Gonodactylus
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I just had a near disaster in the lab. I walked by one of my 100 gal tanks that house Lysiosquillina pairs and noticed that the large male was out of his burrow and was curled up in the corner. This is strange since I almost never see either the male ore female out of their burrow. I thought that perhaps there was something wrong with the female, so I checked her and she was fine. I then poked him to see if he was responsive. He didn't move. At this point I realized that the water intake tube had lost its strainer and had sucked up several gills on his left side. Some of his gills were two inches into the tube. He was stuck and bleeding. I cut the pump and pulled him free, but he couldn't move - I suspect from blood loss. This is my largest pair. They were collected in Hawaii as 30 cm adults 12 years ago. I felt terrible. However, Lysios are really tough and hopefully he will recover. I put him back in his burrow with his mate and I can see ventilation movements.
This would not be the first animal lost to an unprotected water input tube. If you use such a configeration, you might want to check that the intake is properly screened.
Roy
This would not be the first animal lost to an unprotected water input tube. If you use such a configeration, you might want to check that the intake is properly screened.
Roy
