squirrelieygrrrl Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 hey. so i went to go do some google digging to figure it out. seems we were both right. common names can be so misleading. another common name for that hermit youve got there is an orange legged hermit. although i do think its a dwarf. hope i didnt piss on your parade! lol. totally nifty little hermit tho, i didnt know that kind existed. if i had known i would have gotten a couple of those and a couple less of my blue legs. i guess i jumped the gun a bit there. doh. Link to comment
Rocker Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 Still waiting on a pom pom crab. Good news is I got some green palys. They're slowly opening up but here's some washed out pics of them. I still can't figure out how to take tank pics. The colors always look so bleh than what they really look like in real life. They're bright green with a tan ring on the outside. There were about 14 polyps altogether, but 5 tiny ones detached and are floating around somewhere. Link to comment
pismo_reefer Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 BOOYAH SON! that rockwerk is pimp!!!!! we needs moar FTS shots!!! thanks in advance. Link to comment
steve0xr Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 congrats on your first coral! Link to comment
Rocker Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 BOOYAH SON! that rockwerk is pimp!!!!! we needs moar FTS shots!!! thanks in advance. Thanks. I'll work on that FTS when the sun goes down. Too much glare right now. congrats on your first coral! I want more now!!! Link to comment
gena Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 how'd I miss this update???? oh..yes, I was camping this weekend Congrats on the coral! Definitely need a new FTS! Link to comment
Rocker Posted July 21, 2009 Author Share Posted July 21, 2009 Sweet! How was it? I love camping. Here's a crappy FTS. There's a bunch of streaks all over the front glass. Idk what it is, but it doesn't look like it's going to come off. Link to comment
gena Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Sweet! How was it? I love camping. Here's a crappy FTS. There's a bunch of streaks all over the front glass. Idk what it is, but it doesn't look like it's going to come off. Looks Great! I can't believe how clean your tank is! Do you scrape off the corraline algae? Camping was a lot of fun...but HOT. It was 111 degrees, but bearable if hanging out in or around the lake (Lake Isabella). Night was the best. Our tent has a screened top so I watched shooting stars for most of the night Link to comment
Rocker Posted July 24, 2009 Author Share Posted July 24, 2009 Looks Great! I can't believe how clean your tank is! Do you scrape off the corraline algae? Camping was a lot of fun...but HOT. It was 111 degrees, but bearable if hanging out in or around the lake (Lake Isabella). Night was the best. Our tent has a screened top so I watched shooting stars for most of the night To be honest there hasn't been much growth of coralline. There's really small spots of it on the glass and that's about it. 111 degrees! looking good rocker Link to comment
peewee1467 Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 i wouldnt! we have black sand beaches here ive toyed with the idea too. but, where the waves crash and create foam is where all of the crud collects. ew. i dont know much about the subject. so take what i say with a grain of salt.... lol. or perhaps a grain of sand in this case. the foam and all the crud is comming from the oceans "protein skimmer" sometimes it produces green lookin foam just like skimmate in your collection cup of the protein skimmer. Link to comment
Rocker Posted July 25, 2009 Author Share Posted July 25, 2009 Yesterday I super glued the palys to a rock & a few hours later I walk by & see this: Is it normal for it's mouth to open like that? Today I look at the tank & that same polyp looks like this: The other ones are doing fine. What's going on with this one? Link to comment
Curly Joe Reefer Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 most should bounce back they are just pissed. Love the rock work Link to comment
Rocker Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 ^Thanks. It's been doing that on & off since then, guess it's still not too happy. I'm guessing this guy is a gorilla crab? Whatever it is I finally caught it. I've been seeing him around the tank for about a month. He usually darts back into the rock when I try to get a better look, but he was busy picking at the palys this time so I netted him up. He's being held hostage in the AC70 for now. Link to comment
gena Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 ^Thanks. It's been doing that on & off since then, guess it's still not too happy. I'm guessing this guy is a gorilla crab? Whatever it is I finally caught it. I've been seeing him around the tank for about a month. He usually darts back into the rock when I try to get a better look, but he was busy picking at the palys this time so I netted him up. He's being held hostage in the AC70 for now. lol...he's got E.T.'s face I like him....he looks harmless..but I don't know much about crabs! Link to comment
BlueAbyss Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Wow I love the shape of your rock! Nice little tank Link to comment
gena Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 ok...the more I look at him the more I like him! You have to keep him...he's adorable and I don't think I've ever said that about a crab! Link to comment
opy01 Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Nice tank! I have a 10G myself and its nice to see others with similar to mine. I like the rocks too. Link to comment
Rocker Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 Wow I love the shape of your rock! Nice little tank Thanks ok...the more I look at him the more I like him! You have to keep him...he's adorable and I don't think I've ever said that about a crab! Lol E.T. shall be his name. Don't worry I'm keeping him, but he'll be in the AC70. He was picking at the palys so until I find out what he really is he'll be in prison. He looks like a gorilla crab with the dark claw tips & the hairiness, but the more I look at other pictures of gorilla crabs he doesn't exactly look like one so idk Nice tank! I have a 10G myself and its nice to see others with similar to mine. I like the rocks too. Link to comment
Rocker Posted July 30, 2009 Author Share Posted July 30, 2009 This guy has finally switched to a bigger shell! He would actually beat up the other hermits for their smaller shells while there's a few bigger, emptier ones right next to him! Link to comment
opy01 Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Those things can be picky. lol Mine would rather take the shells from snails than take the empty ones. Link to comment
Rocker Posted August 2, 2009 Author Share Posted August 2, 2009 Those things can be picky. lol Mine would rather take the shells from snails than take the empty ones. Your poor snails! As entertaining as they are at times, hermits are such bozos! Awesome day today. I placed an order with Aloha Corals yesterday & picked up the frags today. I'm definitely buying from Kevin again. He was quick to answer all my little girl questions and a pretty cool guy. Anyways on to the goodies: Left to Right- Metallic Pink Zoas, Purple Hearted Zoas, Hawaiian Mint Zoas Metallic Pink Zoas: Purple Hearted Zoas: Hawaiian Mint Zoas: I temp acclimated them for about 15 min. & they opened up nicely w/in 20 min. They'll be chillin' on the sand until I figure out where to place them. Not much done to the photos just cropped, resized & auto white balance because the photos came out too blue. They look way brighter in real life. Link to comment
ribbie Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 oooo i like the metallic pinks looking good girl! edit: suggestion-> do a head count on your zoos if you want to track their growth. I've had mine for two weeks and already see 3-4 new polyps. Link to comment
Rocker Posted August 3, 2009 Author Share Posted August 3, 2009 ^ Yeah, the pink ones are pretty sweet. The polyps are a bit bigger compared to the other two frags. Thanks for the tip. I'm definitely going to keep track of the growth. The palys are doing good. I've been seeing little baby polyps sprouting & growing. Hope the same goes for those zoas. Link to comment
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