OT: Nature in reverse

lcstorc · 08-30-2007, 07:11 AM

I wasn't sure what cagegory to put this under so chose OT.
I only wish I had a camera to prove this since I doubt anyone will believe me.
Anyway I had about an hour to waste yesterday so I stopped in at the LFS just to look around. I was looking at the harlequin shrimp they have had for a while and could only find one of the pair so I asked them if they sold the other. They said no they are both still there. Well they come look with me and we could all only find one. Then someone decided to turn over the serpent star in the next tank over.
Guess what the serpent was having for dinner? The harlequin was already dead so no saving him but we were all shocked to see a starfish eat a harlequin instead of the other way around.
Anyway, just thought people might like the story. It certainly suprised me and the LFS owner.
I really need to get a new pic phone so I have something to take those unexpected pics with.

caitrina · 08-30-2007, 08:05 AM

Guess the old addage "what goes around comes around" holds true, huh?

goldenmean · 08-30-2007, 08:12 AM

Irony & poetic justice in one story.
Doesn't even need a pic!

If only it was a snail eating a hermit crab.
Now that would be a site!

Dentoid · 08-30-2007, 09:09 AM

I always wondered about the battle b/t harlequins and serpents. Serpents move so fast and the harlequins are used to slow moving prey. I would think that Serpents could make a fast get a way. Fascinating story. I believe you!

DrHank · 08-30-2007, 09:14 AM

Yep, sounds like the serpent star is doing just what it's supposed to do. Clean up!

boozeman · 08-30-2007, 09:15 AM

camera phone

Kazzy · 08-30-2007, 10:12 AM

Lol I always figured that my serpent star wouldn't ever be slow enough to be caught by a harlequin.

AQTCJAK · 08-30-2007, 10:16 AM

Funny how nature balances itself

kathywithbirds · 08-31-2007, 01:19 AM

So there, harlequins!!!

Melanie · 08-31-2007, 05:36 AM

Great story! I believe you, and yes, get a camera phone.

BigAl07 · 08-31-2007, 07:53 AM

I don't believe you.

Just kidding

It's possible the harlequin could have been injured or sickly or just in the wrong place at the wrong time and the serpent star was just being an opportunistic feeder..

If left alone (which we don't do good at) Mother Nature will take VERY good care of herself. I had a similar experience as a child. I have a "Lady slipper Lizard" and I adored. We were going out of town and I didn't have anyone to come in and feed her. She ate meals worms and others small live insects that I would catch and put into her cage. Well we were going to be gone for two weeks so in infinite wisdom I simply dumped half a tub of meal worms into her cage. I figured she's eat as she got hungry over the next two weeks and all would be good.

So we leave, have our vacation and come home two weeks later. I come rushing into the house to see "Lady" figuring she might be starting to get hungry by now. To my surprise and HORROR "Lady" was DOA and partially consumed by a bunch of strange looking beetles that I have never seen in her cage before. All we could figure is that I over loaded her cage with meal worms (or something else I introduced into her cage from the wild) and during the over feeding something matured from a worm into a group of beetles. Either she expired from over eating (probably not) or the Hunter became the Hunted and the sheer numbers got the best of her since she really had no place to retreat to in order to get away from the onslaught.

Also let it be known that a gerbil will indeed eat a small lizard but a larger lizard puts up a LOT better fight and can kick the but (remove tail) of a gerbil.(insert images of a pair of lizards and a gerbil in a Tonka Toy Rescue Squad here).

Good catch Lynn. Now go get your camera phone before we get mean about it

Allen

08-30-2007, 07:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 19,905 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	OT: Nature in reverse I wasn't sure what cagegory to put this under so chose OT. I only wish I had a camera to prove this since I doubt anyone will believe me. Anyway I had about an hour to waste yesterday so I stopped in at the LFS just to look around. I was looking at the harlequin shrimp they have had for a while and could only find one of the pair so I asked them if they sold the other. They said no they are both still there. Well they come look with me and we could all only find one. Then someone decided to turn over the serpent star in the next tank over. Guess what the serpent was having for dinner? The harlequin was already dead so no saving him but we were all shocked to see a starfish eat a harlequin instead of the other way around. Anyway, just thought people might like the story. It certainly suprised me and the LFS owner. I really need to get a new pic phone so I have something to take those unexpected pics with. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

08-30-2007, 08:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
caitrina Golden Moray Join Date: May 2007 Location: Somewhere in Florida Posts: 2,588 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Nature in reverse Guess the old addage "what goes around comes around" holds true, huh? __________________ A reef tank is like a potato chip, you can't have just one! Chronicles Cat's Healing Gift: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ling-gift.html Cat’s 90 Gallon Toy: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...allon-toy.html 24 G Mystery Pod: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...stery-pod.html

08-30-2007, 08:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
goldenmean Beautiful Katamari Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,183 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Nature in reverse Irony & poetic justice in one story. Doesn't even need a pic! If only it was a snail eating a hermit crab. Now that would be a site! __________________ A 55g link in the GoldenChain My 2nd-QT-Wrasse My Second Quarantine Tank 2 (+) Year Retrospective of a 12g Nano Jeff What You Think Upon Grows... Have a Smooth Day!

