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09-18-2007, 01:29 AM
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| Tunicate | Unknown Reef Hitchhiker!! Pls Identify! Reef Safe???! Found this once "lil" guy on a live rock we purchased.. he has now doubled in size and we are now missing a few xenia we had in our tank.. wondering if maybe he isnt so safe?? Anyone know if hes "safe" Or what he is even.. Thanks!   |
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09-18-2007, 01:38 AM
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| Tiger Shark  | Re: Unknown Reef Hitchhiker!! Pls Identify! Reef Safe???! I would say remove it maybe to you sump or refugium
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09-18-2007, 01:39 AM
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| Golden Moray  | Re: Unknown Reef Hitchhiker!! Pls Identify! Reef Safe???! It is a Pilumnus sp.(Hairy crab), she eats algae but also softies and xenias. I would catch it, then in the Sump with it.
__________________ Heinz Luck is a good health and a bad memory (Albert Schweitzer) Phenols, how dangerous they are for a seawater aquarium ? |
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09-18-2007, 07:47 AM
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| Sunshine Reefer   | Re: Unknown Reef Hitchhiker!! Pls Identify! Reef Safe???! Into the sump IMO. Generally speaking hairy crabs are not reef safe.
__________________ 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. |
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09-18-2007, 10:28 AM
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| Social Darwinism victim   | Re: Unknown Reef Hitchhiker!! Pls Identify! Reef Safe???! DING DONG the crab is dead.... had a gorilla, looked alot like that, I would have saved him but circumstances prevented me from getting him out alive....
__________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) 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 |
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09-18-2007, 10:37 AM
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| Brunt of all Jokes~ | Re: Unknown Reef Hitchhiker!! Pls Identify! Reef Safe???! icecube tray...freezer, reef saftey 101, if its a hairy crab and looks cute, thats Mother Natures private joke |
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09-18-2007, 12:05 PM
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| Excellent Guesser :D  | Re: Unknown Reef Hitchhiker!! Pls Identify! Reef Safe???! Quote:
Did the police rule an accidental death?  That crab needs to shave.
__________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on. | |
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09-18-2007, 12:43 PM
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| www.kids-with-cameras.org  | Re: Unknown Reef Hitchhiker!! Pls Identify! Reef Safe???! I am sure hma's triggers would love that crab! 
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09-18-2007, 04:52 PM
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| Golden Moray | Re: Unknown Reef Hitchhiker!! Pls Identify! Reef Safe???! Quote:
__________________ Heinz Luck is a good health and a bad memory (Albert Schweitzer) Phenols, how dangerous they are for a seawater aquarium ? | |
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03-23-2008, 08:38 AM
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| Ricordea | Re: Unknown Reef Hitchhiker!! Pls Identify! Reef Safe???! hey i found one exactly the same last night!!!!! they sure are hairy!!!! will get him sumped tonight!
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