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Mycobacterium marinum (M. marinum) is bacteria found in fresh and saltwater that can infect the skin through cuts or scrapes, causing granulomas to appear on the skin near the site of infection. This infection may be treated with a long course of oral antibiotics. good article about it here...

is that what it appears like inflated or deflated?

flatworms are not necessarily bad in "moderation" but are definitely not good (if that makes any sense). Bottom line - best to rid them before they get to epidemic proportions. When that happens they become bad simply because a sharp drop/death in population will ruin the water chemistry thereby...

the anti-bad word blocker is making the post look like this to me: e**l's f***y wr***e

i don't think there is any formula for success other than live rock and an area in the tank or sump where you don't have a fish constantly eating them. Also pods is a rather generic term. There are copepods or there are amphipods. There are also nasty isopods (e.g. ones with huge eyes that...

i presume you wouldn't be able to mix seahorses with these guys because of the temp difference? speaking of which - these eels are ok in 78~80 temp?

Spammer, what is your quest?

i was thinking the same thing. Trio#3 - you sure you are getting water from the display tank? that would seem unusual. Newly made saltwater should have zero risk of introducing any type of illness. If as you describe it the water is coming from the main tank, there will ALWAYS (however...

michael sorry to hear about the problems. If you want any new frags - just let me know via pm. Alternatively if you are able to frag some pieces from your corals, and want to pass a frag to me to hold on to until the tank stabilizes (and then i'd give it back to you later) let me know. if you...

the fish has gone to a better home - some endless ocean up somewhere i hope. (aka it didn't make it past 48 hrs).

older pic (as in BEFORE macna atlantic city) before it developed the red/green markings on the face: Caveats: Loves to murder small snails. Just recently jumped out of the tank and hit the floor hard. It is hanging in there by a thread in the sump. Frankly i'm not sure if he lives the night...

hmmm i dunno how many posts i lost. after 4000 you sort of just lose track. ;D

HAHAHA - i am/did! it was fun - but i was totally tired from traveling to disney etc. Ricwilli, dnov, smcooler were all there too! ;D now who's going to iowa? ::)

Re: Here's my now 375 (was 120) by Bax wow the title reverted back....sigh. I would just forge on somehow rather than re-post. but your call.

Oompa, Loompa, doom-pa-dee-do I have another puzzle for you Oompa, Loompa, doom-pa-da-dee If you are wise, you'll listen to me Who do you blame when your kid is a brat? Pampered and spoiled like a Siamese cat Blaming the kids is a lie and a shame You know exactly who's to blame The...

Here's a top -down shot of my fry tank - note the AA battery for scale of size compared with the fry.

So if i sum up the equipment needs - it's some kind of fry catcher on day 8. Then a small tank to place the fry in. You should have at least 50% of that water from the DT. Use an aerator - a rigid line is nice but plastic will do. I typically just let it bubble gently. A heater is probably not...

congrats! take pics of the parents as undoubtedly people will ask once you start raising them! thanks for the compliment barry - but most of my success is probably due to pure luck. Are the eggs being laid on something that can be removed from the tank? if so - there a few techniques on mofib...

My wife saw a gartner snake outside our front door earlier this spring. Never knew we even had snakes around here but it makes sense. I guess in order to see bears we'd have to move to your neck of the woods!

sounds good. I was thinking you'd be resourceful enough to keep it. Course now when I mow the lawn or break out the weed whacker I'm going to go a little "slower"....