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Jay, Thanks for your reply on this. The holes are almost symetrical on both sides of the fish. The flame angel shows signs of the holes in the QT after we treat it with melafix for a fin tear. The fish doesn't response well to melafix and holes behind the eyes and gill cover appear and stop...

Is this HLLE? See attached pic. We have this FA for 7 weeks with 5 weeks in QT before transfer to DT. He is eating well and very active but the holes doesn't seem to recover. water parameters are as follows: NO3 = 0ppm, Am = 0ppm, ph =8.3, Alk = 10dkh What can be done to heal these holes...

Hi, Not sure what algae is this? See attached pic. It is semi-flexible and will break if you bent it all the way. the underside is white. Please id. Thanks.

There is no other fish in the QT. We feed Spectrum pellets, some flake foods and seaweed (Nori). There is also a small LR that the flame angel pecks on.

I have a new flame angel in QT for 2 weeks. It is very active and eating well. However 3 days ago, I noticed some tear in its tail that seems to get worse now. Attached is a photo of its tail. Is this fin rot? Should I do anything about it? I checked the parameters and they look fine...

Originally I bought a stalk of xenia 6 weeks ago. It did very well at first and multiplied to four stalks. However lately it is not doing well anymore. Please see attached picture. They are closed most of the time and stopped pulsing. I have tried using carbon, adding iodide but none helps...

Hope I have got better pictures this time. The first picture shows the black hitchhiker expanded. The second picture shows it retracted into the hole when disturbed with a stick. Below are further characteristics that I have observed: 1) It does not move away from this spot. 2) Velvet texture...

I got this black "sponge" growing out of the LR. It can contract into the LR when disturbed. However, it is not mobile and cannot move. Most of the time it is expanded and visible as shown in this picture. It is growing quite rapidly. Not sure what it is and if it is harmful. Please help to...

Hi, Does anyone know what kind of snail is this? I have seen it blowing out brown powdered stuff which my clown and gamma love to eat. Thank you.

Will appreciate it very much if someone can help me to identify the creature in the attached photo. Is it harmful to the star polyps? I have seen it on the star polyps for serveral days. I can't see the entire creature as it is under the polyps. But I have see 5 of such legs as indicated by...