08-30-2007, 09:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,240 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Nature in reverse I always wondered about the battle b/t harlequins and serpents. Serpents move so fast and the harlequins are used to slow moving prey. I would think that Serpents could make a fast get a way. Fascinating story. I believe you! __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

08-30-2007, 09:14 AM	#5 (permalink)
DrHank Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Crestview, FL Posts: 2,284 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Nature in reverse Yep, sounds like the serpent star is doing just what it's supposed to do. Clean up! __________________ Doc Dr Hank's 210 Build: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nks-tanks.html

08-30-2007, 09:15 AM	#6 (permalink)
boozeman The CodFather ~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new york Posts: 8,800 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Nature in reverse camera phone __________________ ...and when I'm old and wise little things mean little to me like autumn winds they'll blow right through me and someday, in the mist of time when they ask you if you knew me remember that you were a friend of mine

08-30-2007, 10:12 AM	#7 (permalink)
Kazzy Scopas Tang Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: KS Posts: 440 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Nature in reverse Lol I always figured that my serpent star wouldn't ever be slow enough to be caught by a harlequin. __________________ Grant New favorite quote: I would not, could not BUY YOUR LOAN. I would not, could not MAKE MONEY FAST. I would not, could not SEND NO CA$H. I would not, could not SEE YOUR SITE. I would not, could not EAT VEG-I-MITE. I do_not_like GREEN CARDS AND SPAM! Mandarin Policeman http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-bowfront.html

08-30-2007, 10:16 AM	#8 (permalink)
AQTCJAK Tiger Shark Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7,111 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Nature in reverse Funny how nature balances itself __________________ A Wiseman once said build a stage add a pole & they will dance - Jack 2007 www.aquaticaggression.com Projects & Chronicels http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...car-buffs.html http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nts-tanks.html

08-31-2007, 01:19 AM	#9 (permalink)
kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,739 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Nature in reverse So there, harlequins!!! __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang

08-31-2007, 05:36 AM	#10 (permalink)
Melanie Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 2,120 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Nature in reverse Great story! I believe you, and yes, get a camera phone. __________________ My Reef Journey Latest Recap My Videos My Flickr Photos Pres. of Dork Club I love ScubaDrew and North East Coral! Read why HERE...

08-31-2007, 07:53 AM	#11 (permalink)
BigAl07 Reef Addict (hopeless) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 11,448 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Nature in reverse I don't believe you. Just kidding It's possible the harlequin could have been injured or sickly or just in the wrong place at the wrong time and the serpent star was just being an opportunistic feeder.. If left alone (which we don't do good at) Mother Nature will take VERY good care of herself. I had a similar experience as a child. I have a "Lady slipper Lizard" and I adored. We were going out of town and I didn't have anyone to come in and feed her. She ate meals worms and others small live insects that I would catch and put into her cage. Well we were going to be gone for two weeks so in infinite wisdom I simply dumped half a tub of meal worms into her cage. I figured she's eat as she got hungry over the next two weeks and all would be good. So we leave, have our vacation and come home two weeks later. I come rushing into the house to see "Lady" figuring she might be starting to get hungry by now. To my surprise and HORROR "Lady" was DOA and partially consumed by a bunch of strange looking beetles that I have never seen in her cage before. All we could figure is that I over loaded her cage with meal worms (or something else I introduced into her cage from the wild) and during the over feeding something matured from a worm into a group of beetles. Either she expired from over eating (probably not) or the Hunter became the Hunted and the sheer numbers got the best of her since she really had no place to retreat to in order to get away from the onslaught. Also let it be known that a gerbil will indeed eat a small lizard but a larger lizard puts up a LOT better fight and can kick the but (remove tail) of a gerbil.(insert images of a pair of lizards and a gerbil in a Tonka Toy Rescue Squad here). Good catch Lynn. Now go get your camera phone before we get mean about it Allen __________________ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. >((((º> Allen Allen's testimonial . . ."Let Me help you help YOURSELF" (Click Here) with a SW set up there is one basic fundamental rule that we ALL should follow *When in doubt... wait it out. This means take it slow and let the tank "develop" and don't rush it. Time is your friend Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef Reef Balls & Cakes Debt Free & Change your Family Tree!!

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