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Video: Arrow Crab Eating a Bristle Worm

By Luke • Feb 3rd, 2010 • Category: Fish and Invertebrate, Videos

Some creatures eat bristle worms, just in case you need to get rid of them for any reason. I used to have some small bristle worms in my aquarium, like shown in this video.



Bristle Worms, What Are They All About?

By Luke • Feb 1st, 2010 • Category: Fish and Invertebrate, Videos

If you’ve ever wondered what’s going on with the bristle worms in your aquarium, you might want to check out a recent article we published at TheReefTank.com: What To Do With Bristle Worms.



Sick Fish? Be Patient

By Luke • Oct 13th, 2009 • Category: Fish and Invertebrate

Most aquarists have to deal with sick fish at one point or another. There can be many reasons for one or more of your fish to be sick. Bad water quality, parasites and bad diet are some of the reasons.
One of the main problems with having sick fish is that aquarium owners don’t have a [...]



Yet Another New Cleaner Shrimp

By Luke • Aug 6th, 2009 • Category: Fish and Invertebrate

Ok, so I’m hoping the third time is the charm. I’ve just added my third Cleaner Shrimp to 75 gallon aquarium. The first was brutally murdered by a renegade Clownfish. The second Cleaner Shrimp was abducted by aliens apparently.



My New Cleaner Shrimp: Where’s He Hiding?

By Luke • Aug 5th, 2009 • Category: Fish and Invertebrate

Actually, I’m hoping that he is hiding somewhere. I added a cleaner shrimp to my aquarium last week and I’m not seeing him anywhere at the moment. He might be hiding or maybe he’s gone?



Blue Tang With Popeye: A Week Later, More Info

By Luke • Aug 4th, 2009 • Category: Fish and Invertebrate

I recently wrote about a Blue Tang that I added to the aquarium that developed a case of popeye in the first few days I had him. He did come through, so that’s a good thing! But, I’ve been continuing my research into this particular illness and have found a few tidbits I’d like to share.