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What is this odd looking beastie? Softy, SPS, or what? Thanks Ray

Considering the foundation of gas exchange involved with the closed tank system, how could the smoke be excluded from the water table? There was a comment above that mentioned that smoke could not enter the system. I can think of no reason why the smoke would not contaminate the water. That...

I do believe that that the "warning" was just a caution flag...something of a preamble to the post of next week (titled) "Help my new sun polyps are dying" or "Is my sun polyp supposed to look like this" I think it was just a note to provide a node of pre-support to avoid the loss of a unique...

Sorry no, it was a spontanous blurting on my part, I will research it. :D Ray

Red! Damn damn damn! I can get black and maybe a soft orange....red would be sweet. Ray

Beyond the basics of stable water supply, established system, and the remaining common factors...does anyone have any of these beasties? I have access to some common colored ones, but before I widen my search into the exotic (and expensive it would seem), I am looking for some input. How readily...

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Kip, Most excellant notation. The article I found was in another forum that regarded a coral eating pests thread...this is a cool looking guy but can be problematic...Kip is the man! Ray

Yes that is a limpet. By the structure of the shell and the placement of the "keyhole, it is a limpet. As a whole I am fairly sure all limpets are just algea eaters. The outer skin layer is quite cool, I did read something about one like this recently. I will contiue the research, very cool...

LOL, thats a good one...well your shells will have an odor, if, they still have animals in them. The point of boiling the bare shells is to remove dust, dirt, oils, roach eggs, suntan oil, and whatever else can and will be on these shells. Use a small amount of sand to act as a scrubing agent...

Seriously, VA beach tourist shops will have the shells you seek. You gain nice attractive shells for a decent price. But, avoid the painted, glittlered, etc ones. Just clean proper sized shells. Boil them a couple times...or rather steep them in boiling salt water for a couple times (not tap...

These are a fantastic choice of aquatic live interest, but, it is for advanced and dedicated aquarists only. There is no easy way around an octopus. Your best best is to do a google for octopus pets or even octopets, from there search out octopus forums. Armed with these sites, you will find the...

Everyone is eating frozen food now! Thank god. I was getting worried that they were not getting enough to eat; my seahorses, as the pipefish were always pigs and would eat anything. Whew, frozen m. shrimp are on the menu today. :yes: Ray

Thanks for all of those great images...makes one quite jealous Well now comes the main question, the one of acquisition. Did you SWF.com or other to secure your beauties? Ray

If this has been done already I appologize. But after being introduced to Kips' Blue Wonder Wheels I am quite interested as to what variety are out there. So if you please, show off your mushrooms and rics. Those of us out here who are deciding which ones to secure are quite intrigued by the...

Just caught the little buggers, as they are fast and always on the move it is hard to catch them. The gulf pipefish is much more relaxed. The two bay pipefish I have a green phase and burgundy phase. They both have complimenting bands. The burgundy did not carry into the photo, sorry. But...

Sally Lightfoot if a female or a Gordon Lightfoot if a male. Ray

Presenting, Flounder hunting the Shrimp... by Ray

In my ongoing efforts to feed these hungry buggers, seahorses and pipefish, I have resorted to gutloaded Orchestia agilis. I caught about 200 hundred today, gutloaded with Ocean Nutrition formula two with spirulina pellets, and then added to the tank...it was great. Ping and Pong, the...

Kinda easy really. They like a soft sandy or silty bottom without alot of sharp edges, as they have delicate bellies. The are complete pigs. They will eat anything they can find, catch, or steal from another tankmate. They grow fairly fast, but are a blast to see cruising around. And best of...