MysticReef Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 One of my Pom Pom's. I got a female with eggs she was carrying them in the tank at the store and has held onto them since I introduced her and the other pom pom yesterday. She actually only had one pom pom when I got her but I guess the other pom pom decided to share so now she has two and he has one. Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 One of my Pom Pom's. I got a female with eggs she was carrying them in the tank at the store and has held onto them since I introduced her and the other pom pom yesterday. She actually only had one pom pom when I got her but I guess the other pom pom decided to share so now she has two and he has one. Nice ... Babies coming ? or are the fish going to eat the eggs ? Quote Link to comment
MysticReef Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Nice ... Babies coming ? or are the fish going to eat the eggs ? I would love to try to raise the babies but I've heard its almost impossible to get the larvae to grow into adults in captivity. I don't have any fish. Just 3 sexy shrimp, snails, and hermits. Could I keep them in a breeder net inside the tank to try raising them? Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 I would love to try to raise the babies but I've heard its almost impossible to get the larvae to grow into adults in captivity. I don't have any fish. Just 3 sexy shrimp, snails, and hermits. Could I keep them in a breeder net inside the tank to try raising them? check this http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?...st&p=695380 Quote Link to comment
MysticReef Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 check this http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?...st&p=695380 Thanks for the link! I do have a spare 2 gallon laying around that I could house her in. Would an airstone instead of a powerhead be okay? And should I add sand or keep it BB? Quote Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Thanks for the link! I do have a spare 2 gallon laying around that I could house her in. Would an airstone instead of a powerhead be okay? And should I add sand or keep it BB? A sponge filter would be best, and BB. Quote Link to comment
MysticReef Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 I think I'm really going to give this a shot I might make my own sponge filter, but they are also pretty cheap online. Either option works though. Does anyone know what the larvae will eat? All I will have in the tank is a heater, sponge filter, water from my 5.5 gallon tank, and a few pieces of LR. Quote Link to comment
MysticReef Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 My other pom pom which I'm hoping is a male. Quote Link to comment
koensayr Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 lljdma06 and neuwave, both of you have anemones that are growing very well. Do your crab's anemones ever split without the crab's help? It would be great if you guys can provide one or more of the anemone that someone can then try to raise just by themselves. It sounds like these guys should be relatively easy to care for as far as anemones go. Then with enough propagation, we can help those pom-less crabs that a lot of us (like me) have I would be up for trying to raise some anemones if I can get my hands on an anemone. Quote Link to comment
lljdma06 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 lljdma06 and neuwave, both of you have anemones that are growing very well. Do your crab's anemones ever split without the crab's help? It would be great if you guys can provide one or more of the anemone that someone can then try to raise just by themselves. It sounds like these guys should be relatively easy to care for as far as anemones go. Then with enough propagation, we can help those pom-less crabs that a lot of us (like me) have I would be up for trying to raise some anemones if I can get my hands on an anemone. Well, while I wasn't there when Amanda actually split her nem, I'm assuming that she indeed was the one who did it. I'm not sure you can propagate the anemones on their own. It would be cool though. The trick, catching a crab long enough to swipe a nem. Since Amanda was eaten by the dendro, I have a new crab who is extremely secretive. Has both nems that are quite large now, but I rarely see him. L Quote Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Catching them is the easy part - convincing one to let go of one of its nems is an entirely different story! Quote Link to comment
koensayr Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I saw one of my crab doing this "convincing" to another crab once (back when their nems used to be alive). It involved a lot of wrestling and grabbing. Anyone up to the task? Catching them is the easy part - convincing one to let go of one of its nems is an entirely different story! Quote Link to comment
gena Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 lljdma06 and neuwave, both of you have anemones that are growing very well. Do your crab's anemones ever split without the crab's help? It would be great if you guys can provide one or more of the anemone that someone can then try to raise just by themselves. It sounds like these guys should be relatively easy to care for as far as anemones go. Then with enough propagation, we can help those pom-less crabs that a lot of us (like me) have I would be up for trying to raise some anemones if I can get my hands on an anemone. That would be incredibly awesome if someone could raise those anemones. I bet there would be a very high demand for them. I too have two crabs missing their poms!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment
eklikewhoa Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Just picked up one of these guys cause it was lost in a tank at petco among the live rock! Bummer part is there isn't any nems on the claws of this guy. Will be looking for more soon. Quote Link to comment
neuwave Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 lljdma06 and neuwave, both of you have anemones that are growing very well. Do your crab's anemones ever split without the crab's help? It would be great if you guys can provide one or more of the anemone that someone can then try to raise just by themselves. It sounds like these guys should be relatively easy to care for as far as anemones go. Then with enough propagation, we can help those pom-less crabs that a lot of us (like me) have I would be up for trying to raise some anemones if I can get my hands on an anemone. I haven't split their nems myself. I've seen them tear their nems in half for each claw(hand). Also take one from anther until everyone had one. Would be awesome if we could split them ourselves. Just picked up one of these guys cause it was lost in a tank at petco among the live rock! Bummer part is there isn't any nems on the claws of this guy. Will be looking for more soon. If you can find one with a nem, it is possible they can share. Nice find though. Quote Link to comment
louy99 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 I wish I never got one...it hides 24/7. Got mine 9months ago and have only seen it about ten times. I just forget I have one. Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 I see mine occasionally, and he does the cabbage dance in slo-mo. Quote Link to comment
d'Espresso Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 I see mine occasionally, and he does the cabbage dance in slo-mo. Mine like to dance like Gangnam Style! Quote Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Mine like to dance like Gangnam Style! OMG, I wish I could get mine to do the elevator dance like Noh Hongchul!! Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 She got Eggs She knows how to use 'em Quote Link to comment
login Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Is it not possible to order the anemones through a local LFS? From what i understand they are fairly common in the wild. Bunodeopsis species (Beaded Anemone). Quote Link to comment
koensayr Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 My guess is that these anemones are too small to be of interest to collectors, so the wholesalers never gets any shipments of them. Is it not possible to order the anemones through a local LFS? From what i understand they are fairly common in the wild. Bunodeopsis species (Beaded Anemone). Quote Link to comment
Boneshaker Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 I picked up a tiny one of these little guys a little over a week ago. What a cool addition to my Fluval Spec reef. December 26, 2012 February 6, 2013 October 17, 2013 Quote Link to comment
eklikewhoa Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Started with 2 pompom crabs that were pompomless and after patiently waiting I now have 6 crabs and everyone has at least one pompom! Quote Link to comment
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