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Been a long time, a few 1inch shrimps available at $14 each. About 3 months old.

Depends how much you value your fish. If you faithfully quarantine every single thing, including corals, that go into your display tank and maintain the highest bio-security like using different nets between tanks there would really be no need for a UV on your display tank. If you do not practise strict quarantine I would suggest a UV if you really want to safeguard your fish. Efficiency of a UV depends on factors like the contact time, the bulb life (ideally change every 6 months), turbidity of your wate (best to pre-filter the water before running through UV), flow-rate of the water. If the water going through your UV is too fast, its effectiveness would not be there. Personally the higher the turnover rate of water through the UV, the higher the effectiveness of the UV reducing pathogen load in your water. If you had been to CoralFarm you do notice how big their UV units are compared to aquarium-sized units. If you want a UV to really work, there's no harm in over-sizing the unit as this would help offset the drop in UV lamp efficiency over time. If you are not worried about electricity bills I would suggest a 36W unit at minimum, 55W would be optimal IMO. A 55W unit should be able to handle your entire return flow-rate of a 20 gallon and still function optimally. If you do not have a quarantine tank, you can utilize your sump for quarantine and run your return pump through the UV prior to entering your main tank. I do have a 55W unit from Laguna about 4ft long which I used. I'm about to throw it as I cracked the glass sleeve inside and the only way to get replacement is to order from overseas. If you do not mind sourcing for the replacement part I could give the UV to you.

These clownfish in the pic are allardi. If you put allardi, fuscocaudatus, chrysogaster side by side the difference is quite obvious. The only difficulty is when they are juvenile fish. Most clownfish juveniles look similar, with minute differences, just like juvenile angelfish.

If only someone can bring in A. fuscocaudatus.

For large aiptasias 1-2 shrimp can't handle, you need more of them to tackle the large ones.

Any idea what species it is?

6-7 times a day.

I think it could harm crustaceans, not too sure about corals.

I got a few, they don't seem to do much.

Try Aquamart. Under the brand Aqua Master I think, Praziquentel, same thing. Have'nt seen the product PraziPro locally before.

Check whether your test kit is accurate and reliable in the first place. I suggest getting a Salifert Nitrate test kit.

Is the brand Mebner? If so, the local agent is Mainland Tropical Fish Farm at Pasir Ris Farmway 1.

Shell is thumb size. I had 3 more but I think my ghost boxing shrimps ate them.

I have one large specimen if you want.

I have 1cm perculas. Small enough?

Can place on the sand bed or near the bottom of the tank. Plate corals don't require such bright light.

If you have the following, drop me a pm. This xenia has feathery polyps, just like clove coral. The fastest pumping xenia species known.

Do a google search on this product called PraziPro

I don't think they have the eel on stock, you probably would have to order beforehand.

LCK 201 has brought in this fish before.

They are on Appendix II, you need export and import permits to bring them across, even as personal baggage. http://www.ava.gov.sg/InformationForTravel...lFish/index.htm

Market price for Neoliomera pubescens are never below $25 (if it's missing a claw,etc), considering their price in USD. They are from Hawaiin waters, nowhere else. It is possible the crab might be a similar looking indo-pacific species or if it is the real mccoy then you've got a steal. Mine had some spots on the carapace. http://www.marinebreeder.org/phpbb/viewtop...=197&t=1734

Coral farm. Slightly below $40.

You can try Ahbeng. They do come in some which are quite small and uniform in size. Looks CB to me. CB banggais are hard to find as a pair as it is a pain to grow them up to that size before they start pairing. You can buy a group of about 6 small fishes and let them pair up naturally, bearing in mind to remove the bullied ones. Some people here do breed them but then again it depends on whether they find breeding Banggais worthwhile in the long run.

There is more to culturing marine phytoplankton than just pure N,P, K. Industry standard has been guillard's f/2 medium. Probably better for aquarium. https://ccmp.bigelow.org/node/79