crazy question?
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samurai_sushi
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I guess you could do that considering it's florida waters, but take in mind most crabs are opportunistic feeders and will readily eat anything. Now if your talking about hermits or sand fleas I think you should be fine.
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alexmir
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What kind of crabs are you talking about? Crabs near the beach are not the normal reef safe crabs that you purchase from a store. I would be careful, because you could run into a problem of the crabs being agressive towards other animals, or they might mess with coral
texasmetal
Active Member
I would contact your local fish and wildlife office to be sure. There have been several posts in the past about collecting beach inhabitants in Florida. There are rules/laws.
girlina4x4
Member
Hey I'm from Stuart! Don't really have anything to add, but wanted to say hi. Just don't put anything in your tank from the river or you might end up with mutant fish!
maryg
Member
Originally Posted by Girlina4x4
http:///forum/post/2719892
Hey I'm from Stuart! Don't really have anything to add, but wanted to say hi. Just don't put anything in your tank from the river or you might end up with mutant fish!
Lol... That is too funny. I decided not to put any "freebies" in the tank. I did go to Publix for some small neck clams. They are in my tank doing good. I thought I would give it a try.
http:///forum/post/2719892
Hey I'm from Stuart! Don't really have anything to add, but wanted to say hi. Just don't put anything in your tank from the river or you might end up with mutant fish!
Lol... That is too funny. I decided not to put any "freebies" in the tank. I did go to Publix for some small neck clams. They are in my tank doing good. I thought I would give it a try.
maryg
Member
So far I lost only one clam. Was a little iffy with that one anyway. They stick their little spout out and blow puffs at my sand bed. My nitrates seem to improved some on my 12 gal.
On the molting question..... My cleaner shrimp did it too!! Woke up this morning to see a paler version of him. I was not shocked this time. Freaked my mom out. She thought he was another hitch hiker.
On the molting question..... My cleaner shrimp did it too!! Woke up this morning to see a paler version of him. I was not shocked this time. Freaked my mom out. She thought he was another hitch hiker.
scrombus2
Member
I live in Ft. Pierce and have a 75 FOWLR that is completely native- the water, live sand, fish, crabs, CBS, hermits, mantises, everything. Go to myfwc.com for the latest regs, but only blue crabs and stone crabs are regulated. There's lots of local critters that make good tank inhabitants. A great place to go to look at, or collect critters is Ft. Pierce Inlet State Park, and DuBois park at the Jupiter inlet. Collection of live rock is illegal in state waters, which extend 3 miles from shore, but I collected some prime live rock from Federal waters, 60ft deep off of St. Lucie inlet.
tr1gger
Member
Originally Posted by scrombus2
http:///forum/post/2730325
I collected some prime live rock from Federal waters, 60ft deep off of St. Lucie inlet.
What is the Statute of Limitation in Florida these days...4...5 Years ??
http:///forum/post/2730325
I collected some prime live rock from Federal waters, 60ft deep off of St. Lucie inlet.
What is the Statute of Limitation in Florida these days...4...5 Years ??
maryg
Member
Originally Posted by scrombus2
http:///forum/post/2730325
I live in Ft. Pierce and have a 75 FOWLR that is completely native- the water, live sand, fish, crabs, CBS, hermits, mantises, everything. Go to myfwc.com for the latest regs, but only blue crabs and stone crabs are regulated. There's lots of local critters that make good tank inhabitants. A great place to go to look at, or collect critters is Ft. Pierce Inlet State Park, and DuBois park at the Jupiter inlet. Collection of live rock is illegal in state waters, which extend 3 miles from shore, but I collected some prime live rock from Federal waters, 60ft deep off of St. Lucie inlet.
Thats really cool. Gotta come by and see your set up.
http:///forum/post/2730325
I live in Ft. Pierce and have a 75 FOWLR that is completely native- the water, live sand, fish, crabs, CBS, hermits, mantises, everything. Go to myfwc.com for the latest regs, but only blue crabs and stone crabs are regulated. There's lots of local critters that make good tank inhabitants. A great place to go to look at, or collect critters is Ft. Pierce Inlet State Park, and DuBois park at the Jupiter inlet. Collection of live rock is illegal in state waters, which extend 3 miles from shore, but I collected some prime live rock from Federal waters, 60ft deep off of St. Lucie inlet.
