Seanfg89 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Add one more to the club, I got my little Oscar today from the LFS. He's small, body is only about the size of a dime but he has two nice big anemones on his claws and seems to love his new home. I will try to post a picture as soon as my water clears up a little more (calcium additives really cloud up the water). Quote Link to comment
c est ma Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 (edited) firstimereefer: Try spot feeding it. Mine learned to come to a pipet containing Cyclopeeze. sparticleveland: The best lfs in my area will order what one requests. Have you thought of trying that? Like many things in this hobby, these crabs seem to come and go in availability. Don't you suppose the suppliers/retailers build demand that way? Plus, it would be awfully hard to carry everything, all the time. maaron: I hope you get a positive reply, but I don't think the specific pom pom anemone is available by itself. My crab started with two lovely anemones and is now down to one tiny one. I've read that it is common for the crabs to lose their anemones in captivity... Edited January 30, 2007 by c est ma Quote Link to comment
firstimereefer Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 I fed my fishes Formula 2 (i believe that is correct, its the meatier one) and what did I get to see my little pom pom crab. Well he still has his 2 little anemones on his claws. I will tell you this though as soon as he was done eating boy did he disappear in the rock work. I will try to get a pic as soon as i can. Quote Link to comment
CGNano Posted January 30, 2007 Author Share Posted January 30, 2007 maaron, after reading over your threads and posts, i don't think your tank is ready for any form of life. Quote Link to comment
Uploadead Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 even algae?! LOL jk. I thought maaron had a clam? Quote Link to comment
maaron Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 lol my tank is doing fine. nitrates down to 0 and i do have a clam and its doing great. with pc lighting. 6 hermits and a halloween hermit pom pom crab 8 turbo snails fighting conch crocea clam camel shrimp royal gramma 1 clown lawnmower blenny 7 mushrooms frogspawn 6 sets of button polyps zoos toadstool nitrates - 0 so there!!! Quote Link to comment
Uploadead Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 (edited) come on, CGNano and maaron hug and kiss , this is no place for a flame thread.... Edited February 1, 2007 by Uploadead Quote Link to comment
Sharpie129 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 The only way to really replace the nems as far as I know is to add another crab with theirs still intact... They'll then share and split them until they both have two. Quote Link to comment
Jared Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 just got five of these guys, i think only two have tiny pom poms so i hope they split off and grow nice ones soon Quote Link to comment
c est ma Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 The only way to really replace the nems as far as I know is to add another crab with theirs still intact... They'll then share and split them until they both have two. That's fascinating! Jared, do report back and let us know if yours do this and if so, how quickly. Quote Link to comment
Seanfg89 Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Here's a picture of Oscar, he did the funniest thing today. He decided to clean one of his anemones so in order to free up the other claw to clean with it, he put the anemone that was on that claw on his head. I also found out he's a big fan of krill. Quote Link to comment
cooksalot Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 (edited) yesterday my son saw a pom pom at our LFS. he asked for it, but i didn't know anything about them, other than occasionally seeing posts on here. came home and this afternoon i did a search. after reading these posts, i went right out and got one...what an awesome little crab. mine has a red and a white anemone (although the white one is much smaller than the red). i acclimated him and put him in the tank a few mintues ago...he's just sifting through the sand right now. edit: here's his picture (ignore the fact that i was lazy about scraping the glass this week): Edited February 4, 2007 by cooksalot Quote Link to comment
Carinya Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 If my mantis ever dies (and it appears at this point that it may live forever), I would really like to get one of these. Very cool. Quote Link to comment
CGNano Posted February 4, 2007 Author Share Posted February 4, 2007 Wow, I haven't posted here in a while. Maaron, your Crocea is dying a slow death; nice crabs everyone else! Quote Link to comment
Eole00 Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 a few more pics. I’ve kept pom pom's in a 75gal they just live off of detritus and i see them once every 3-4 months. The ones in my self sustaining tank has split its anemones 3 times in the past year. The first pic is a pompom with eggs. Quote Link to comment
CGNano Posted February 4, 2007 Author Share Posted February 4, 2007 AWH, yours are really cute <3 Quote Link to comment
Argent Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Caught this shot last night -- right before she unloaded her babies in to the water column... Quote Link to comment
Uploadead Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 How do you take picture like that! I can never get shot on the spur of the moment like that. Does anyone have a UK site that sells these little marvels? I SOOOOOO WANT ONE! Quote Link to comment
pixierealm Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 I looove my little pom pom "Cheme". I'vd had her about 5 months now and she still has both her anemones. I like it so much that I'm thinking of setting up a nano just for pom poms. She's never caused an issue and I keep her in my 55 gallon. I'd say I catch a glimpse of her about once every couple of days. Quote Link to comment
S.I.C. Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 I found my Pom Pom carcass last night, what a bummer. I really don't think it shed. Quote Link to comment
Argent Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 Uploaded -- I shoot with a Nikon D50 coupled with a Nikkor 70-300 G lens with a Nikon 6T macro lens added to the end of that. Oh and a tripod and a flash. Quote Link to comment
jrbear5658 Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 So I am picking up around 10 tonight JR:-D Quote Link to comment
supraeli Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 anyone have problems with the pom pom's anemones stinging and harming other corals? i just went through an annoying battle between some of my corals and dont want any more fighting in my tank... Quote Link to comment
Argent Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Mine climb all over my zoas without any problems at all.... Quote Link to comment
CGNano Posted February 13, 2007 Author Share Posted February 13, 2007 They're very reef-safe. Quote Link to comment
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