Calling all pests

[gflat65]

I'm looking for nearly any pest I can get my hands on. Planaria are covered, but any sundials, AEFW's, zoa nudis, monti nudis, other flatworms (especially parasitic), mantis shrimp, Eunicid worms, fire worms, etc. Wanted for research.

TIA

 

[dave3112]

I've got red bugs! Treating this week. If you were closer You are welcome to them before I treat! If you want them that is.

 

[gflat65]

Hmmm. I don't think I'll be in that area today (wife's birthday, so I'd get shot for even thinking it). I appreciate the offer, though. I wonder if a piece broken of and dropped in the mail would make it long enough to keep the RB's alive???

 

[dave3112]

I don't know I kinda doubt it though. Sorry. Good luck with your research!

 

[shirley386]

Do you know where you got the red bugs?

 

[dave3112]

No. The last coral I put in my tank came from liveaquaria. But that was in June/July and I just noticed them Friday. I look at my tank every day for a long time and I don't know how I missed them before Friday.

 

[scapes]

i got a tank w/ red flatworms if you wanna run over and get some. it's my 30g that i took down last friday. there's about 2" of water still in the tank, no water circulation, but there are some still alive. if you act quick, they'll make it. i will probably drain it in the very NEAR future.

 

[gflat65]

I've got plenty of 'planaria', but thanks for the offer, Julie.

 

[scapes]

Oh yeah, missed that, sorry!

 

[teamreefers]

pests?

pests?

I found a small crab in one of our acros... right now he is in a specimen cup do you want it? he has a pale blue body and red claws?he is stressed right now.... I am not sure it can ship? but willing to try it.... does it need to be alive???? for your research?
Kathy

 

[gflat65]

Hey Kathy,

Alive would be best. If it's still doing okay Monday, let me know and we'll see about shipping it. These guys seem to have some room for storing the critters they get (of course, they aren't pests to them, though, so they probably all go into the same tank to so they can see what the pests do naturally). If Jenn wouldn;t kill me, I'd have a bunch of little 1 gallon tanks tied into a pest system for undesirables. She still doesn't understand the Eunicid worm having it's own tank (well, it shares with the mantis, but are separated by plexi). Ahh, the strange and unusual...

 

[Tomoko Schum]

The small crab with red claws and blue body sounds like a commensal crab on acropora, don't you think? It it is, it's a beneficial one not a pest.

 

[JR's Reef]

I got some zoa eating nudis if you want them LMK asap as I wont keep them real long. Im not local but know how to ship. Right now Ive got 3 adults and 2 babies. Im sure I will find more tho.

 

[gflat65]

I'll take em. I'll send a PM with shipping info.

Thanks Joey

 

[scapes]

gary...what research exactly are you doing???? this is crazy :lol:

 

[JR's Reef]

gary...what research exactly are you doing???? this is crazy :lol:

+1 I also found some eggs Ill send them as well. I heading to Dothan for the weekend for my sons soccer game. Ill ship them out Mon if they make it thru the weekend they should. I PMed ya but Ill just pay for USPS shipping and we will work out something down the road when we meet at the next frag swap.

 

[JR's Reef]

I got some zoa eating nudis if you want them LMK asap as I wont keep them real long. Im not local but know how to ship. Right now Ive got 3 adults and 2 babies. Im sure I will find more tho.

Oh so this is known there not in my display but in my QT tank we got a tank from somebody and using my QT til they set the tank backup so glad I didnt put any in my display.