Thats really cool. Gotta come by and see your set up.
scrombus2
Member
It is illegal to collect live rock in STATE waters, but state waters only extend three miles offshore. As far as I know, there are no regs for live rock in federal waters. FWC would be interested in my groupers and my puffer, though.As far as the cultured LR goes, according to the FWC, as long as the rock is tagged with the owner's name and is not native rock ( it was some dead Fiji) it's legal. I'll post some pics here this afternoon.
Livestock list:
Nassau grouper, 3-1/2"
gag grouper, 3"
puffer
Beaugregory damsel
Brazilian damsel
3 Sergeant majors
Highhat
small filefish
2 small spiny lobsters
3 urchins
3 cucumbers
Haitian anemone
several hermits
2 small mantis shrimp
several pistol shrimp
2 unidentified blennies
several snail species
all collected locally. I am not some guerrilla reef raider, most creatures were collected with a push net in the grass flats inside Ft. Pierce inlet, a legal collection method, except for the regulated species mentioned above
Livestock list:
Nassau grouper, 3-1/2"
gag grouper, 3"
puffer
Beaugregory damsel
Brazilian damsel
3 Sergeant majors
Highhat
small filefish
2 small spiny lobsters
3 urchins
3 cucumbers
Haitian anemone
several hermits
2 small mantis shrimp
several pistol shrimp
2 unidentified blennies
several snail species
all collected locally. I am not some guerrilla reef raider, most creatures were collected with a push net in the grass flats inside Ft. Pierce inlet, a legal collection method, except for the regulated species mentioned above
maryg
Member
Originally Posted by scrombus2
http:///forum/post/2730897
It is illegal to collect live rock in STATE waters, but state waters only extend three miles offshore. As far as I know, there are no regs for live rock in federal waters. FWC would be interested in my groupers and my puffer, though.As far as the cultured LR goes, according to the FWC, as long as the rock is tagged with the owner's name and is not native rock ( it was some dead Fiji) it's legal. I'll post some pics here this afternoon.
Livestock list:
Nassau grouper, 3-1/2"
gag grouper, 3"
puffer
Beaugregory damsel
Brazilian damsel
3 Sergeant majors
Highhat
small filefish
2 small spiny lobsters
3 urchins
3 cucumbers
Haitian anemone
several hermits
2 small mantis shrimp
several pistol shrimp
2 unidentified blennies
several snail species
all collected locally. I am not some guerrilla reef raider, most creatures were collected with a push net in the grass flats inside Ft. Pierce inlet, a legal collection method, except for the regulated species mentioned above
Too funny!! "guerrilla reef raider." That should be your tag name.
I thought someone was gonna bite my head off for asking a simple question.
http:///forum/post/2730897
It is illegal to collect live rock in STATE waters, but state waters only extend three miles offshore. As far as I know, there are no regs for live rock in federal waters. FWC would be interested in my groupers and my puffer, though.As far as the cultured LR goes, according to the FWC, as long as the rock is tagged with the owner's name and is not native rock ( it was some dead Fiji) it's legal. I'll post some pics here this afternoon.
Livestock list:
Nassau grouper, 3-1/2"
gag grouper, 3"
puffer
Beaugregory damsel
Brazilian damsel
3 Sergeant majors
Highhat
small filefish
2 small spiny lobsters
3 urchins
3 cucumbers
Haitian anemone
several hermits
2 small mantis shrimp
several pistol shrimp
2 unidentified blennies
several snail species
all collected locally. I am not some guerrilla reef raider, most creatures were collected with a push net in the grass flats inside Ft. Pierce inlet, a legal collection method, except for the regulated species mentioned above
Too funny!! "guerrilla reef raider." That should be your tag name.
scrombus2
Member
Oh yeah, to answer your question about the crabs- there's several cool crabs available locally. I have some crimson crabs that are tireless algae grazers, some decorator crabs, even some small sally lightfoots. You have to at least snorkel to get them, but it's loads of fun for the entire family. Minimal gear is required- a mask, snorkel, dive flag and some collection nets. I encourage others in the hobby to get out there and snorkel- you never know what you'll see.
