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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7443647#post7443647 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by patsan
This is what the cirolanid looks like.
This is the one I got from my tank.

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pulled two of hose bastards out last night - grr.

I removed two when my rocks arrived and had seen no trace of them until last night. saw ne small one i couldn't get to before it dissapeared.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7444955#post7444955 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Safir
pulled two of hose bastards out last night - grr.

I removed two when my rocks arrived and had seen no trace of them until last night. saw ne small one i couldn't get to before it dissapeared.
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I suggest you try the trap from my article, much better than waiting for them to show up again.

Brian
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7444997#post7444997 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by CirolanidHunter
I suggest you try the trap from my article, much better than waiting for them to show up again.

Brian
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I agree with Brian. If you've already had 4, there are probably a bunch more. I feel extremely lucky that I only had that one. To me it was still one too many. It really grossed me out and I was so afraid to look into the tank each night for them, but it was something I had to do. :(
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7444685#post7444685 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by patsan
John, you can put the flower anemone anywhere you like, but if it doesn't like that place, it will move around until it finds something it likes.
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I put him near the top and he seems to like it there. What are these cirolandis things and how do I find them. I've killed a couple of shrimp and still have one remaining.

John
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7445451#post7445451 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jallen1964
I put him near the top and he seems to like it there. What are these cirolandis things and how do I find them. I've killed a couple of shrimp and still have one remaining.
John
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How come you've killed shrimp? The cirolanid's are bad guys. Read Brian's article about them. Cirolanid's
Hopefully you don't have any.
 
They are mantis shrimp and I deciced I liked my clean up crew better than the shrimp. I tried to catch them but failed, so I stuck a pencil in the hole and smashed them. One hole was to deep so I have to get him another way. What do the flower anenome eat and how often should I feed it.

John
 
Do pulsating xenia ever stop pulsating, or do they just keep going forever?

Mine stop pulsating sometimes to take a rest--they close up--but after rested they start pulsating again.

Is it normal for them to rest and close up like mine do and should they be pulsating and open 24/7?
 
Hey Brian--I read your article on those Cirolanid things. Great article and increadible research!!!

I've seen these mothers in my tank before and had no clue what they were--they are fast little suckers! I thought my tank had bugs.

I am going to try your trap tonight but I doubt it will work--I've tried that trick to catch gorilla crabs before to no avail. And never pulled in a cirolanid.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7450798#post7450798 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Grand Wazoo
Keep that pencil sharp, jallen. Just be careful not to poke the shrimp in the eye.
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Why, what will that do?

Dennis and Bob both have the pulsing Xenia. I'm sure when they come on, they'll be able to answer it for you.

John, I didn't realize it was mantis shrimp you've killed. I guess I'm just not used to people calling them shrimp. ;)
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7450824#post7450824 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Grand Wazoo
Hey Brian--I read your article on those Cirolanid things. Great article and increadible research!!!

I've seen these mothers in my tank before and had no clue what they were--they are fast little suckers! I thought my tank had bugs.

I am going to try your trap tonight but I doubt it will work--I've tried that trick to catch gorilla crabs before to no avail. And never pulled in a cirolanid.
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Do you have fish in the tank yet? If so, have you seen any on the fish?
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7450825#post7450825 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by patsan
Why, what will that do?
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It'll make spearing the poor mantis shrimp easier and the shrimps ultimate death will be less painful.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7450832#post7450832 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by patsan
Do you have fish in the tank yet? If so, have you seen any on the fish?
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I have one fish--a false common clown. That's all I want. I'd rather just stock the tank with coral. No--nothing on the fish. This little guy (Bozo, I call him) never stops moving.
 
Well keep a good eye out being you've seen them in the tank. Like Brian's article said, they seems to go off the fish when the lights go on.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7450824#post7450824 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Grand Wazoo
Hey Brian--I read your article on those Cirolanid things. Great article and increadible research!!!

I've seen these mothers in my tank before and had no clue what they were--they are fast little suckers! I thought my tank had bugs.

I am going to try your trap tonight but I doubt it will work--I've tried that trick to catch gorilla crabs before to no avail. And never pulled in a cirolanid.
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Thanks, glad you liked it! i tried the traps with gorilla crabs too and they NEVER go in those. My trap was very effective a pulling out Cirolanids though. I caught the last 8 in my tank in I think 3 nights of trapping.

Just keep a careful eye on your fish at night after lights out and also look for any sores on the fish. But one thing I probably didn't stress enough in the article is that not all Cirolanids are parasites and the ones that are strictly scavengers are actually very good at scavenging.

Of course my wife thought they were so ugly and made her skin crawl that she wouldn't go near the tank after lights out.

Brian
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7450942#post7450942 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by patsan
Well keep a good eye out being you've seen them in the tank. Like Brian's article said, they seems to go off the fish when the lights go on.
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OK--thanks, Pat...
 
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