Arrival of new rock brought...

Something Fishy · 01-06-2004, 01:27 PM

3 different shrimp, or what I think are shrimp. One was pretty large ( 1-2 inches long) blue in color, one red one about an inch long, small one under 1/2" almost clear.

Several different crabs, a couple of large ones and several small ones.

Lots of feather dusters, several others like them that I have no clue what they are.

There are lot of "things" moving on the rocks themselves. Almost as if the rock is breathing.

All these things make me want to order more rock. Except for pocket book is a bit empty.

As far as the shrimp go I have been reading of pistol and mantis shrimp. Sarah I believe is trying to get rid of a mantis shrimp. Do I need to worry?

The Question Guy,
Rusty

jks1 · 01-06-2004, 02:11 PM

dont kniow for sure without pics, but I definately be more concerned with the crabs than the shrimp-

BoomerD · 01-06-2004, 02:25 PM

I'd definitely try to trap the crabs. Most of the hitchhiker crabs end up being most undesirable in your tank. They will grow & eat all your fish & inverts. The odds are also that the shrimp will be mantis shrimp, and not too good in a tank either.

Something Fishy · 01-06-2004, 02:36 PM

Great......

Witfull · 01-06-2004, 02:44 PM

shrimp in rock-ill bet $5 its a few manti!!

Something Fishy · 01-06-2004, 02:46 PM

Here I was making sure I got EVERYTHING living that was in the box the rock came in.

How wonderful.

Witfull · 01-06-2004, 02:50 PM

best thing to do is pull it all out again, including the rock you have already and let it sit out and hope they all come out again. do it now before they create a problem

Crabs are Evil - Mantis are Demons

wooddood · 01-06-2004, 02:53 PM

sounds like great rock to me but i agree on the crabs and watch for mantis shrimp and pistol shrimp.if you have a sump put them in there im sure there are alot of people here that will take the shrimp off your hands.im sure witt will take all the crabs lol.

Witfull · 01-06-2004, 02:54 PM

include butter and old bay with the shipping...lol

wooddood · 01-06-2004, 02:58 PM

rotflmao dave.

Something Fishy · 01-06-2004, 02:58 PM

Well here is the funny part.

I put all the live rock in the 20 gallon. But 1 shrimp, the blue one went into the 55 gallon along with 3 crabs, little bitty things.

The rock is now back out of the 20 gallon. But the 55 gallon aleady had 35 pounds of dry reef rock. Got to find something put that in.

I am seriously thinking I need to bang my head on rock now. I was all proud of myself, got all the live animals got them in the tanks. Now I find out they are bad animals. Go figure.

Need to have a admin sticky all my mistakes. Maybe it will stop others....

Witfull · 01-06-2004, 03:00 PM

if its any consolation,,,we all have done it..and many other dumb things,,,,its all part of the fun!!!

Something Fishy · 01-06-2004, 03:02 PM

Oh I know it is just a learning experience. Learning is just a pain sometimes.

I am not sure what the call the feather dusters and such, but do they need special lighting of any kind to thrive?

Thank you guys for your help. I am off to pull some some rock out of tank.

Just out of plain curiosity would these crabs grow large enough to eat?

wooddood · 01-06-2004, 03:02 PM

dont worry about it there all still small.you have plenty of time to get the ones out you dont want.take your time and one by one you'll get em.i still say it sounds like some lively rock.hey if you dont want it send it to me.lol.

Something Fishy · 01-06-2004, 03:06 PM

Woodood, there is some polups (sp?) that look kinda like your avatar in here too.

I will get my dad over tonight with his digital camera to take some pictures.

Maybe you guys can tell me what this stuff is.

Oh and are star fish bad? I just found 2. Very small, but I believe that they are alive.

01-06-2004, 01:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
Something Fishy Limpet Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Springfield, Mo Posts: 125 View Gallery Karma Komment	Arrival of new rock brought... 3 different shrimp, or what I think are shrimp. One was pretty large ( 1-2 inches long) blue in color, one red one about an inch long, small one under 1/2" almost clear. Several different crabs, a couple of large ones and several small ones. Lots of feather dusters, several others like them that I have no clue what they are. There are lot of "things" moving on the rocks themselves. Almost as if the rock is breathing. All these things make me want to order more rock. Except for pocket book is a bit empty. As far as the shrimp go I have been reading of pistol and mantis shrimp. Sarah I believe is trying to get rid of a mantis shrimp. Do I need to worry? The Question Guy, Rusty

