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Could some kind, knowledgeable soul tell us the difference between the colt coral and the kenya tree (capnella sp.) ? Thanks! Ian

I'm mamasky712's husband, and I'd like to mention that this snail is VERY fast, and seems to prefer the glass. Upon examination of the snail on the glass I can see it has a "split foot" much like mexican turbo, and the same type of mouth. Thanks for the current posts and any more to follow! -Ian

Well, we broke down our 12, I arranged all of the rock, and we even picked up some new friends! I think mamasky712 will post some of the pics today! If not I might locate some this week. She is better @ pictures than me. -Ian

I am going to get the tank temps exactly the same, as well as the specific gravity, on moving day; transfer the rock directly, drip the critters in tank, and finally dig around for the nass snails. Thanks for stopping by with your comments! Ian

Ok.. now everyone close your eyes and pretend that you just blew a huge wad of cash on a 90g tank with all the good fixin's and it's just finished cycling with 1.5lbs of LR per gallon and one hundred pounds of LS... ...you also have a 12g nano reef that is a bit overstocked, but frequent...

Originally Posted by Smork81 lol No i am not a shrimp horder. I'd rather see a species of anything go to someone that would like it and take care of it than to see it be in the hands of someone who wants it dead. I kid, I kid. I feel exactly the same way as you do, but alas I have only tanks...

Originally Posted by Smork81 Why do you want them to R.I.P. if they are not dead? You aren't willing to get rid of them? If you would ship them I will be more than happy to pay for the shipping. Smork, you are a shrimp hoarder. Change your avatar text to read: "S3nd me ur Shrimps" or "All...

Originally Posted by mamasky712 We have the filters running right now with the carbon. We have the bio wheels in also but I'll make sure that we keep an eye on the nitrates. Our flow seems to be great right now between the 3 powerheads, filters, and the skimmer. We also ordered 24 pounds of...

Originally Posted by Bang Guy Distrust is probably always a good idea, eh? Well, I don't know about that; however, in this case I think there is plenty of evidence and confusion to vindicate it. Let's just say I never want to dismantle rockwork again to round up some polyp munching SOBs...

Originally Posted by Bang Guy Welcome Ian! It's a Lysmata seticauda. The only point is that a quick glance will not show the difference between a Coral consuming Peppermint and a Reef Safe Peppermint. Of course, each animal is unique and there are no absolutes when it comes to animal behavior...

Originally Posted by earlybird That's funny. Welcome to swf. Thanks, good to be here. I think I like the layout much better than Aquaria Central, although their site is very seksy. Ian

Originally Posted by earlybird here ya go I'd like to thank my mother... my wife... God.. the internets.. In any event, I trust none of them! The only shrimp I really trust are good ol' Lysmata amboinensis.

Originally Posted by Bang Guy Here's an example, think this is L. wurdemanni? A full body shot would be ideal, but I would say based on that shot that it is L. Wurdemanni or L. Rathbunae.. I personally think the camels (Rhynchocinetes species) are very distinguishable. Was this a test, or were...

Originally Posted by Smork81 Hey Ian..If you want to get rid of your shrimp i'd be more than happy to take em off your hands. I love those little guys and they are very amusing to watch for me. Where are you located? Mamasky712 and I are in Exeter, PA. Ian

Originally Posted by earlybird According to Bang Guy, the pepermint shrimp sold at SWF are true pepermint shrimp and don't eat corals. Some sold at lfs are different species but hard to tell apart. This is the coral eater. Some claim that pepermint shrimp only eat corals when they are...

I am from exeter area (near reading). I'm married to mamasky712 and we're starting up our 90g reef as we break down our 12g nano reef. Howdy! Ian

Originally Posted by mamasky712 well, I just have a small 12g right now. I've got some mushrooms, zoos, and a frag of a leather coral (i think) that Nikki (bellanavis) traded me for some shrimp. In another month or so we're going to start stocking our 90g and it will be a reef tank. It's a...

Yea, it was about 3 weeks before we added sand, and another week for the 90 + 7 pounds of live rock... ...so in about 3 more weeks we will transfer the rock from our existing tank to get us up to about 115lbs of LR and 100lbs of LS. Some day there WILL be fish. :) Hi wife! Ian