown correct?

Phil, you are correct. I do not advocate the keeping of wild caught seahorses. There are enough captive bred ones available these days that there really is no need to attempt to keep wild caught ones. As for mysis vs grass shrimp, that is a toss up. Mysis will most likely get sucked through the...

From Division of Fish & game website: Seine Not over 50 feet long in ponds and lakes over 100 acres; in all other waters not over 30 feet in length. Exception: In trout-stocked waters and special regulation trout areas a seine may not be more than 10 feet in length and 4 feet in depth. I...

No license or permit is needed to collect. I just use my seines and some fine mesh dip nets near the grass beds in shallow waters. I am usually in the waters on most weekends in the summer time.

The one big thing you guys need to be aware when collecting native species of fish/inverts from our waters, they are temperate species and keeping them at the elevated reef tank temperatures greatly reduces their lifespan and puts them at a higher risk for bacterial infections. When collecting...

In the past the club has done a couple collection trips at Shark River in Belmar. Been a few years since we've done one though. The angels, butterflies and other tropicals won't be in until late summer, usually August-September.

Beta glucan is a great addition to your foods. They have been using it in aquaculture for a long time. When I was breeding seahorses I used it to enrich my rotifers and baby brine with. If anyone is looking for a source to use as an enrichment for live foods look here...

I usually always have some type of local critters in my tanks. Grass shrimp are a great food source. I have had pipefish, seahorses, various gobies, puffers and most inverts at one point or another. There are tons of cool local critters around. One day I'm gonna set up a cold water tank and...

Before you trash it make up a small batch and test that. It may not be your container but rather the salt mix itself. If that's the case then dumping the 25g and making more with the same salt will yield the same test results.

I would suggest making up a small batch of new SW in a separate bucket and test that. If there are nitrates and phosphates present hen more than likely it is coming form your salt mix. If the tests read 0, then it could be coming from the larger container you are mixing your water in. And yes...

Have you checked your make up water. Do you rinse your frozen foods before feedings? Just because you are getting those readings does not mean they aren't present. The HA is most likely consuming them before you can test for them therefore you will get low or 0 readings.

You could try Coast to Coast Aquariums. They are local. http://www.coasttocoastaquariums.com/

Diatoms need to run their course then they will disappear. They feed off of silicates which are usually found in the sans we use. Once they use up all the silicates they will die off and be gone. Removing them, unfortunately, prolongs their existence. I know they are unsightly, but the only...

Are they brand new filter socks? I've seen/heard of skimmers doing that with new filter socks if you don't wash them first.

First pic looks like a flatworm.