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09-03-2002, 06:21 PM
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Amateur Belly-Floppist
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Austin, Texas
Posts: 144
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neato slug found in my tank!
i counted about dozen slugs in my tank.... but this i haven't seen until today. i am ever amazed with what i find in my tank! but i think its time a i got a mandarinfish, or a wrasse, beacuse when i turned my lights on, there was a horde of these tiny critters scappering about..... and ducking into the liverock. i think i need something to control these bugs... any sluggestions?
d6
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usefull reference literature:
"corals, a quick reeference guide" by julian sprung;
contians great reference pics, and general information on required care.
"marine fishes" by scott w. michael; contians 500+ essential-to-know aquarium species.
"marine reef aquarium" by dr. robert j. goldstein; all the info regarding the how-to's of successfull reefing instructions
"reef life" by tackett & tackett; info relating to different species and their associated behavior
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09-04-2002, 07:12 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Manila, Philippines
Posts: 489
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Hi D6,
Dendronotid nudibranchs 
Prolly Dendronotus sp., the little vampires...
Their pet hobby is sucking soft coral tissue dry.
That's their only hobby.
Outside of that is merely respiration and sex.
Did I mention their pet hobby?
horge
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09-04-2002, 07:15 PM
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The Border Collie Mod
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: right now? in my chair
Posts: 13,218
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HEY HORGE 
D6, you bought any leather corals lately? They love to eat them.
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09-04-2002, 07:32 PM
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Maltese Reefer
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
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Get it out! I had one that looked just like that and it led to the demise of my yellow finger leather and then went to work on my toadstool before I figured out what it was and what it was up to!!  As far as all the bugs go they are an important part of the reef chain in your tank, they are the micro clean up crew! You don't need to control them, let them do their thing! I would can the slug though!
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09-04-2002, 07:33 PM
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Birthday tracker
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Spartanburg, SC USA
Posts: 14,633
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Wow! I had one of those beauties early on with this addiction, and Alice told me to flat out get rid of it!
I do as told.....well at least that time 
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09-04-2002, 09:06 PM
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Amateur Belly-Floppist
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Austin, Texas
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that now explians why my leather cabbage goes limp every other day... i getting out the scuba mask and the spear gun.... Dendronotus, prepare to meet your maker.... now, i just got to find that little twirp.....
thx for the info all, if find anything else that looks crazy, i'll post a pic, and let you decide whether it lives or dies! you all are a great help!
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DeepSix's Reefpage
usefull reference literature:
"corals, a quick reeference guide" by julian sprung;
contians great reference pics, and general information on required care.
"marine fishes" by scott w. michael; contians 500+ essential-to-know aquarium species.
"marine reef aquarium" by dr. robert j. goldstein; all the info regarding the how-to's of successfull reefing instructions
"reef life" by tackett & tackett; info relating to different species and their associated behavior
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09-06-2002, 03:00 PM
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Amateur Belly-Floppist
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Austin, Texas
Posts: 144
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i got 2 of those little twirps munching on my colt coral. i hope that they were the only 2 in the tank. i gonna have to keep an eye out for more just in case. anybody recommend a predator to hunt these specifically?
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DeepSix's Reefpage
usefull reference literature:
"corals, a quick reeference guide" by julian sprung;
contians great reference pics, and general information on required care.
"marine fishes" by scott w. michael; contians 500+ essential-to-know aquarium species.
"marine reef aquarium" by dr. robert j. goldstein; all the info regarding the how-to's of successfull reefing instructions
"reef life" by tackett & tackett; info relating to different species and their associated behavior
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09-06-2002, 04:44 PM
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squid
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Hickory NC
Posts: 8
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trigger food
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09-06-2002, 06:47 PM
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Reefer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: California
Posts: 468
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