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hello everyone,

my opae seem to be doing better. they are happily sitting on the rocks. the only time they have hidden is if i turn the air pump on. then they all hide and turn white for awhile. so i've stopped turning it on (was worried they didn't have enough oxygen). Haven't fed them anything ...

TY Mustafa,
i used ocean water and let the tank sit for about two weeks. my salinity is ~1.01. When i first set up the tank, i used a UV filter to kill any "bad" bacteria, then just let nature take its course. but you're correct in noting that by not using marine salt, i put a whole lot more ...

hello, i am new here. i went to a workshop, and got a teeny tiny habitat with 3 opae in it. i promptly forgot it in my car and killed off two of them. Since i live in hawai'i, i decided that they were so cool, i'd set up a habitat for them and breed them. I read a lot about them. both in literature ...

Thank you for creating this forum. I live in hawai'i and am starting a 'opae ula tank. the discussions have been really useful! mahalo -michele