johnmaloney Posted March 10, 2011 Author Share Posted March 10, 2011 sounds like a deal. take it easy my man Quote Link to comment
Monochrome5 Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Stop faking it and get back to work!! Hehe just kidding. Hope you're back to 100% soon, John! Glad to hear you're keeping a positive attitude with it all as well. Assorted Micro Porcelain Crabs --> I want two of these And/or a Squat Lobster, if you ever run into one. Quote Link to comment
johnmaloney Posted March 14, 2011 Author Share Posted March 14, 2011 micro porcelains we can get often, not squat lobsters though, they are in a different ocean. (at least the ones i am thinking of). out of the hospital! at least 2 months before i can dive If it was just the punctured lung it would be 6 weeks, but the spleen is the issue says my doc, 2 months no strenuous activity he said was the price not to cut it out of me. I quit smoking for good now though, overcame some fears (tube, needles to the belly), and have managed to contract with a diver while i was in the hospital to cover for me. Things are doing good, and should be improving. So while I wont be getting much other than the basics in for now, I am working on updating the site now that I am office work bound lol....good timing too, it is long overdue Quote Link to comment
Monochrome5 Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 micro porcelains we can get often, not squat lobsters though, they are in a different ocean. (at least the ones i am thinking of). out of the hospital! at least 2 months before i can dive If it was just the punctured lung it would be 6 weeks, but the spleen is the issue says my doc, 2 months no strenuous activity he said was the price not to cut it out of me. I quit smoking for good now though, overcame some fears (tube, needles to the belly), and have managed to contract with a diver while i was in the hospital to cover for me. Things are doing good, and should be improving. So while I wont be getting much other than the basics in for now, I am working on updating the site now that I am office work bound lol....good timing too, it is long overdue Squat lobsters are universal and found everywhere from tidepools to hydrothermal vents Anywhere you'd normally find a hermit crab you can most likely find squat lobsters. They're usually really tiny, though (most under three inches, with the majority an inch or less). I'm sending you on a mission, sir. Go find me one. No "but my spleen hurts!" excuses, either! Any chance you think chitons will survive being shipped to my 115g tank in Ohio? I need a puffer safe CUC... Quote Link to comment
jdl Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 do you only do reefcleaners diving for work or commercial stuff too? Quote Link to comment
kgoldy Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 (edited) Let us know when the website is all caught up to speed. I just finished cycling, got a GHA outbreak, and want to get my CUC ordered soon... But don't want to miss out on anything you have that isn't listed! I totally want to get some oddball macros and CUC members, for the greatest bio diversity possible. I'm just itching to get some life into this thing: edit- Since I'm interested in getting stuff like micro porcelain crabs, should I shoot an email to admin@reefcleaners, PM you, or what? They're not listed on the website, so there's no price or anything... Edited March 15, 2011 by kgoldy Quote Link to comment
johnmaloney Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 sounds good Quote Link to comment
kgoldy Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 bumping so I don't lose the thread again... Search function on this site doesn't work well with my touchpad Quote Link to comment
kgoldy Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Mangrove Tunicate Ecteinascidia turbinata Clusters normally 4'' in diameter Oooooh, pretty. I'm thinking of decorating my mangroves with stuff that normally grows around them, and getting rid of all the chaeto in the HOB fuge to make it more display worthy (not that anyone looks over the reef to see it). Are mangrove tunicates easy enough to attach to the trees with super glue? And are there any small (like stay small) frogfish that you come across? I'm starting to fall in love with those little things. Quote Link to comment
