Kigs Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Beautiful mini - I'm digging the aquascape. Where are all the gobies??? Emerald crab could well be the culprit. IME, 1 out of 5 or so Mithrax I've added over the years developed a taste for polyps and other softies. Best way to find out is staying up late at night w/ a flash light and observing...lol. Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Mithrax crabs, like most crabs, are omnivores, and it is often a matter of time before they find meaty foods to eat. If your bristle worms are fire worms, then it is unlikely they are eating the coral (a notable exception is the species Hermodice carunculata). Link to comment
xcom Posted January 6, 2009 Author Share Posted January 6, 2009 Beautiful mini - I'm digging the aquascape. Where are all the gobies??? Emerald crab could well be the culprit. IME, 1 out of 5 or so Mithrax I've added over the years developed a taste for polyps and other softies. Best way to find out is staying up late at night w/ a flash light and observing...lol. I actually saw him sometimes hanging out inside of my zoas colony, For the gobies, m saving my money Here are couples of options: 1x hi fin red banded goby (i would love a pair if I can get them) 1x neon goby 1x b and w clownfish or 1x yashia goby 1x mc'cosker wrasse 1x neon goby Mithrax crabs, like most crabs, are omnivores, and it is often a matter of time before they find meaty foods to eat. If your bristle worms are fire worms, then it is unlikely they are eating the coral (a notable exception is the species Hermodice carunculata). Can I feed my emerald crab some nori seaweed, do u think that would be a good idea or is there any other type of food (or ways) to feed him? Thanks Link to comment
DrCooper Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I really love that new aquascaping. Looks amazing Link to comment
xcom Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 ok sad story I went to my LFS today and wanted a yellow coral banded shrimp, he was damn cute. We got them in the net and went the lady was ready to put him in a bag, he grabbed the net so tight that his claws was still doing it when he was already in the plastic bag..... Poor guy. I didn't want to take it because I don't know if it would survive without the main claws so she said she would nursing him till he molt, then i can purchase him. She was nice. but I feel sad... Link to comment
xcom Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 Vivid Aquarium road trip....... Bought: Hi Fin Banded Goby. Yellow Banded Shrimp. Rose Mille. Here are some pics of new and old additions. Goby (still in his cave, no pics yet) Banded Shrimp: Emerald Crab (finally got a pic) Can someone ID this please, and I know for sure it is not aipatasia (spelling), it is very pretty, purple-ish and pink, sometimes u can see a small orange mouth (some kind of rock anenome? should I remove/kill it?) Rose Mille (for 35 bucks) Tank shots: Link to comment
jonrx Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Pretty sure that is Aiptasia. It's only colored that way due to the rocks. Link to comment
clownfish1124 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 ^ def apastia. I lub your purple bubbly rock Link to comment
xcom Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 Thanks guys, I will definitely remove it before it becomes a forest. Link to comment
got2envy Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Loooking awesome! It is coming along very nicely Link to comment
xcom Posted January 11, 2009 Author Share Posted January 11, 2009 Loooking awesome! It is coming along very nicely Do you guys have any suggestion for what type of corals I can add into my tank? There is one area on the left where my hammer is it has strong light and low-moderate flow and I like the shape of the rock, I just don't know what to put there beside zoas. Link to comment
Aliasnumber1 Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 The little red bubble algae is a pain, if you can pull that rock and chip that peice off I would highly suggest it from my experience (last picture). Another Euphillia maybe, or move the hammer higher and put some colorful ricordeas under it? Link to comment
xcom Posted January 11, 2009 Author Share Posted January 11, 2009 The little red bubble algae is a pain, if you can pull that rock and chip that peice off I would highly suggest it from my experience (last picture). Another Euphillia maybe, or move the hammer higher and put some colorful ricordeas under it? Red bubble algae? U meant my Botryocladia-Red grape? I thought it is a non-invasive macro pieces. Link to comment
Aliasnumber1 Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Maybe I am IDing it wrong. I have two kinds of red bubble algae in mine, and a smidge of green. The invasive stuff is just like yours when it matures though it takes on a silverish color and then develops freckling. The other bubble algae one has a funny bidentate end to it, I would call it less invasive, at least in my system it grows very slowly. I found a picture The first one is invasive, the second one not so much. Link to comment
Nellis Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Ditto on the rocks, the coralline looks awesome. Link to comment
davey Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I am researching the Hi Fin Red Banded Goby. How is yours doing? What and how often do you feed it? Are they "jumpers" They kind of look like a jumper, like the firefish a bit... Thanks, oh I like your red kelp too by the way! Link to comment
xcom Posted February 13, 2009 Author Share Posted February 13, 2009 I am researching the Hi Fin Red Banded Goby. How is yours doing? What and how often do you feed it? Are they "jumpers" They kind of look like a jumper, like the firefish a bit... Thanks, oh I like your red kelp too by the way! Mine died after a day I introduced it into the tank, and I found out that the fish was being harassed b4 I bought it, and I brought it back to Vivid for my refund. Bummer tho I love HI Fin Banded Goby. However, I got a black and white clown fish and he has been doing great! updates? My camera is not working at the moment and m completely busy with school -> midterm is coming. I will take some pics asap when I get my hand on a working camera Link to comment
xcom Posted May 5, 2009 Author Share Posted May 5, 2009 current top view of zoas + rics garden new frags: (names for ppl who into them) firefly, alien eyes, and purple hornet-look-alike with aqua skirts, gatsby PPE, blue zoas, atomic, and some unkown ones. current residents: B&W clown pink streaked wrasse my camera doesn have macro lense, srry..... and my fishes are so hyper, hard to get a hold of. thanks for looking Link to comment
Rocker Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Such a beautiful tank! How many gallons is it? Link to comment
xcom Posted May 5, 2009 Author Share Posted May 5, 2009 Such a beautiful tank! How many gallons is it? Thnx It's 20 gallon. Link to comment
xcom Posted December 8, 2010 Author Share Posted December 8, 2010 Update coming real soon..... it will worth the wait ;] Link to comment
merlini Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Update coming real soon..... it will worth the wait ;] lovely rics, nice aquascaping Link to comment
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