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Bristleworms are part of the tanks janitor crew and are harmless. Cleaner shrimp don't eat bristleworms or pods and this is the fist time I have have heard of peppermint shrimp eating pods--I haven't seen mine do that, it picks around in brightly lit areas where you wouldn't find amphipods.of...

How long have you had them? I have had them open up wide on day one and, also, I've had them sit around for a few days apparently getting a used to things before opening up.

I really, really do feel for you because right I'm went through a mess due to going to visit my daughter in AL for a week over Thanksgiving. My daughter here overfeed my nano tank and I had hair algae and cyano all over, but I couldn't stop feeding the tank because I have 2 S. yashi. A filter...

Sorrry to change the direction of the thread, but what type of clam and how did it end up trapped? Is the clam OK or is it dead now?

Been there, done that myself--a real pain in the neck!--especially since I had 6 tanks, some SW, some FW in my room. One thing you could do for the future, if room assignments are stable, is put in a requisition for another plug. You may get it. I had 6 tanks and got extra plugs for them when...

The 3 stripe isn't going to allow any more fish in such a small territory. Whether or not you are seeing it, I just about guarantee the 3 stripe is harrassing the new fish to death.

Very, very pretty! :cheer:

Dead snails REEK!

I think your setup is going through a minicyle after being disturbed in the move. Just siphon/pick out the unwanted algaes every few days and pray for a short cycle. Hang in there!

Very polypy! Bring some more on!

If that is all that has grown in 2 years I wouldn't worry about it too much. It does look like a possible algae; I would just keep an eye on it and see how fast it grows/replicates, if it gets scary scrub the rock. Meanwhile, its interesting.

I have used it and gotten excellent coralline growth with with it, just be sure to test calcium levels before adding. I just use when a boost is needed. I have Margargrite snails who dull my coralline.

Camelback shrimp have a humpback--peppermint shrimp don't have a humpback, they have an almost completely flat back with only a slight arch to it.

Nice pics!