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04-19-2006, 09:50 AM
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Country Living
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Ontario, Canada
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ID(s) Please?
Well we picked up some live rock last night from a local reefer that was breaking down his tank and this morning (in the daylight) I've found a few things that I'd like ID confirmations on.
Crab ... Gorilla Crab or good Crab?
Attachment 36594
Anenome Photo #1 .... Aptasia or Curly Cue or something else?
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Anenome Photo#2 ... these ones have green bands on the tenticles (same question as for #1)
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Final question .... any volunteers that are willing to come over and help pick bubble algae off a few rocks?? 
TIA,
Louise
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Last edited by LadyReefNeck; 04-21-2006 at 04:00 PM.
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04-19-2006, 09:57 AM
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Landshark
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Jax Beach
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Aiptasia for the last 2 picks for sure. Get a peppermint shrimp or inject them to kill them. |
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04-19-2006, 12:28 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Jacksonville
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I agree with Ben and no, I have to pick some BA off my rock too.
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04-19-2006, 01:05 PM
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Country Living
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Ontario, Canada
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Originally Posted by MikeAtJax
I agree with Ben and no, I have to pick some BA off my rock too.
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Some of these "patches" of BA are as big as the end of a soda can and sunk into crevaces too. I think it might be easier/ wiser if I just take a chisel to the rock and dispose of that piece.  (you can see a portion of 1 patch in the Crab photo)
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04-19-2006, 01:20 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Jacksonville
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What I have done in the past that worked for was;
Fill two buckets with salt water.
Remove the BA in one with a brush, toothpic, screwdriver, jackhammer, what ever you need. Rinse in bucket one then two.
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04-19-2006, 01:32 PM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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I agree with Mike!
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04-19-2006, 01:43 PM
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Country Living
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Ontario, Canada
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Originally Posted by MikeAtJax
What I have done in the past that worked for was;
Fill two buckets with salt water.
Remove the BA in one with a brush, toothpic, screwdriver, jackhammer, what ever you need. Rinse in bucket one then two.
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Hmmm.... jackhammer may be the appropriate tool!  And,.... does it need to be saltwater? Seems like a waste of good saltwater.
Do you think if I did a freshwater dip (cold or hot) of the rock with the crab in it, that it would bring the crab out? He's gone into hiding deeper in the rock. 
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04-19-2006, 02:02 PM
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Landshark
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Jax Beach
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Crab trap = Piece of food in the bottum of a glass cup leaned against the rock that he lives in.
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04-19-2006, 08:01 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Middleburg FL
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For bubble algae I have used an acidic injection to kill it that way you get the spores with the bubble.
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04-19-2006, 08:06 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Jacksonville
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Saltwater, you want to keep the live rock live.
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04-20-2006, 06:57 AM
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Ahhhh Barnacles!
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Near A Coral Reef
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Thanks everyone. We are still working on getting the little guy to pose for a better pic. Have not trapped him yet because we have a new fella to worry about. Found the crab the guy we got the rock from warned us about. He's as big as the palm of my wifes hand. And he is hairy. Also camoflaged to the colors of the rock he is in. He rode all the way home dry and never came out but last night, She found him. I think it's a Gorilla but I am no expert. I'll get her to post the best pic she has been able to get and see what you all think.
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04-20-2006, 07:54 AM
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Country Living
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Ontario, Canada
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Ok, so here's the big ugly dude/dudette that I found while looking at the tank with a flashlight. ( Sorry for picture quality but camera wouldn't focus well in the dark.)
Side view as it was starting to peep out of the hole.
Attachment 36648
then as it was partially out of the hole
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If we can catch him... anyone want him?
Last edited by LadyReefNeck; 04-24-2006 at 07:44 AM.
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04-20-2006, 08:31 PM
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Country Living
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Ontario, Canada
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Here's a better picture of the big guy.
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Last edited by LadyReefNeck; 04-24-2006 at 07:44 AM.
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04-21-2006, 12:52 AM
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Idle Chatter
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Waterloo, IN
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Cool crab!
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04-21-2006, 03:37 AM
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Oh I wish I was.......
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: georgia
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Wow! That is a cool but scary looking crab. MMMM soup.
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