dshnarw Posted January 7, 2010 Author Share Posted January 7, 2010 nems went in the tank a minute ago. AND!!!!!! I FOUND ANOTHER BABY BEADLET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! little guy is hiding behind a rock near the back of the tank. saw a little pinky-red spot that didn't look like the dark red coralline. tiny little guy, even smaller than the other one. Link to comment
dshnarw Posted January 7, 2010 Author Share Posted January 7, 2010 I demand pictures!!! wait til you get home and see them in person ^ That. they aren't open yet Link to comment
arwndsh Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 but but that won't be for another 3 hours Link to comment
dshnarw Posted January 7, 2010 Author Share Posted January 7, 2010 but but that won't be for another 3 hours you might be home before they open up For all you beadlet owners/future owners: Chia (1976) found that beadlets were on a 6 month cycle for asexual propagation. You should see brooding twice a year under optimum conditions. Give me a few months, and we'll see how that holds up Link to comment
Needreefunds Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 nems went in the tank a minute ago. AND!!!!!! I FOUND ANOTHER BABY BEADLET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! little guy is hiding behind a rock near the back of the tank. saw a little pinky-red spot that didn't look like the dark red coralline. tiny little guy, even smaller than the other one. Link to comment
Jamie Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 okay, so where are the pictures? Link to comment
dshnarw Posted January 8, 2010 Author Share Posted January 8, 2010 okay, so where are the pictures? tomorrow tonights lesson: if you're going to make custom intake filters, make sure they fit correctly. otherwise, they get sucked through the plumbing Link to comment
dshnarw Posted January 9, 2010 Author Share Posted January 9, 2010 news nems are shy. all 3 hidden under rocks. in other news, i'm trying out margarita snails for cleaning purposes. hopefully they'll be fine after the temperature shock back to temperate. Link to comment
horusmachine Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Beadlet papa you are LOL. H Link to comment
dshnarw Posted January 10, 2010 Author Share Posted January 10, 2010 Against the wishes of my arm... I rearranged the tank enough to get some photos of the new beadlets. I did, however, make no effort to turn off the flow when I took the top-down shots, so you'll just have to get over the funky blur from the ripples #1 #2 you'll also have to forgive #2 for pooping (or is that puking?) in the midst of the photo shoot. #3 not sure about the margarita snails...several are at least showing signs of life at this point, others have yet to even open up to attach to a rock. none have made any forward progress to speak of. don't think they appreciated the temp swing. Link to comment
Lalani Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Lemme know how the snails do because I need more in my tank.. Link to comment
Jamie Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 pretty! they look surprisingly similar to anthopleura's. Link to comment
dshnarw Posted January 10, 2010 Author Share Posted January 10, 2010 talk about nems on my wishlist... several snails are moving about chomping on algae now. minor success thus far Link to comment
dshnarw Posted January 11, 2010 Author Share Posted January 11, 2010 looks like most of the snails have made it through the temp shock. only a couple that i can see that havent moved. most of the others have left little clean trails over the rocks now, for long term survival... Link to comment
Jamie Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 haha, nice. Next time, you could try letting them acclimate to room temp first, then drop them down. Might be a little less of a shock - sounds like they're pretty tough though. Link to comment
dshnarw Posted January 11, 2010 Author Share Posted January 11, 2010 haha, nice. Next time, you could try letting them acclimate to room temp first, then drop them down. Might be a little less of a shock - sounds like they're pretty tough though. well, we had to drive an hour to get home from the LFS, so they were plenty cold by then. I just couldn't come up with an easy way to make the temp acclimation take, say 5-6 hours instead of 2. Link to comment
Jamie Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 You acclimate for two hours? O.o I acclimate for two minutes. If I'm feeling generous. Link to comment
dshnarw Posted January 11, 2010 Author Share Posted January 11, 2010 You acclimate for two hours? O.o I acclimate for two minutes. If I'm feeling generous. when they're going from 78* to 58*? ....yeah Link to comment
Jamie Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 well, not quite. When I got my nem from the drs., the water in the bag was already around 63, so I just let them sit for a couple minutes and tossed them in. That would be the only time I've ever took something tropical and put it in a coldwater tank, but the temp in their bag was probably dropping slowly the whole time they were going through shipping, so not really the same as your case. Have the slow ones perked up yet? Link to comment
dshnarw Posted January 11, 2010 Author Share Posted January 11, 2010 well, not quite. When I got my nem from the drs., the water in the bag was already around 63, so I just let them sit for a couple minutes and tossed them in. That would be the only time I've ever took something tropical and put it in a coldwater tank, but the temp in their bag was probably dropping slowly the whole time they were going through shipping, so not really the same as your case. Have the slow ones perked up yet? yeah, that does make it a bit easier unfortunately, the good drs. decided to double heatpack the last group they took 2 hours in cool down mode too. nope, looks like i might have 6 or 7 dead ones out of 20ish. seems about average for snails. a couple of the live ones got some serious munchies goin on Link to comment
Deleted User 6 Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Good tank, good life, etc. etc. Link to comment
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