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Sorry about your brother's dog. They're usually one of the best breeds for being cancer and joint problem free dogs. I had a 3 mo. old pup and went thru all the surgeries as well because of septic infection from multiple punctures to his intestine (because he found a sewing needle with...

I don't know in the case of Dendro but in the case of Rhizos, I think it's becuase when it's closed it could like similiar to wall spawn/hammers/torch and maybe even acanthophyllias because of their skeletal structures. EDIT: it can be hard to tell thru 3 cloudy bags and sometimes tinted water.

they are not immune but they are very resistant to iIch. Ich can still live in their gills and also on their skin. I don't know what makes one species of eel more or less resistant than another but it happens. "Host Susceptibility: Cryptocaryon irritans has demonstrated...

+1 on all the advice you're getting You can go to any reef shop and get All Glass Aquarium (AGA) or Marineland silicone caulk tubes for a caulk gun for around $12-20 that way you are certain that it is "aquarium safe". Many people in the hobby do "bare bottom" tanks. Sand & live rock are like...

When hippos stress out, they usually become pale where as nasos become darker and exhibit a few white blotches on their sides. If you saw spots that looked like salt granules than it is/was ich. Keep an eye on water parameters and keep'em fat with nori, garlic and/or selcon. Fresh garlic is...

nasos & blonde nasos have white blotches on them when they're stressed and sometimes sleeping. Similar to the way a foxface looks weird when stressed. James, When you say spots do you mean blotches that are about half the size of a tic tac or salt granules? If it looks like salt... it was...

IME, the whole Ctenochaetus genus can be fussy at first. I have had the most success with them in a barebottom QT that has been running for a while preferably with algae growing on the sides and bottom. They will usually NOT take to prepared foods very well easily and usually takes 2-6 weeks...

+1 It's nice finding out how good our neighbors can be. Too bad we can't all have more like them! I agree with that other post, send things like that to your job or even another family close by that is home. I have all of mine go to a local business so that someone always signs for iit. I...

I'd like to see u succeed with it but usually they never work especially on larger tanks. I like when people prove others wrong so best of luck!

In the immortal words of Fat Bastard (Michael Meyers... Austin Powers)...."dead sexy!"

Do you work in refrigeration?

I had a few dogs that hated water for a long time and never had any real luck. My Weimeraner would forget all about the water once he saw fowl tho. Then I started competing my dogs in shows and had to get them ripped and fully conditioned to go up against the best of 'em and when you're...

what kind of DIYchiller are u thinking of putting together?

...given your profession you better know where to get an AMAZING cup of coffe that early on a Sunday!!! =)

Joe, if you need a hand I'll help u out. IMO, just pick up either a caulk tube of aquarium silicone OR a "toothpaste squeeze tube" from a local hardware/LFS of aquarium silicone. If we do it early I can help you out. I'll be up for another hour so feel free to call me tonight OR at 8am which is...