Local collection, Long Island Sound
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Paul B
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You can collect at least 100 pipefish with 3 passes of a sceen net, but I don't have great luck with local pipefish and I have kept many.
Most of the fish we get here are not reef safe. We get triggers, puffers, burrfish, trumpetfish, coronetfish etc, all of which are not reef safe. But we also get seahorses which live fine and breed in a tropical tank even though they are local to NY and not tropical, we also get lookdowns, lionfish, butterflies and big eyes.
I collected these guys, some of which are local NY creatures
These local horses are in the process of transfering eggs in my reef
OK he was on land
i put a small blackfish and a cunner in my 180 a few years ago -- just tossed them in and they did fine for a few months -- when i got sick of them i caught them both with sand worms (grinded down the barb on a hook) and pulled them out --- it was actually pretty cool to see them dart out of the rocks, take the bait, and quickly retreat back into the rocks ---- as they do so will in their natural environments
not a good addition to the tank thought, they continuously made a huge mess of everything.
not a good addition to the tank thought, they continuously made a huge mess of everything.
gmate
MASC Member
Those are definitely anenomes. I have seen some CRAZY dhalia anenomes come out of the northern atlantic. Most vivid stripes of purple and pink. There's a lot of color in coldwater between anenomes and sponges, but it's usually pretty deep in the water (20ft+).
That being said. Since I put the sand and macro algae in my tank, everythings perked up. I put about 50 of the snails in my tank and they are going nuts. Way more active than my other snails that I got from the LFS. I even added pods and sand from the tidal pool. Tons of worms and things reorganizing my sandbed. Can't really say that the tank has been this active since the addition of some local flair.
Even better, is that I put quite a bit of macro in and my tang ate it all. I think I'm just going to setup a 10g as a holding tank for collected macro and feed the tang for free on that and pods (he eats the little guys I collected as I drop them in, like they were live mysis). Plus it's way more fun.
gmate
MASC Member
Paul, how far out are those anemones? Can you get/find them in tide pools usually or do you find them fairly far out / dive? I'm considering upgrading the reef to a 90 and making the 55 a local tank w/chiller, but I don't dive nor do any of my friends. Interested in what I'd be able to collect locally without going deep.
Paul B
Premium Member
To collect shrimp and blue claw crabs (that I eat) I drag a 2 man net through a tide pool. For the pods I just lift rocks in the tide pool and shake it in a bucket of water.
I don't dive here to collect, I only dive for lobsters and to explore wrecks.
I am carrying the net here for shrimp.
The tropical fish I get on the south shore in late summer.
I don't dive here to collect, I only dive for lobsters and to explore wrecks.
I am carrying the net here for shrimp.
The tropical fish I get on the south shore in late summer.
suicideissleep
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paul b i have a cold water tank that i have been letting cycle for a while im very very interested in collecting some pods nems and shrimp cuc so on dunno really were to go because i havnt really dont that before so i figured its a learning experience. or if you catch some stuff let me know i will bu y some stuff off you
suicideissleep
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thats sweet and paul let me know when you go out i def want pods a cool nem or 2 hermits snails let me know when you go out or if you collect any i will come find you to pick them up just let me know
suicideissleep
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awsome def let me know im home with my son most of the time
