What are you doing with the bad hitchers?
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hdtran
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I posted this question on the general forum (I'm rather squeamish about large hammers or boiling water).
The suggestions I got were: (1) Throw them in your sump or refugium, (2) Freeze & feed to your triggers, (3) Toilet (ugh!), (4) Give or trade to your LFS. I'm going with (4), and giving them to my LFS. If he uses it for feeding his triggers, I think it's out of my conscience, right?
The suggestions I got were: (1) Throw them in your sump or refugium, (2) Freeze & feed to your triggers, (3) Toilet (ugh!), (4) Give or trade to your LFS. I'm going with (4), and giving them to my LFS. If he uses it for feeding his triggers, I think it's out of my conscience, right?
Bruddah Chrispy
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I've been slingshotting them at the neighbor's dog.
Just kidding. I euthanize them - a trip to the freezer and then down the garbage disposal.
Just kidding. I euthanize them - a trip to the freezer and then down the garbage disposal.
invertaman
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if anyone has bad critters and live in indiana. ill put them to use
I decided to freeze this 5~6 inch critter and dispose. I know it doesn't appear to be the famed fireworm - but it scared the heck out of me. Maybe they should have called these things Sea Centipedes as opposed to "Bristle worms".
I never did "see" if this critter attacked any inverts or fish. Please don't flame me for killing something because of it's appearance. I know it sounds so vain but I wasn't sure and I didn't want to wait for something to happen before making a move on the critter.
I never did "see" if this critter attacked any inverts or fish. Please don't flame me for killing something because of it's appearance. I know it sounds so vain but I wasn't sure and I didn't want to wait for something to happen before making a move on the critter.
Mantis shrimps (at least the ones captured) went to a 5G, until they died.
Gorilla unfortunately never captured. I reluctantly witnessed him kill my brittle stars and cucumbers, until one day he just disappeared. No lie. Wish I could take the credit, but honestly have no clue.
Toad fish will someday soon be donated to woods hole or another aquarium that wants him. rather give him to someone who will appreciate him than a LFS.
Gorilla unfortunately never captured. I reluctantly witnessed him kill my brittle stars and cucumbers, until one day he just disappeared. No lie. Wish I could take the credit, but honestly have no clue.
Toad fish will someday soon be donated to woods hole or another aquarium that wants him. rather give him to someone who will appreciate him than a LFS.
Iphis
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Hee! I love my hitchikers.
I could never kill them, and I can't seem to part with them, so...
I know where all my crabs hide out, I feed them all individually every 3 days with bits of fish and such.
So far I get more frustration out of my hermit crabs then my gorrilla crabs.
One of my gorilla crabs, at least I think he is one, is over an inch and a half across. Freakin monster
He's missing two of his back legs (I didn't do it, he was like that when I found him), so he's pretty docile to begin with.
I got a gulf toadfish that went straight into another tank, he just started eating last night which I am thoroughly relieved to see. He's by himself, has lots of hiding spots, very happy little guy as far as I can tell.
I either have a mantis shrimp or a pistol shrimp in my tank. Something is making lots of clicking noises, and all my big guys/bivalves I have accounted for. If I should find him to be a mantis, he will have his own tank as well.
I don't have any objections to what other people do with their livestock, but I can't bring myself to harm a living thing that is just doing what he's supposed to do
Stupid conscience.
I could never kill them, and I can't seem to part with them, so...
I know where all my crabs hide out, I feed them all individually every 3 days with bits of fish and such.
So far I get more frustration out of my hermit crabs then my gorrilla crabs.
One of my gorilla crabs, at least I think he is one, is over an inch and a half across. Freakin monster
He's missing two of his back legs (I didn't do it, he was like that when I found him), so he's pretty docile to begin with.I got a gulf toadfish that went straight into another tank, he just started eating last night which I am thoroughly relieved to see. He's by himself, has lots of hiding spots, very happy little guy as far as I can tell.
I either have a mantis shrimp or a pistol shrimp in my tank. Something is making lots of clicking noises, and all my big guys/bivalves I have accounted for. If I should find him to be a mantis, he will have his own tank as well.
I don't have any objections to what other people do with their livestock, but I can't bring myself to harm a living thing that is just doing what he's supposed to do
Stupid conscience.
