block head
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female g tern. (RIP) got it as a freebee after it opened up the LFS owner's finger. they had it at least 6 yrs, i had it 2.
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female g tern. (RIP) got it as a freebee after it opened up the LFS owner's finger. they had it at least 6 yrs, i had it 2.
mr86mister
Saltaholic
Kingfisher-Awesome shots. I have never seen them out of the rock work before. Very cool!!!
Jacwil
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Approx. 8"+.....it's currently about 4".
kingfisher62
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Don't think I will be putting one in my nano any time soon!:eek2:
kingfisher62
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Thanks , he came out after a water change. Shocked the hell out of me.
sg1838
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This guy is my favorite:
Arrow Crab
How are these guys? Are they reef safe and do they play well with others ? They look like they could do some serious damage to other livestock . such as hermits, snails and shrimp
Here's what LiveAquaria has to say about them:
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=497+501+616&pcatid=616
Again, so far, I haven't seen my Arrow Crab go after anything, though yesterday it did catch itself a small pink worm of sorts (I believe it was a small bristleworm, which I thought was cool as heck!) Otherwise, it hasn't gone after anything else that I have seen. Other than the worm, the most I've seen it do is put it's claws out to try to scare a fish away. I saw a Hermit Crab lock onto the bottom lip of my Diamond Goby, which was worse than I've ever seen the Arrow Crab do.
That said, as LiveAquaria has stated, and others about all crabs, it probably has to be well fed otherwise it probably will become aggressive. And, just like fish, just because one person has great luck in a reef tank with a particular fish, that doesn't mean the next person will.
The Arrow Crab is cool enough in my opinion to take the risk if you don't have TINY fish, especially because I think that risk is pretty low. Plus, mine doesn't appear like it would be all that difficult to catch if it did need to be removed from the tank.
All that said, I'm no Arrow Crab expert...I'm just giving you my experiences over the past month...
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
mr86mister
Saltaholic
Good call Gary. I just did some in depth research and you are spot on. Thinking I might have to get rid of him soon being I now have 3 clams in my system....lol. Will not be taking that chance and I will pass this information on. Thanks Gary!
Grenade Glass
Reefer
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
fav (non coral) reef invert
fav (non coral) reef invert
presently Stichodactyla gigantea
so delicate yet so tolerant of extreme environmental conditions. How so?
fav (non coral) reef invert
presently Stichodactyla gigantea
so delicate yet so tolerant of extreme environmental conditions. How so?
Monkeyfish
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Hard to pick a fav but I'm probably most interactive with this fella. It eat's from my hand and allows me to handle it....kinda
Arctides regalis
How long have you kept it? Has it bothered/eaten any fish or corals? With what fish does it share the tank?
Sophie10
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Good Idea Mike! I like my skunk cleaner shrimp, always on the lookout for someone to clean!
Stusdesktop
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The alien from outer space, aka the graceful one ...
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Stusdesktop
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It's a Sand Conch, around 3 inches long, barrels along the tank knocking everyone out of his way until it finds a good spot to bury itself and feed.
