Felicia Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 I love YWG's! He's a nice looking little guy Has he already paired up with the pistol? 1 Quote Link to comment
dropped Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Name it "Nemo" just to confuse people Perfect name! Nemo it is! 2 Quote Link to comment
thilankasp Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 YWG looks great. How is it behaving in the tank so far. 1 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted July 8, 2016 Author Share Posted July 8, 2016 As much as I like Nemo, Carl, and Spot, I think Freckles is the clear winner Here's a better picture of Freckles. YWG by TeenyReef, on Flickr This is the rock he's been hanging around all day. Every once in a while he disappears into the tunnel going to the back of the tank. I haven't seen any sign of the shrimp since he went in yesterday, though. I'm not too worried yet since I've heard other people report that they don't see their shrimp for weeks after putting them in. OK, so maybe I'm a little worried, I can't lie... 20160707-untitled-039-Edit.jpg by TeenyReef, on Flickr On the bright side, the dry rocks are a lot less white now, with some diatoms and algae growing. And maybe some coralline, but it's probably just red algae. 13 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted July 8, 2016 Author Share Posted July 8, 2016 I had to make another trip to the LFS today because I conveniently forgot to get frozen food when I was there yesterday. So of course I had to go to a different LFS so I could check out what they had too I decided to get rid of the big ugly hermits that I had and replace them with a smaller number of little blue legs. The LFS had some really little ones at six for $10 so I snapped them up. Here's one of the old, now retired hermits: 20160707-untitled-009-Edit.jpg by TeenyReef, on Flickr And the new, smaller, cuter, blue leg: Blue Leg Hermit by TeenyReef, on Flickr 15 Quote Link to comment
Felicia Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 I really love that new YWG! They are so cute and grumpy! Don't stress too much about the pistol shrimp. If they haven't paired with the goby, you won't really see them since they hide all the time. Once he discovers the goby, he should start coming out and being more confident. I bet he's just lurking. Good choice to replace those hermits. I've had some of those other species before and they can get so big and ugly and mean. I love all hermit crabs, but not for a reef. I now stick to just blue legs and scarlet reef hermits. 1 Quote Link to comment
dropped Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Man! Nemo looks real happy in his new cave! @Harrypotter, if we keep calling him Nemo I'm sure it will stick. 5 Quote Link to comment
Felicia Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Man! Nemo looks real happy in his new cave! @Harrypotter, if we keep calling him Nemo I'm sure it will stick. It would be more on trend if you called it Dory 2 Quote Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 It would be more on trend if you called it Dory Ummmm... It's yellow? Definitely Nemo 5 Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Mu scarlet red hermit murdered all my trochus and astrea snails for fun. Not cool. I may have to get blue legs soon. 2 Quote Link to comment
uwdanno Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Mu scarlet red hermit murdered all my trochus and astrea snails for fun. Not cool. I may have to get blue legs soon. That's wild. I've always seen the blues more aggressive than the Scarlett's. The reef life is madness 2 Quote Link to comment
drgibby Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Mu scarlet red hermit murdered all my trochus and astrea snails for fun. Not cool. I may have to get blue legs soon. My blue legs did the same... needless to say they were evicted and i had to get new snails 2 Quote Link to comment
holy carp Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Mu scarlet red hermit murdered all my trochus and astrea snails for fun. Not cool. I may have to get blue legs soon. Wow. My blue leg died, so I got a scarlet to replace it. This one is so timid, I think it's scared of snails. ? I definitely think the blue legs are a hungrier type and roam more. I will probably add one or two back in. Regarding shells, they really seem to prefer cerith shells to any other shape. If you get a few empties in there, they might stop going after the trochus. 5 Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 I had my scarlett for 2 years now so it's pretty big and bold. I need to pick up some empty shell for it. 2 Quote Link to comment
ReefWeeds Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 The blue-green algae over here on the SE coast is AWFUL!!! Fish and wildlife are dying. Just found a young manatee that died because of it. Beaches are closed. Business that rely on the water are struggling. It's sickening, and no viable solutions being discussed. Another case of mans interference destroying the earth. Crazy that it's cyanobacteria. I was reading some of that last weekend. We all have trouble fighting it in our tanks - imagine it covering the entire shoreline! Wow. My blue leg died, so I got a scarlet to replace it. This one is so timid, I think it's scared of snails. I definitely think the blue legs are a hungrier type and roam more. I will probably add one or two back in. Regarding shells, they really seem to prefer cerith shells to any other shape. If you get a few empties in there, they might stop going after the trochus. Agree with the cerith shells. Yeah, my scarlet hermits have never done anything destructive. I somehow ended up with two hitchhiker blue leg hermits in my 66 - considering I dip everything, I have NO idea where they came from. And those two little hermits have eaten more snails in the past 4 months than anything else has. As much as I like Nemo, Carl, and Spot, I think Freckles is the clear winner Here's a better picture of Freckles. YWG by TeenyReef, on Flickr This is the rock he's been hanging around all day. Every once in a while he disappears into the tunnel going to the back of the tank. I haven't seen any sign of the shrimp since he went in yesterday, though. I'm not too worried yet since I've heard other people report that they don't see their shrimp for weeks after putting them in. OK, so maybe I'm a little worried, I can't lie... 20160707-untitled-039-Edit.jpg by TeenyReef, on Flickr On the bright side, the dry rocks are a lot less white now, with some diatoms and algae growing. And maybe some coralline, but it's probably just red algae. Freckles is cute in such a grumpy way! 2 Quote Link to comment
YaBoyLaj Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 I didn't see my tiger pistol for almost a full week after I put him in 1 Quote Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Montipora everywhere! Love it 2 Quote Link to comment
Justind823 Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Nice! Good choice on the goby and shrimp pair. I love mine. What kind of pistol did you end up with? We ended up naming my pair Tikka and Misala (we were eating Indian take out at the time...) 2 Quote Link to comment
YaBoyLaj Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Nice! Good choice on the goby and shrimp pair. I love mine. What kind of pistol did you end up with? We ended up naming my pair Tikka and Misala (we were eating Indian take out at the time...) That's awesome XD 1 Quote Link to comment
RIP Sebastian Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Crazy that it's cyanobacteria. I was reading some of that last weekend. We all have trouble fighting it in our tanks - imagine it covering the entire shoreline! Agree with the cerith shells. Yeah, my scarlet hermits have never done anything destructive. I somehow ended up with two hitchhiker blue leg hermits in my 66 - considering I dip everything, I have NO idea where they came from. And those two little hermits have eaten more snails in the past 4 months than anything else has. Freckles is cute in such a grumpy way! Isn't the cyano nuts? It's almost like those darn zebra mussels. My grandparents live in Cape Canavarel and apparently it's spreading..... 2 Quote Link to comment
gena Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Here's a better picture of Freckles. YWG by TeenyReef, on Flickr I totally think the animators for Spongebob Squarepants modeled their random fish after this fish. That face LOL. Cute name too . 4 Quote Link to comment
Elizabeth94 Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Looking really good in there Teeny! Love the duncans and goby. I like how open your rock scape is too. 2 Quote Link to comment
cuboy Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 how are you liking the nanobox? I've been thinking of switching my radion xr15w for a nanobox duo 1 Quote Link to comment
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