Recent content by scuba22

thanks Michael - much appreciated....

WOW. they are my favorite!!! Just came back from the galapagos aggressor and we could not dive isabela where they'd been seen..they are amazing creatures!

I am actually nervous about the toxins from the cuke... how would i KNOW IF HE WAS NOT DOING WELL?

no! :-)

thanks o much for the quick reply..just didn't want to ruin my water and have a death tank!

Just the initial relocation from the hosp tank I guess..it's only been 24 hours, since he was manipulated a bit

hey all... My new pink cucumber - who is quite large (about 8") is eviscerating from stress. I think he will be ok once settled but my question is shall i try to remove the entrails from the tank? I've done water changes and everyone else looks ok. here's a photo...thanks so much!

I'll get some macros today and post em! hey Witty! How's the CAES?

mY pjS seem to have had a clutch, and the smaller one has a 'full mouth' and hides for days @ a time, until, I suspect he hides the babies and eats ravenously! Does anyone have experience w/ PJs breeding in captivity? I can post an image of the full mouth pose...also I have 2 tangs and a...

I'm a fan of flagyl or similar reef - safe treatments. it worked for me

my monster Emerald munched on my Fire Shrimp...a $30.00 shrimp dinner is more than I'd pay for ME! Crabs are Evil!

ph 8 sg 1020 amnonia 0 nitrites 0 nitrites 10-20ppm kh 11 Ca++ 400 temp 78-80 depending on time of day The emerald crabs died over a 4 wk period, I had had them almost a year and they ranged in size from 2mm to the giant @ approx 6-7mm I do have a handfule of Asterina as...

My third clown was 'offed' by the other 2 mating pair - BUT then the <?> female started in on the male, and I had to remove him _ I AM the GOD of the Reef! So now I have a 15g fish-only with a blue dot damsel and the outcast clown, and the queen of the clown-fish rules the reef - but has no...

Doesn't spawning occur in August? (Just saw a documentary)

Hi everybody_ has anyone ever had the experience where their spaghetti worms (or a similar variety) has overtaken a mushroom or polyp rock and 'strangled' these to extinction? I feel that this has been the demise of a well populated yellow polyp colony in my reef, nearby red mushrooms are...