Bicolor Blennies require rocks with many holes to hide in. In addition, its diet will most likely need to be supplemented with a more nutritional algae (such as formula 1 or 2 mix). Plus its never a good idea to keep fish in a sump because of the risks of getting sucked into pumps etc. I have...
Another tip that i left out; if the red slime seems to be concentrated on the sand bed more then the rock then it could also indicate some dead spots or a lack of water circulation in that area. I suggest putting a small power-head or pump in a strategic location in your tank as this will cause...
Why not use some inverts instead of a fish? Besides, there are not many saltwater fish that would do well in a small tank like that (therefore narrowing down your selection further).
I have kept the 6 Line Wrasse (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia) and the Mystery Wrasse (Pseudocheilinus ocellatus) in large reef tanks with no problem. I also had the added benefit of the 6 line wrasse picking parasites off other fish when it was a juvenile. The Mystery Wrasse is relatively expensive...
I have seen this behavior before, except it was in a different coral ( don't remember which one off hand). The clown fish would act as if the coral was its anemone host, and only swim away from it when fed.
As mentioned previously, use Rowaphos (or chemi pure elite which contains Rowaphos) and do a large water change, making sure to use only RO or distilled water because unwanted nutrients are possibly being introduced through tap water (depending on your water source). These steps will reduce the...
