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01-23-2006, 05:40 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Oceanside,CA
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What are these guys?
Last night I was watching my tank with the moonlight on because thats pretty much the only time the popm pom crabs come out at right now and I saw these guys open and closing and letting out these huge bubbles!!Are they clams,mussels,or what?Whatever they are they were loving the reef food!
Heres the link to the pic! http://photobucket.com/albums/v376/t...ent=Image1.jpg
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01-23-2006, 05:50 PM
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the shutterbug mod!
Join Date: Oct 2005
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are they mollusks? I'm totally guessing here.
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01-23-2006, 07:00 PM
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I got brains!!
Join Date: Mar 2003
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unable to view through that link
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01-23-2006, 07:02 PM
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Professor Chaos
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look like mussels or something. how big are they? they may also be turnicates (?sp)
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01-23-2006, 07:05 PM
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Noo Doot Aboot It!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Prince George
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those are definately a mollusk of some sort. Good find!  |
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01-23-2006, 07:10 PM
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I got brains!!
Join Date: Mar 2003
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Well after a couple of tries I can see them now
They look like mollusks to me too, very nice!!
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01-23-2006, 07:19 PM
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The Muddy Mod
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Uxbridge, MA
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Very Cool..Congratulations  |
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01-23-2006, 07:39 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Oceanside,CA
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What do they do,are they filters of any kind?
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01-23-2006, 10:34 PM
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Noo Doot Aboot It!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Prince George
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filter feeders for sure, I don't think you need to feed them if you are using frozen or prepared foods.
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01-23-2006, 11:17 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: 3rd rock
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Nice!! good hitchikers.
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01-24-2006, 04:52 AM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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Oyster and mollusk
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01-24-2006, 04:56 AM
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uber-stupid
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Biloxi, MS
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Scallops of some kind.
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01-24-2006, 05:34 AM
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Master of Perplexity
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: panama city beach FL
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Now that is some kinda cool! They came in on the liverock?
Optimus, if you copy and paste the IMG address instead of the URL, the pic will automatically appear on the post. It's the address on the bottom of the pic frame.
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01-24-2006, 05:45 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Oceanside,CA
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Yeah they came in on the liverock.Ive never seen them on any and I've had my fair share of Live rock.Thanks for that tip Ill be sure to use it!!
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01-24-2006, 07:42 PM
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It can be rebuilt.
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Location: Pittsboro, NC
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they are fairly common. most people do not realize they have them. they are rock boring clams, i think. they are great filter feeders. they actually can live for quite a while in some of our systems. softie, LPS systems have a better chance of keeping them alive than an SPS clean system. the bore into the LR forming tunnels. if you have a nice round hole in your LR that looks like a drill bit was used, this is your critter.  they are very common on Caribbean LR. where did you get the LR?
caution- note exactly where these critters are when rearranging your tank. they will violently expell water when rapidly removed from the tank!! have been shot many times over the years by these guys. had one spray a wall several feed away, not to mention square in the eye. 
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