fishfreak0114 Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 Thanks, I will do that right now. How long till something, if anything, happens? Link to comment
amphipod Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I don't know, but the eggs will hatch out after possibly a couple weeks, also I've read to keep calcium at the level of a reef tank for strong shells on the snail babies Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 Sure hope they do. I love raising things from baby to adult. Like guppies. Should the calcium in my salt mix be enough for them even though it's diluted? Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 and if they were to hatch, what am I supposed to feed them in the larvae(?) stage? Link to comment
amphipod Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Just dilute to around specific gravity 1.02 and you probably will be fine, I've just read of a few who have grown them in regular sea water, so my guess is that as long as larvae have salty water with good calcium they should be fine. As for food they usually are plankton eating, I'd recommend you get some good green water, also as they grow they go to settled algae eating so keep good growths of algae. Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 thanks. I'm ordering phyto today anyways for my tank so that is good. Not sure how much algae will grow in that tank, not much light in the basement. I do have algae wafers and nori though. Link to comment
amphipod Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Sounds good, keep me posted of progress Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 Here is what they could get of the CUC this week. So exciting! Here is what they could get of the CUC this week. So exciting! Link to comment
amphipod Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 You got some snails, I see a cerith, and what else? Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 I got 3 cerith 5 blue leg hermits and the emerald crab. Not much, but im hoping the rest can come in soon. Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 Do you think I would be able to get fidh in a week or so? Link to comment
amphipod Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Depends how the system reacts Probably Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 Im so glad I got the emerald crab. Its so fun to watch. . It didnt even run to hide when I put itin, just started eating! Link to comment
amphipod Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Careful with the crab, he could do something bad. If he does, be responsible and don't kill the crab if he does something bad, all my crabs live in a separate tank so they can't be bad. Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 I would never kill the crab. If it turns evil I will take him to the LFS. The owner has a saltwater aquarium. Link to comment
amphipod Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 I like the COWLR solution, Crabs Only With Live Rock. It is a fun crabby play ground, best of all no corals to be eaten, crabs like it. Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 That sounds awesome! ? Maybe one day I'll make one of those. Do you have any Pom Pom crabs? I'm thinking of getting 1 or 2. Link to comment
amphipod Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 No, 3 unidentified species and a gorilla crab I found myself in the Indian river estuary in Florida I saved the one from becoming a fisherman's bait, and I feed him pond snails from my fresh water tank, I have to be thankful pond snails grow so quickly since I have quite a few pets I feed pond snails to Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share Posted March 3, 2015 Cool, got any pics of the COWLR thank? Link to comment
amphipod Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 here's a few pics, sorry for camera quality, tablet was made with a horrible camera It used to be a dish detergent canister, but waste not want not, I washed it so the smell was gone and put my friends in there. Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 All my pics turn out blurry too. Yours are way clearer than mine. Does the tank have a filter or heater, or do they do just fine without it? What is the green stuff? It's a good idea to use the detention canister. Also, I named my emerald crab. Leonardo! Link to comment
amphipod Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Tank has no equipment whatsoever, and these crabs dont really need it, they survived near freezing conditions quite happily, yet all the hermit crabs and most my cargo died. There was a battery failure in the trailer so it got cold. The crabs seem quite happy for now, and I finally have the really big one quite comfortable to eat in front of me, they are muscular little fellows lol. The green stuff is Ulva algae I found. Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 Ya crabs are pretty muscular. Mine looks like it has hulk arms. Do you know how to tell if an emerald is male or female? Link to comment
amphipod Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 If you take a look at the abdominal flap, you will see in females a quite wide flab in order to hold eggs, in males the flap is thinner since there are no eggs to grow for them Link to comment
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