Get it outa here! - Page 2

superman · 05-04-2008, 07:35 PM

I had to banish an emeral crab years ago, once I put my elegance coral in the tank he made at it as fast as he could and started eating it! Needless to say he was banished to the sump.

Dentoid · 05-04-2008, 08:20 PM

How's your Elegance doing today?

PEMfish · 05-04-2008, 09:31 PM

Well the ate the bait, so Ire bated and set a net over it. The hermit that was in there from the beginning ( caught him 5 min after set the trap ) tipped over the cup to get out. I will redo this trap, but now I have a bigger problem on hand;
Aga!

JoJo · 05-04-2008, 09:55 PM

sorry to hear about your troubles

PEMfish · 05-05-2008, 12:37 AM

Victor, you were spot on about the nocturnal thing. I saw him on the rock with the flashlight, too smart for the trap. I reached in there with some tweasers and grabbed him. I was like, 'holy sh*t, thats it?'. It was unbelievably easy. He is hiding under my carbon bag in the sump now!

naperenterprise · 05-05-2008, 12:53 AM

LOL! I did the same thing with a mantas shrimp years ago... Set traps, bought crap, moved rock...etc...

Then one night I got a flashlight and saw him, stuck in a fish net and pulled him out.

That was a week of hell haha

It was a 180 gallon tank filled with TBS rock... ah those good ol days

rmlevasseur · 05-05-2008, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Wolfgang8810

I banished my emerald crabs within two weeks of them in there. CRABS ARE EVIL! I just watched my tank then when it wasnt looking i grabed it with some pliers.sorry your new sunny got picked on. we need pics of it now.

Why didn't you just grab it with your fingers? Heh, I grew up on the seacoast of NH, playing in tidal pools and selecting my lobsters from the traps. I always get a kick, now that I live in the midwest, how people here are afraid to touch just about anything with claws, no matter how little it is. (Not saying this is you Wolf, but I did picture someone weilding pliers to pick up this tiny crab - made me chuckle)

Wolfgang8810 · 05-05-2008, 01:19 AM

mine was quite large and was in a tiny little crevasse. I dont mind playing with them after though :-)

superman · 05-05-2008, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Dentoid

How's your Elegance doing today?

That elegance found a new home, but I have 3 healthy elegance corals in my current tank.

PEMfish · 05-05-2008, 06:22 PM

Wasn't and am not afraid of him, but am afraid of him escaping.

05-04-2008, 07:35 PM	#16 (permalink)
superman Bryozoan Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 43 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Get it outa here! I had to banish an emeral crab years ago, once I put my elegance coral in the tank he made at it as fast as he could and started eating it! Needless to say he was banished to the sump.

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Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,597 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Get it outa here! How's your Elegance doing today? __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

05-04-2008, 09:31 PM	#18 (permalink)
PEMfish Golden Moray Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kane Co. Il. Posts: 2,510 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Get it outa here! Well the ate the bait, so Ire bated and set a net over it. The hermit that was in there from the beginning ( caught him 5 min after set the trap ) tipped over the cup to get out. I will redo this trap, but now I have a bigger problem on hand; Aga! __________________ Paul `EM My new 48" reef tank; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-opciones.html My new planted; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-planted.html# Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot. I'll make the whole damn world jealous if given the money to do so. Don't make mistakes and learn from them, read and learn how to avoid mistakes. a)Fix the damn problem b)live with it -But absolutely no b*tching

05-05-2008, 12:37 AM	#20 (permalink)
PEMfish Golden Moray Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kane Co. Il. Posts: 2,510 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Get it outa here! Victor, you were spot on about the nocturnal thing. I saw him on the rock with the flashlight, too smart for the trap. I reached in there with some tweasers and grabbed him. I was like, 'holy sht, thats it?'. It was unbelievably easy. He is hiding under my carbon bag in the sump now! __________________ Paul `EM* My new 48" reef tank; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-opciones.html My new planted; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-planted.html# Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot. I'll make the whole damn world jealous if given the money to do so. Don't make mistakes and learn from them, read and learn how to avoid mistakes. a)Fix the damn problem b)live with it -But absolutely no b*tching

05-05-2008, 12:53 AM	#21 (permalink)
naperenterprise Elegance coral Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Near Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,170 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Get it outa here! LOL! I did the same thing with a mantas shrimp years ago... Set traps, bought crap, moved rock...etc... Then one night I got a flashlight and saw him, stuck in a fish net and pulled him out. That was a week of hell haha It was a 180 gallon tank filled with TBS rock... ah those good ol days __________________ ~~~Jason~~~ The Hitchhiker's Guide to our Reef Galaxy

05-05-2008, 01:19 AM	#23 (permalink)
Wolfgang8810 Achilles Tang Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 818 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Get it outa here! mine was quite large and was in a tiny little crevasse. I dont mind playing with them after though :-) __________________ I love fish! Fish.. fish.. fish!

05-05-2008, 06:22 PM	#25 (permalink)
PEMfish Golden Moray Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kane Co. Il. Posts: 2,510 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Get it outa here! Wasn't and am not afraid of him, but am afraid of him escaping. __________________ Paul `EM My new 48" reef tank; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-opciones.html My new planted; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-planted.html# Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot. I'll make the whole damn world jealous if given the money to do so. Don't make mistakes and learn from them, read and learn how to avoid mistakes. a)Fix the damn problem b)live with it -But absolutely no b*tching

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