01-06-2004, 02:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
jks1 Achilles Tang Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Jacksonville, Fl Posts: 876 View Gallery Karma Komment	dont kniow for sure without pics, but I definately be more concerned with the crabs than the shrimp- __________________ John Tank: 29g glass Pumps: Mag5.0 return - (3) rio 100 PHs Lighting: (1) 150w XM 10K/(2) 30W actinics Equipment: Aqua C Urchin skimmer- CPR Fuge, Titanium Heater -Red Sea wavemaster Pro Tank: 210g 1/2" Acrylic, dual overflows, 75g glass sump w/ 20g fuge. Pumps: Mag24 return - (2) MAG24s running 2 closed loop systems. Lighting: (3) 400w XM 10K/(2) Custom Sealife 96w PC - 25w dimmable incandescent Moonlight Equipment: Aqua C EV180 skimmer - CR500 calc reactor - Titanium Heater - AquaLogic single Stage Temp Controller - Aquanetics 1/5Hp Chiller - Neptune sys aquacontroller

01-06-2004, 02:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
wooddood the wood dude Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: CARMEL. INDIANA Posts: 3,450 View Gallery Karma Komment	sounds like great rock to me but i agree on the crabs and watch for mantis shrimp and pistol shrimp.if you have a sump put them in there im sure there are alot of people here that will take the shrimp off your hands.im sure witt will take all the crabs lol. __________________ 120 gal/in wall tank/starboard substraight/2 250 watt 10k xm metal halides/ 4 55watt 03 actinics/150lbs lr/scwd on return/scwd on a closed loop/aquaclear aquatics 200 pro wetdry w/skimmer. ask all the questions you have if we cant answer it we'll make up some thing. remember patience is the key to a kick ass reef. dave.

01-06-2004, 02:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
wooddood the wood dude Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: CARMEL. INDIANA Posts: 3,450 View Gallery Karma Komment	rotflmao dave. __________________ 120 gal/in wall tank/starboard substraight/2 250 watt 10k xm metal halides/ 4 55watt 03 actinics/150lbs lr/scwd on return/scwd on a closed loop/aquaclear aquatics 200 pro wetdry w/skimmer. ask all the questions you have if we cant answer it we'll make up some thing. remember patience is the key to a kick ass reef. dave.

01-06-2004, 03:02 PM	#14 (permalink)
wooddood the wood dude Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: CARMEL. INDIANA Posts: 3,450 View Gallery Karma Komment	dont worry about it there all still small.you have plenty of time to get the ones out you dont want.take your time and one by one you'll get em.i still say it sounds like some lively rock.hey if you dont want it send it to me.lol. __________________ 120 gal/in wall tank/starboard substraight/2 250 watt 10k xm metal halides/ 4 55watt 03 actinics/150lbs lr/scwd on return/scwd on a closed loop/aquaclear aquatics 200 pro wetdry w/skimmer. ask all the questions you have if we cant answer it we'll make up some thing. remember patience is the key to a kick ass reef. dave.

01-06-2004, 02:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,637 View Gallery Karma Komment	I'd definitely try to trap the crabs. Most of the hitchhiker crabs end up being most undesirable in your tank. They will grow & eat all your fish & inverts. The odds are also that the shrimp will be mantis shrimp, and not too good in a tank either.

01-06-2004, 02:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
Something Fishy Limpet Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Springfield, Mo Posts: 125 View Gallery Karma Komment	Great......

01-06-2004, 02:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
Something Fishy Limpet Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Springfield, Mo Posts: 125 View Gallery Karma Komment	Here I was making sure I got EVERYTHING living that was in the box the rock came in. How wonderful.

01-06-2004, 02:58 PM	#11 (permalink)
Something Fishy Limpet Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Springfield, Mo Posts: 125 View Gallery Karma Komment	Well here is the funny part. I put all the live rock in the 20 gallon. But 1 shrimp, the blue one went into the 55 gallon along with 3 crabs, little bitty things. The rock is now back out of the 20 gallon. But the 55 gallon aleady had 35 pounds of dry reef rock. Got to find something put that in. I am seriously thinking I need to bang my head on rock now. I was all proud of myself, got all the live animals got them in the tanks. Now I find out they are bad animals. Go figure. Need to have a admin sticky all my mistakes. Maybe it will stop others....

01-06-2004, 03:02 PM	#13 (permalink)
Something Fishy Limpet Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Springfield, Mo Posts: 125 View Gallery Karma Komment	Oh I know it is just a learning experience. Learning is just a pain sometimes. I am not sure what the call the feather dusters and such, but do they need special lighting of any kind to thrive? Thank you guys for your help. I am off to pull some some rock out of tank. Just out of plain curiosity would these crabs grow large enough to eat?

01-06-2004, 03:06 PM	#15 (permalink)
Something Fishy Limpet Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Springfield, Mo Posts: 125 View Gallery Karma Komment	Woodood, there is some polups (sp?) that look kinda like your avatar in here too. I will get my dad over tonight with his digital camera to take some pictures. Maybe you guys can tell me what this stuff is. Oh and are star fish bad? I just found 2. Very small, but I believe that they are alive. Last edited by Something Fishy : 01-06-2004 at 03:09 PM.

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