Here is mine flirting with disaster..

Why do they turn green like that?

^hehe... thats neat.

Sexy + SPS = SPEXIES

A few of mine have fallen in love with my Frogspawn but I'm starting to wonder if they're actually irritating him or even trying to eat some?

http://cichlidblog.com/wordpress/?cat=10

Not sure exactly why, but they sometimes turn green when stressed or even during the night. Kind of like how some fish go pale during the night.


How cool, is that your webcam??
They won't hurt the frogspawn, they are anemone shrimp and will not harm their host.

Great pics everybody! Keep them coming!

Those are definitely some awesome pics!

For a while now I've noticed that my sexies don't dance as much anymore. But then I use to have three and now I'm down to just two so I'm wondering if that might be a factor or if this is normal?

Hmmmm, I dunno for sure, Aaron. Could be the lesser number and they may not feel quite as comfortable? Get some more sexy in that tank!
And sorry you lost one.

What do you guys think about keeping a few sexy shrimp in a tank with a yellow watchman goby?

I've heard of several instances of YWGs eating shrimp as large as skunk cleaners.... I personally wouldn't trust one with sexies, but I don't think it happens often.

I think they're more than comfortable, it just seems like they're bored! This is probably what they mean when they say they do better in odd number groups. I've been wanting to get more sexies but the same LFS I got mine from want double the price!

Ah, I just got two new ones today, $10 from LiveAquaria.
Of course I ordered three fish to make it worth the shipping.

Hi all, I've been a lurker here for a while trying to read up on all the great info (which I'll never catch up on! ), but this is the first post I've made.

I've been having a little bit of a problem with my sexies. I have a 3 gal pico with two shrimp (one male and one female), some zoas and LPS.

The female has probably tripled in size since I got them (two months ago) while the male has stayed about the same size. Is this normal?

I've been feeding them shrimp pellets and mysis (when I feed the micros), but the female has developed a taste for VERY expensive LPS . Is there anything I can do besides remove the corals or the shrimp? Would getting a few more shrimp help? I had originally been planning on having five of the little guys in my tank, but if I can't keep the corals I want, I'd rather not have them.

Thanks in advance for the advice/suggestions!

Oh, and ...both seen here if you have keen eyes

Thanks Lalani! Yep that's a little webcam that I have setup to run 24/7 so I can feed my lust here at work too. I'm using a combo of an old Pismo Powerbook running EvoCam with a dyndns account and some simple changes to my router.

So I guess my new FS just feels hastled right now by the sexy's? I hope he'll come out again..he's great lookin.

I didn't know that about YWG's and sexy's. I have a YWG and at last count 7-8 sexy's.

Uh...Oh

to NR.com and the sexy club!!
Hmm, I haven't heard of sexies munching on LPS, but if you're sure they are doing this and hurting the corals despite keeping them well-fed.. I'm not sure what you could do to stop it, short of removing the sexies.


Like I said before, it's not very common to hear about a ywg eating shrimp, but it is a possibility. Just keep an eye out and do regular head counts.

Thanks

I'm certain that she was after the corals, they were healthy and eating and then gone the next day with a shrimp sitting over the skeleton.
Do you think it's possible that she would be better behaved with more company? Or am I asking for more trouble?

Wow, that is kinda bad..
Is she the only sexy in the tank right now? I'll be honest with you and tell you I don't really know if adding more would help or not.

I have two, one male and one female purchased at the same time. She's quite a bully. I may have to start calling her Ms. Piggy and name the male Kermit. Their size differential is about the same too...

Thanks. Maybe I'll get one more and see how they do with that, otherwise they may have to be traded for a goby...

How often do you feed them?

I give her a pellet a day... and I have seen her eat the pellet and then come get mysis when I feed the corals.

Ms. Piggy sure is a fitting name!
The only thing I can suggest is to possibly feed her two pellets/day or whenever you see her bothering the corals. I know I sometimes chase mine away from the zoa skirts with a pair of forceps instead of feeding them, and it tends to scare them back to the hammer coral, which they don't leave for a couple of hours.

Yah, I poke at her with the chopstick that I use to give her the pellet when I see her near the micros. I just wish I had cottoned on sooner to the fact she was munching on the others.

