Recent content by dobber1111

Snake, I'm pretty sure it's a crab. We've spent some nights with our nose pressed against the glass and watched him move his claw ever so slowly in and out of the crevices, picking at junk. I've never seen his full self out in plain sight. It was sheer coincidence that I discovered him. Just...

I guess I could try to post, Bdhb. I'll try to get another pic tonight. If I do ever see him, it's only at night. It's just that I've seen some people post pictures better than the ones I've taken and they've been told the pic isn't clear enough. Spanko, my crab has black claws. His arm is...

This may be difficult as alot of you are gonna ask for a pic. I cannot get one. I have been trying for a couple months to get one. This is some type of crab that lives in the crevices of a really holey rock. The only part I ever see of him is his tiny, tiny claws. I have literally read...

I find that I want to replay everything. I'm driving in my car and I hear something on the radio. I have the urge to hit the rewind button. My husband or another family member says something and I missed it. I want to hit the rewind button. When will they come out with DVR Life?

I hope you do well, Snake! My husband did Body For Life and did awesome. He lost 25 pounds and changed the way his body looked. I highly recommend it and I think for men it is a really good plan. The eating regimen is a killer but there is one good thing about it. You get a free day...

Pictures would help out in the ID. I have some white cotton ball looking things and I was told they were sponges. Filter feeders and are harmless, but can indicate excess nutrients.

Originally Posted by spanko Black tipped pointy claws are usually not a good sign. I would take him to the LFS. The algae looks like Caulerpa taxifolia to me. An extremely invasive algae. You did well to pull it out. However when you did that you did not get it all. It has little shoots the...

I feel sorry for this kid. Kids are so brutal today. When he goes to school he will be made fun of mercilessly. It's a shame too, because really what is the big deal about it? Kids will pick out anything that makes you even remotely different and will badger and badger you. As an example...

Oh, that is hilarious! You know what the definition of insanity is? Doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results!

Originally Posted by nuro i dotn think its been touched on here, but settign up even a small refugium can be alot of help. its gives the pods a place to read out of reach of the mandarin. Does a sump count?

Originally Posted by Mr_X i've heard from a couple people that the smaller spotted ones are easier to get to eat prepared foods. again, that's no guarantee. you should have enough live rock to sustain a mandarin when the time comes. btw- purchasing bottles of pods is super expensive. did you...

Originally Posted by 1990jpyj i was able to keep one in my 55g for over 2 years until he bit the bullit monday night. he jump out of the tank at feeding time and fryed himself on the light fixture. i waited alomst a year before i put him in. after 6 months of a cycled tank i knew he was my last...

Originally Posted by 9supratt4 I've also wanted a manadrin forever!! But sadly when you think you have enough copepods, you really don't. The mandarin will wipe out the pods in the course of a few months. Then you would have to supplement your pods with store bought pods and that gets...

Originally Posted by Mr_X i kept a mandarin in a 125 for a year, and then transferred him to my 195, where he did fine until the power outage. i would go with the smaller spotted variety, and wait a full year just to be safe. you have nothing else that eats pods. btw- how much rock do you have...

I think I saw copepods! My 90g has been up for approximately 6 or 7 months. I have been eyeing and loving the little Mandarins and I have read that they only do well in well established tanks with an excellent population of copepods. So my question is: How do you know when your copepod...