Recent content by Comboverguy

Yep, they're vermitid snails. You guys nailed it. Thanks for your help. I also suspect the black/grey corn smut is actually some kind of barnacle. Thanks again. Boy I love this hobby.

I have a couple pieces of live rock that are about 8 months old. There are small (3/4 inches) red sticks about the size of a pencil lead or smaller growing out of them. These sticks have a white spot on the end (mouth?) and I think they ooze a spider web looking string out of the end. Sorry...

I have a couple of cardinals (8 months old) that hated each other and stayed at opposite ends of the tank until last week. Now, they're inseparable and one kind of acts a little strange around the other. I'm hoping they are getting ready to breed. Did yours act kind of like clown fish , you...

I have it and didn't know it was a problem. It's kind of fun watching it move all over the sand. Is there an almost flourscent emerald green variation of it also? (Yes I have that, too) Is it harmful or just a nuisance?

My tank is about 6-7 months old and I have green algae growing all over the glass on the back of the tank. It's not growing on any live rock just on the glass. I am wondering if there is any real harm in letting it grow. It grows so much that chunks of it come off sometimes and float around...

Ok, this critter got a suspended sentence. He's on probation. We'll see how he acts. I hope he behaves cause he's kinda cute. Thank you all for your input.

I have a book, How to Raise & Train your Pepperint Shrimp by April Kirkendoll. I got it on Amazon. It tells you everything you ever wanted to know about peppermint shrimp. I highly recommend it if you are considering raising them. The author has many insights about her experiences setting up...

Ok, I was afraid of that. Thank you.

Just wondering if anyone has seen a 6 legged star fish. He came off of my live rock that is about 6 months old in my aquarium. Does anyone know if he is the kind that eats coral? It's about 1/2 inch in diameter.

Found this crawling around on my live rock. I thought starfish had 5 legs.

I just found a couple of these hitchhikers around my corals. The corals are all closed up and not happy. I've removed them but the corals are still closed up after a few hours. Does anyone have experience with these things? Haven't seen them on the forums before. I'm sure they came with my...

This guy was harassing my corals. Is he a problem or just trying to make friends? I have him in a measuring cup right now and he has crawled out above the water line to check things out. He came with my live rock I think.

Thank you Doni, I unfortunately found out what my "free" crab was that came with the live rock. I was happy to get a freebie until I found out that he is an xanthid crab who likes to eat my live rock. I wondered where all the pieces of live rock were coming from he was playing with. He was...

I'm a real greenhorn, so you can take it for what it's worth, but I make sure and feed heavily before I add anything to my tank. That way the animals aren't looking for something for lunch.

I just bought some Kenya trees on Ebay. Did my best to acclimate them but this morning they are all bent over and dead looking. The guy had a heat pack in they styro box, but they were still pretty cold when they got here. I really like the looks of them but I think I'll wait until this summer...