Looks like I'll never be able to go on vacation if she needs to be fed daily like that

can i join the sexy club? i recently added 5 sexy shrimp tempura! lol they are such a mess and very fun to watch. here they are "the fantastic 5" actually the 3 are chilling behind my monti and the other 2 hiding somewhere couldn't find them probably took a break:

Great pic and welcome to the club.

My sexies finally arrived. they are acclimating right now, so pics soon.

professional help!!! My sexy is not eating (pellets). Well, I have never seen him eat. It has been exactly a week since he went in. Should I take him back? Remember, I paid $20 for the joker. Should I get different food? WTD? If taking him back is the best idea, how the world would I catch him?

Waitin' on those pics.



Don't panic! Haha, chances are he is scavenging off the rocks and simply isn't hungry when you present a pellet. Do you have any other foods to try, like flake or mysis?

Where is the best place to order sexies online?

No-one here in DFW has them, and I have some time off between Christmas and New Year to be at home to accept a shipment.

Thanks!

Stan-O

I just got 3 of them

You can probably ask one of your LFSs to order them for you, but ask how much they would charge. LiveAquaria sells them for $10, but then you've got to pay shipping. Also on ebay I believe.


Cute pic!

Thanks Lalani. You da bomb diggity. I am actually from Loozian myself. Born in Lafayette. My mom is in Slidell. Geaux Tigers.

Boooooo Tigers
That's cool though, I lived in Lafayette for about 5 years.

LOL. Why boo? I have no memory of Lafayette. I lived in NO and Slidell most of the time.

Meh, not a fan of LSU.

Here is the only one that is where I can get a pic.



The other 3 are doing good so far, they're just hanging out in places that the camera can't catch decently.

Really digging this club thread. Wealth of info. By the way Lalani your avatar is freakin' hilarious. The Office...right?

Cute pic star!
And thanks schaferfred! As soon as I can make myself do it, I'm going to add more info and pics to the first page of the thread, maybe some useful links too.
The av is from Arrested Development, I believe. It's temporary, a jab at somebody else on the forum.

Gotcha. LMFAO....it is still cracking my a** up!!

So I'm looking at my tank this morning and my largest Sexy is doing something I've never seen it do. It has its tail between the legs and is scratching at it with the back legs. Been watching him now for about an hour do this. Could she be laying eggs? This shrimp is about 8 months old and I've never witnessed this behavior.

Steve

Yup, she's either preparing for, laying, or tending to a batch of eggs. Look really closely and you can most likely see the little (probably) green eggs.

Sorry for the crappy pic all I have is my iphone. Man why couldn't this happen after christmas? I'll be off the next two days but back friday.

I see she is sticking her feet under a few "pockets" in her back area. Maybe she is molting also. I think I've got a macro lens and a cannon body somewhere. I'm going to go find it.

Steve

So I have my stock up to 10 Sexies in the BC8 now. One came free with an Ricordea Mushroom that I got with five large heads that's was labeled a green hairy mushroom for $39, btw came with a cling-on Sexy, what a steal!

How many more can I add?

Current Stock: 10 Sexies, 2 Firefish, 2 Hermits, 2 small snails, one Algae Goby.

Isn't that fresh water food, seems like a bad choice for feeding? Algae builder?

Good job on the freebie sexy!
You can add as many as you want, as long as they don't look crowded, really.
And what is an algae goby exactly?


If that is the type el fabuloso uses, it doesn't seem to have any negative effects on his pico tank.

Sorry, Still a n00b: Algae Blenny

Please remove this fish before it starves. They get to several inches long and will be way too big for your tank in no time. In the 8 gallon tank the two firefish are enough in the way of fish.

^What she said.

There is a LOT of algae in the tank so he will be feed for a bit. I have a 12g reef with 2 Clowns, 1 Royal Dottyback, 1 Mandarin Goby, and a Cleaner Shrimp as well as crabs and snails.

My 34g tank is aggressive, just started it with Damsels and a Yellow Spotted Puffer so I think the 12 would be the only suitable home if there is enough room for his bio load. The tank is skimmed.

Some shots from my 2.5