Tank Journal Archive

[Sidd]

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[Cosby]

A few pics of the critters who've come along for the ride. Hopefully some of you learned folks can I.D them for me.

Pistol Shrimp?



Bristle Worm?


Harmless?


Sump buddies.


Hopefully pics are working now.

 

[Cosby]

attachment doesnt work :(

Hmm, I'm attempting to fix via phone.

 

[Sidd]

Yup looks like a pistol shrimp and 2nd one is bristle worm.

Not sure about that little star fish. Have seen it before in other peoples tank.

 

[chimaera]

Bristle star :)

Rock looks very live, enjoy watching the HHs etc!

 

[vman]

ahhh another Cade.....cant wait :D

 

[Cosby]

ahhh another Cade.....cant wait :D

There may be a few more poppin up here, soon.

Brett tells me today, since delivering mine he's sold another 5.

 

[Cosby]

Bristle star :)

Rock looks very live, enjoy watching the HHs etc!

The rock was absolutely covered in organic matter and little polyps and stems.

Can't wait for the stench! :)

 

[OSCAR85]

all very exciting !!

 

[Cosby]

I'm not sure my other half understood the context when I rang her this Arvo and told I had crabs.

She wasn't very amused with me uknowingly using her toothbrush to clean the rock, either.

 

[Dr. Schell]

A few pics of the critters who've come along for the ride. Hopefully some of you learned folks can I.D them for me.



Sump buddies.
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Hopefully pics are working now.

The crab at the top is a 'hoof footed crab" and will be EXCEPTIONALLY usefull at grazing down algae when it grows. The are obligate vegetatians

 

[Cosby]

The crab at the top is a 'hoof footed crab" and will be EXCEPTIONALLY usefull at grazing down algae when it grows. The are obligate vegetatians

I was hoping you might wander in here and give me a little info on my new friends. :)

 

[Dr. Schell]

I was hoping you might wander in here and give me a little info on my new friends. :)

best way to get my attention is to tag me like this - @dr_schell

Otherwise I am likely to mis the thread!

 

[Dr. Schell]

your new friends are:
Richards Pistol Shrimp (these will seek out and distroy mantis shrimp)
Polychete worm (general scavanger, however large indiciduals will kill and eat coral and fish)
Brittle star (general detrivore and beneficial in a tank)
Crabs (dark one is an algaevore, bottome light coloured one should go into your sump)

 

[chimaera]

Polychete worm (general scavanger, however large indiciduals will kill and eat coral and fish)

Eunicid??

 

[Dr. Schell]

Eunicid??

yes, appears to be.

 

[chimaera]

yes, appears to be.

I know that most people over-stress about eucnid worms, but would you recommend removal if the opportunity arises? This seems like a fairly large specimen already and you wouldn't want to wonder when a prized goby or other fish went missing?

 

[Dr. Schell]

I know that most people over-stress about eucnid worms, but would you recommend removal if the opportunity arises? This seems like a fairly large specimen already and you wouldn't want to wonder when a prized goby or other fish went missing?[/quote

]yes, is able to, remove. Large worms have large appities and if suffieicnt food is not provided, they wiull turn of fish and corals

 

[Cosby]

I know that most people over-stress about eucnid worms, but would you recommend removal if the opportunity arises? This seems like a fairly large specimen already and you wouldn't want to wonder when a prized goby or other fish went missing?

My little friend will be coming out tomorrow.

 

[Cosby]

@dr_schell Any info on this growth? coral?