appreciate the offer of palys - i will definitely take you up on that offer since they are super hardy.  i am new at this, and don't want to kill anything.

i also appreciate your talking to richard about getting a mantis shrimp for me.  he's going to see if he can get something within the next three weeks.  if not, i'll just get a clownfish and wait until the spring.

I am soo sitting here reading thru and drooling cuz my tank is so empty. Cant get anything new until at least February cuz we are moving and dont want to put any of the lil ones into shock. But I really look forward to adding on. I still dont understand the difference between sp and stuff but i'm getting there!