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The fish can become bloated, listless, and or skittish.

Oodinium or Velvet disease - Oodinium is a parasitic disease. Infestation causes a velvety texture all over the fish, or just in small patches.

Tuberculosis - The bacteria that cause fish TB is known as Mycobacteria marinum. Fish TB is not very contagious, and, as a result, if symptoms are noticed early it will not have an effect on the other fish in the aquarium. Symptoms include the following: loss of appetite, fish remains in seclusion and out of site, rapid breathing (respiration), eyes appear to be cloudy or "popping out," fish lies on its side near bottom of aquarium, stomach of fish

Overheat/Equipment failure Power head or air pump

Thermometer

Fan, Air conditioner unit, or Chiller

Water Quality CO2 cylinder and reactor media

Polyfilter or carbon

Fish Disease Treatment Dechlorinator

Sodium Bicarbonate

Medications such as Myxazin, Melafix, Octazin

Fish trap

Quarantine/Hospital tank

Coral/Invert disease Coral dip such as Kent Tech-D, or Lugols solution

Plastic bags

The above list contains just a few of the items I consider it essential to keep in your reef first aid kit. I could go on, and probably would, if talking to you in the flesh! Adding all manner of things to this list - scissors and tooth

That is, whatever they are capable of providing the trade furthers their income, and may even "flatten" predator/prey relations.

Again, my principal gripe with easily lost, endangered, and dangerous captives is the issue of informed consent. Is the consumer making intelligent decisions in casting their vote with their monetary investment in these species? Much too frequently, no. Often, color, pattern, mesmerizing motion, dearth of selection and fear of lack drive an aquarist to "try" a new specimen on impulse. Are

Reply to hi from discus breader in Portugal

Photography is a still of life posted a reply:

Hey
They are very interesting pictures that you have there. I am big fan of discuss fish, unfortunately there are no dealers who live near me and ihave to travel many miles to shop for discuss.
My favourites are red tur.

Checklist of Items For Getting Started
To help you get started with your new tank, here is a checklist of parts, components and supplies that are needed for a basic saltwater aquarium set up, as well....

Breeding African Cichlids
HOW TO CARE FOR AFRICAN CICHLIDS BREEDING Once you have established your aquarium of African Cichlids, and decided which species you prefer best, you’ll observe after several months that your acclimated Cichlids are happy, healthy and well adjusted within their new community. In time, you may begin to observe displays of ....

prob with my tang
recently i purchased a powder blue tang while i already had a sailfin in my 55 gallon i had once before adjusted two fish to each other and thought i would give it a try. well about three days into the venture my powder blue was being harrassed by the sailfin tang. shortly after he developed ich....