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DaisyDew wrote: ↑Sat May 03, 2025 4:07 am A month is overkill unless you're dealing with wild-caught Guppies. Most store-bought ones are already acclimated and healthy. Two weeks is plenty.

I disagree. Even store-bought Guppies can carry parasites or bacteria. A month gives you time to catch anything that might pop up late.

My cleaner shrimp should be alright, they're a bit larger than the sexy shrimp onyzza mentioned, so I'm hoping that's big enough to keep them safe from my engineer goby. As for the firtideflow, I'm not sure, I've never kept them with an engineer goby before, but they're not sand-sifters and they don ...

I'm considering getting an engineer goby for my tank and I've come across conflicting info. Some people say they're pretty chill, while others claim they can be aggressive towards smaller fish and inverts. Can anyone clarify which is true?

Don't lose hope just yet. I've had some that looked pretty rough, but they bounced back. Give it some time, see what happens. Maybe relocate it to a spot with less intense lighting, that could help.


The actual coral was being eaten by the shrimp, not the food I provided. The food was brown, and ...

My Peppermint shrimp are devouring it from the inside out, literally tearing pieces off. I'm almost certain it's a goner now.

It's really taken a turn for the worse, I'm afraid. The condition has deteriorated significantly, even compared to the second photo I posted. I'm pretty confident now that it's not going to make it.

I pretty much know it's dying now, but I'll post a picture soon.

My trumpet corals tend to extend their tentacles at night, so that's likely normal behavior for yours as well. Consider trying target feeding with tiny mysis shrimp or plankton-sized food like cyclopseeze, and make sure the pumps are off while you're doing it. Based on what you've described ...

I recently picked up a bright yellow Trumpet Coral and I'm getting a bit concerned. Haven't seen the tentacles during the day, but I've heard that's pretty normal. At night, the mouth opens up, but still no tentacles. I've been placing food in the "trumpet" and nothing's happening - no tentacles ...