johnmaloney Posted September 20, 2011 Author Share Posted September 20, 2011 (edited) Oh sorry, not sure how I missed this. Mangrove tunicates are easy to attach, hard to keep alive for any length of time.Certain times of the year they are ridiculously abundant, other times just a few here and there. I should try to figure out what changes that time of year, I think a google search will find a post I made about them, and that will have the time of year. You can tie them to something, I would use fishing line instead of glue. Or get them attached to something already, and attach that. I rarely come across frogfish, and even less often with something to hold them in, I use all mesh really, and that is a problem for everything but shelled inverts and plants. I had a cool black one awhile ago, but I am far away from shipping fish. Would need another warehouse I think. I have toyed with the idea, but we aren't ready yet to do it right. - Collected a curlique anemone with a Periclimenes shrimp that is spotted in colors identical to the curlique. The anemone is on a barnacle cluster, tiny little shrimp, he doesn't leave the nem at all. That is available now. Edited September 20, 2011 by johnmaloney Quote Link to comment
Monochrome5 Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Collected a curlique anemone with a Periclimenes shrimp that is spotted in colors identical to the curlique, (or however you spell it). The anemone is on a barnacle cluster, tiny little shrimp, he doesnt leave the nem at all. That is available now. I want this... Real hard bad. Quote Link to comment
johnmaloney Posted September 20, 2011 Author Share Posted September 20, 2011 (edited) pm replied. Edited September 20, 2011 by johnmaloney Quote Link to comment
kgoldy Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 bah! Jealous... Quote Link to comment
lljdma06 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 bah! Jealous... No more seagrasses? Quote Link to comment
johnmaloney Posted September 21, 2011 Author Share Posted September 21, 2011 thin stock on all macros and plants, but seagrasses are gone for good unfortunately Quote Link to comment
lljdma06 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 thin stock on all macros and plants, but seagrasses are gone for good unfortunately Watch me sulk... See, sulking... Not fair. Quote Link to comment
Tired Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Are the teardrop decorator crabs the same as the micro decorators? When I look them up, I'm seeing a lot of pictures of orange crabs. 1 Quote Link to comment
johnmaloney Posted July 13, 2020 Author Share Posted July 13, 2020 The shipping team may have mixed some up, I sell them all under the same heading now but if you made a purchase before then shoot me an email and I will refund them I can't see any detail really form the pictures. Quote Link to comment
Tired Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 I think you replied to the wrong thread with this? Because I know which thread this would make most sense as a response to. Quote Link to comment
Riona Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Seeing this list, how ARE rough headed blennies and goldline blennies in tanks? All I can find on either is that they're reef safe, but a lot of the blennies that are more commonly kept are listed that way and will nip at corals/clams. Also can you collect molluscs that aren't just the flame clams? Or do those fall into the same category of being nearly impossible to keep alive in captivity as well? Are they legal to collect? I never seem to see them for sale anywhere, but I don't know if that's because no one wants to look at them in a tank (except weirdos like me!) or if it's because they are protected like the stony corals are. Quote Link to comment
johnmaloney Posted April 6, 2022 Author Share Posted April 6, 2022 I am big fan of blennies, you won't get unbiased opinion out of me. Gobies and blennies I think are the ideal aquarium fish. I don't carry fish though. We carry the cross barred venus clam, it is easy to keep in captivity. It isn't particularly attractive, but it is a fun curiosity and does help filter your tank (to some extent, it is a small species). I ran out of tank space awhile ago, we don't really do oddballs anymore but our selection grew. Anything I carry that isn't on the normal part of the website can be found here in the out of season section: https://www.reefcleaners.org/aquarium-store/out-of-season There are a lot of other species I could source, but I don't think they are compatible in captivity for one reason or another. Quote Link to comment
Riona Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 I could order one from KP, that's no problem. I love the way they look and hop around, I just can't seem to find anything that says if they're really reef safe, or if they'll end up nipping things like fan worms or corals eventually. I'll definitely have to get some of the venus clams from you. They're cute. And watch the site for restocking days. Thank you! Quote Link to comment
johnmaloney Posted April 7, 2022 Author Share Posted April 7, 2022 They are reef safe. 1 Quote Link to comment
Riona Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Thank you! Guess I do have something rock-dwelling I can put in the tank! Quote Link to comment
johnmaloney Posted April 8, 2022 Author Share Posted April 8, 2022 You are welcome Quote Link to comment
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