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Melev's new 280g Starfire tank thread
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Kentanner11
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Resubscribing!
Kentanner11
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really? Mine never has done that-
melev
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I always resubscribe, or post something. 
What was the question again? Oh yeah - blue legged hermits. Hermit crabs can be a problem, as they'll kill snails for their shells or for their meat. The ones I got are ultra-tiny, hardly visible. If I had my old camera, a picture would be a simple matter but for now I have one that doesn't like to take those tiny macros.
Emerald crabs - they tend to live about a year or so in my tank I think. I've never timed it.
What was the question again? Oh yeah - blue legged hermits. Hermit crabs can be a problem, as they'll kill snails for their shells or for their meat. The ones I got are ultra-tiny, hardly visible. If I had my old camera, a picture would be a simple matter but for now I have one that doesn't like to take those tiny macros.
Emerald crabs - they tend to live about a year or so in my tank I think. I've never timed it.
melev
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So I'm supposed to be asleep right now, but about an hour ago I thought I'd check on the reef with a flashlight to see what might be out. And I wasn't thrilled by what I saw.
I always add snails to my reef in a jar, that gives them a surface to grip and crawl out. As the flashlight passes over the jar, I see another bright orange worm for a second that retracted like lighting. And three snails were dead in the jar, half eaten! :mad2:
Again all the pumps are shut off, the canopy taken down, and I'm back up on a chair with a photo box, a flashlight and some forceps. This one was tricky, but I lunged and pinched and pulled out another 10" clam-eating worm from my reef.
As I studied the rockwork, I found another fatty that had to go, but this one eluded me. I did rip off its tail section, which spasmed like crazy. Too bad the bulk of that worm escaped into the substrate.
I saw at least two more. They are getting easier to spot, but if they aren't out and reachable, I just have to bide my time until the opportunity strikes.
Starting up a collection of these now. This is a larger ziploc storage container.
Off to bed. Sweet dreams, hopefully.
I always add snails to my reef in a jar, that gives them a surface to grip and crawl out. As the flashlight passes over the jar, I see another bright orange worm for a second that retracted like lighting. And three snails were dead in the jar, half eaten! :mad2:
Again all the pumps are shut off, the canopy taken down, and I'm back up on a chair with a photo box, a flashlight and some forceps. This one was tricky, but I lunged and pinched and pulled out another 10" clam-eating worm from my reef.
As I studied the rockwork, I found another fatty that had to go, but this one eluded me. I did rip off its tail section, which spasmed like crazy. Too bad the bulk of that worm escaped into the substrate.
I saw at least two more. They are getting easier to spot, but if they aren't out and reachable, I just have to bide my time until the opportunity strikes.
Starting up a collection of these now.
This is a larger ziploc storage container.
Off to bed. Sweet dreams, hopefully.
rEd86
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Wow Marc, that really does suck. I can just imagine you jumping into action when you spotted them. At least now you have a solid suspect on the clam murder.
It's too bad someone can't think of a way to capture them. Something like a lobster trap where they can squeeze in to get some food but can't get out the same way.
I can see what you're going to be doing the next few nights...
--Ed
It's too bad someone can't think of a way to capture them. Something like a lobster trap where they can squeeze in to get some food but can't get out the same way.
I can see what you're going to be doing the next few nights...
--Ed
Tomoko Schum
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If they have bristle or a rough part on their feed, you may be able to trap them by putting their favorite food in a small section of pantyhose. I catch regular bristleworms with a shrimp wrapped in pantyhose when I get a request for some. Their bristles get caught in the pantyhose and they cannot get away.
Tomoko
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Tomoko Schum
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It's a woman thing
Wonder which kind he wears
Tomoko
Wonder which kind he wears
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