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I'm pretty sure it varys frpm case to case. I bought a shrimp and goby separate and they took around 2 months to find eachother in a 6 gallon.

great article very informative.

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i went to fins and feathers yesterday for the first time and they were definatly an awesome store with a great selection and very knowledgeable staff.good prices and a decent selection,everything was also very healthy. i was very impressed and happy.worth the just over two hour drive.

so far the only thing i had noticed was a slight aggression right when i added the lion but he acted aggressively toward the crab, the crab backed down and havent seen any problems since. the same goes for the cbs and the crab ever since their first territorial dispute the cbs stole his cave and the arrow has relocated. i just picked up a few more things from fins and feather yesterday it was my first visit to that store and it was great thanks for all your help fins and feathers. i also ordered a few things from vivid aquariums that should be here this week. and dave thanks for the tubs and ric they are both doing great i think a polyp or two may have even started on the blues. the only supplements i add to this tank are one drop of lugols iodine two times a week. i change the water once a week and top off just over a half gallon a week. the lion is a fat little bugger he eats around a dozen ghost shrimp every 3 days (thats not including what ones naturally die or from the shrimp or crab hunting which i would say is 3 every 3 days) i gut load the shrimp with pellet and mysis before i feed them and acclimate them for about a hr to sw so theyll live a little longer til they are eaten.

water change and make sure theres no dead spots where debris can rot. you can always add a small fuge out of a hob or something with calerpa. ive always only run carbon and sponge filter in my nanos and had success, maybe there too much chemical media in the filters causing over filtration of some kind?

this is my new ten gallon started after my 6 gallon crashed http://www.wamas.org/forums/topic/32867-6-gal/ the ten gallon has 2 aqua clear filters on it and one red sea nano filter. there is a mini fuge (with grape calpura (sp?) and a 7 watt pc over it) in one ac and carbon and sponge ran in the other, the red sea nano filter just has sponge in it for now to catch loose debris im thinking about packing it with lr. theres a dwarf lion in here (around 2 inches) with an arrow crab and gold coral band shrimp (dont say anything i planned this out and its working fine they stay on their own sides of the tank and i keep a close eye on them) theres a hammer,frogspawn,zoas,rics,and blastomussa. i plan on keeping the tank to mainly softies and a few lps. theres 2 18 watt actinics over the tank and one 27 watt 65k (20 buck desk lamp from hd)heres a few teaser pics to start will get more as soon as i can. please excuse some of the corals not being open all the way it was the day after i added them, decided i couldnt get rid of my arrow crab since it was the only thing that survived my 6 gallon crash

i went to atlantis after the previous post and its defiantly my favorite store in the dc md va area ive been to. i have been to around ten or more saltwater store in the area and they have my favorite coral selection, and there fish selection isnt half bad either they are defiantly more towards corals though. the staff there is awesome and always willing to help and answer questions. great prices and great deals i recommend this store to anyone whos is in the richmond area. and cant forget the buy 2 get one free frag rack it gets me every time.

i saw this product at aquarium one called reef pods they said it was supposed to be copepods and stuff like that for sale. not sure on how well it works with shelf life and stuff like that. they were just in a plastic bag with water and a little ball of macro algae.

gary and bank im also from the fredericksburg area and just noticed you were both also, didnt realize there were a few members out my way.

Ill take the smaller frogspawn

dave ill take one frag of tubs blues please.

no more arrow crab

o yeah free arrow crab to anyone who wants it.

sorry if someone has already posted one of these,i have nothing to trade but am looking to restock a recently crashed and re set up tank, only have cash. but im looking for softies,shrooms,rics, zoos and some lps hammers frogspawns and torches possibly some acans. everyone elese feel free to post your trades!