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by flintcore
Fri Apr 04, 2025 7:22 am
Forum: Saltwater Fish
Topic: missing yellow watchman goby and tiger pistol shrimp
Replies: 13
Views: 3229

Re: missing yellow watchman goby and tiger pistol shrimp

Guess what he came OUT!!!! My retailer gave me some advice and told me to try live brineshrimp, and it worked like a charm. I saw the pistol shrimp come out and then I caught a glimpse of the watchman goby's face. Sorry about my last message, I was in a bad mood because I couldn't sleep. Anyway, I'm ...
by flintcore
Fri Apr 04, 2025 4:59 am
Forum: Saltwater Fish
Topic: missing yellow watchman goby and tiger pistol shrimp
Replies: 13
Views: 3229

Re: missing yellow watchman goby and tiger pistol shrimp

I'm having second thoughts, I'm worried the goby might not make it, to be honest I'm a bit frustrated, I bought him to enjoy watching him and the shrimp, but now they're hiding at the back of the tank and I'm getting a bit fed up, I just don't have the patience for this, I was really looking forward ...
by flintcore
Fri Apr 04, 2025 2:18 am
Forum: Saltwater Fish
Topic: missing yellow watchman goby and tiger pistol shrimp
Replies: 13
Views: 3229

Re: missing yellow watchman goby and tiger pistol shrimp

I'm just wondering about the yellow tangs, the small ones, how do you get another one to join them, I see the ratings on the left, just curious.
by flintcore
Thu Apr 03, 2025 8:05 pm
Forum: Saltwater Fish
Topic: missing yellow watchman goby and tiger pistol shrimp
Replies: 13
Views: 3229

Re: missing yellow watchman goby and tiger pistol shrimp

I'm just thinking, what if the watchman goby was in the burrow they dug when I first put them in, and then overnight the shrimp dug a tunnel from the burrow to the back of the tank, and now they're separated? I'm just wondering if that could've happened.
by flintcore
Thu Apr 03, 2025 3:45 pm
Forum: Saltwater Fish
Topic: missing yellow watchman goby and tiger pistol shrimp
Replies: 13
Views: 3229

missing yellow watchman goby and tiger pistol shrimp

I'm freaking out guys, I just got a yellow watchman goby and tiger pistol shrimp yesterday and they seemed to be doing great, I mean the shrimp was working away and the goby was popping in and out of their little hole. But this morning I woke up and they're GONE, I've looked everywhere and all I can ...
by flintcore
Wed Apr 02, 2025 7:31 am
Forum: Saltwater Fish
Topic: Persistent diatom algae issue
Replies: 14
Views: 2715

Re: Persistent diatom algae issue

I use a phosphate mat from aqua one it seems to do the trick, works very well for me. if its a mix of cyano, human mucus, and diatoms, would that be a brown colour or more greenish, i'm just trying to understand what i'm looking at
by flintcore
Wed Apr 02, 2025 2:36 am
Forum: Saltwater Fish
Topic: Persistent diatom algae issue
Replies: 14
Views: 2715

Re: Persistent diatom algae issue

I've been using a phosphate remover. The only test kits available locally are from API. I've been wondering, what do dinoflagellates look like? I've read about them but never seen any pictures. Could it be hydrogen sulfide causing the issue? I've had sand sifting snails for a while now, and they ...
by flintcore
Tue Apr 01, 2025 9:03 pm
Forum: Saltwater Fish
Topic: Persistent diatom algae issue
Replies: 14
Views: 2715

Re: Persistent diatom algae issue

My test kit's only a couple of months old, it's an API one. My tank's 190 litres and I've got plenty of flow, I'm just as stumped as you guys.
by flintcore
Tue Apr 01, 2025 4:27 pm
Forum: Saltwater Fish
Topic: Persistent diatom algae issue
Replies: 14
Views: 2715

Re: Persistent diatom algae issue

Phosphate levels are zero. Tank is a year old, 12 months to be exact.
by flintcore
Tue Apr 01, 2025 1:20 pm
Forum: Saltwater Fish
Topic: Persistent diatom algae issue
Replies: 14
Views: 2715

Persistent diatom algae issue

I'm really struggling with this diatom algae in my tank, it's everywhere. I've got no silicates or nitrates, I'm providing plenty of bright light, but my sand has turned this awful browny-gold color. Every time I do a water change, it's back within 2 days. I'm at a loss, I've even got 5 sand sifting ...