Recent content by birdmom

I see that my reply to you has vanished... How convenient! As I have stated... I Like to play Dumb Blond.. Just looking for a place to settle & gain productive advise.. I now see that it will not be found on this board.... Anyone that would take time to look at my previous comments & posts...

Originally Posted by 30-xtra high not tryin to hijack.. but ophiura, can a star go in a 30 reef with 40 lbs of liverock? Only the lord above knows how hard it was to refrain from calling out Ophiura The profile of "Ophiura" states that she currently cares for a 45gl tank.......... This...

Originally Posted by ophiura LOL I like the veiled insults with the "truce" request at the end. But neither of us are idiots, I'm sure of it. Be ready for more emotion and information, by the way, because I would actually like to answer your questions. Taxonomists typically specialize...

Connection is incomplete.... (my answer) If this requires further debate.. Perhaps a Philosophy discussion?? This reminds me of the mind vs brain debate.... Or more obscure thoughts...... Later!

Originally Posted by ophiura Wow, very nice. The name is NOT mispelled. Ophiura is a GENUS of ophiuroids (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) in the family Ophiuridae (subfamily Ophiurinae) the sister family of the Ophiolepididae (formerly subfamily Ophiolepidinae in the Ophiuridae) which I worked on...

Originally Posted by ophiura Without knowing more, such as your specific tank parameters, inhabitants, how long you have had the cucumber, what substrate you have, etc....it is impossible to really know. Watch your water paraemeters, but otherwise, I would just leave it. ophiura... (is the name...

Originally Posted by joe15 Shrimp 1 : parasite 0 The shrimp wasted no time and can currently be viewed eating my pest. Hope this helps anyone else B :thinking: :thinking: WoW! That is interesting.... I guess that a "pest eating" shrimp "Works for You! In a 12g nano.... I wonder why it...

Originally Posted by ReefForBrains if it makes you feel any better, I have a traveling Kenya tree on the back of my little urchin. Annoying if you let it get to you, but I do think it is absolutly intentional on the urchin's part about picking up items. odds are he will continue to pick up the...

Originally Posted by sepulatian Scroll up my dear, all is being handled. Again, Thank you for your spirit and your enthusiasm!!!!! Hey! Thanks! I did miss the post that stated the Med... I assume that this has been taken to private & that you or someone else are now in touch with the person...

Originally Posted by Beth Obviously it is .....for Disney's small ocean tank--even dolphins. The key here is size of tank. Ich reaches plague proportions in your average hobbyist's aquaria because of the size of the aquarium and the accessibility of the same fish to the parasite. In a billion...

Originally Posted by dean1969 It looked just like the photo earlier. I added QuickCure and he looks better now. Now I have a new dilema. After I added the ICH medicine my starfish are freaking out. See photo: I'm about to do a 20% water change. Maybe that'll help things...

HI! Watch the Damsels..... I would bet money that they are the cause.... Are they backing up on the Tang & swishing it with their tails????? If so, that is the problem.... Just my 2 cents... Take care, Birdmom

Originally Posted by joe15 Yeah it did. It was mostly clear with big eyes and a visible belly. It was roughly half the size of a pencil eraser. (looked kinda like a translucent pill bug) Only thing I found that matched the description was a parasitic isopod. BTW- my clown's eye is doing better...

Originally Posted by vicegrip your right. I'm just upset that I didn't receive a tracking number and it sat out in the freezing cold for almost 5 hours after I payed all that money. If there would have been anything cool on it I would have put that thing in another tank. I know that's a big...

That kind of funny! He just riding around the tank.. LOL Part of me would like to say just let him ride.. I doubt that the urchin is picking it up intentionaly. For whatever reason it is unhappy with the placement you have chosen & is taking advantage of the ride to look for a home. I do not...