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snakeblitz33
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Originally Posted by Elrodg http:///t/393972/id-please#post_3506244
Well it's covered in little arms. Looking almost like an aiptasia. Purple on tips turning to a white body. It came off some live rock I pulled out of the ocean in Hawaii I'm guessing.
I just wanted to point out that you may want to keep that to yourself...
I haven't seen you around - so welcome to the boards! Stay around!
Originally Posted by Elrodg http:///t/393972/id-please#post_3506244
Well it's covered in little arms. Looking almost like an aiptasia. Purple on tips turning to a white body. It came off some live rock I pulled out of the ocean in Hawaii I'm guessing.
I just wanted to point out that you may want to keep that to yourself...
I haven't seen you around - so welcome to the boards! Stay around!
elrodg
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The locals get mad if you bring home lava rocks and such. That's supposed to be bad juju. But ocean rock is fine. Believe me I did plenty of research. Called the local airport so as to get regulations and such. But anyways. Enough rambling. There seems to be a couple of these things that have now been identified as nudibranches
elrodg
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Hawaii State Law: Unlawful to take, break or damage, with any implement, any rock or coral to which marine life is visibly attached or affixed. HAR 13-95. A resident of Hawaii may collect up to 5lbs of dead coral or rubble per day from the beach areas.
This may be a state law. But according to the airport inspector as long as its not an agricultural product they don't care. OAnd this was all dead seemingly clean rubble and rock. No corals. No plants. And if you read into that law a bit differently, it states that you cannot break off parts which i did not. I simply pulled them off the beach as they washed in. And if something was inside the rocks. So be it. All I've really got is an aiptasia outbreak. Nothing more
Also my sister is a resident on Maui. That's the only way I could even afford to go there. Lol.
So in the end it's all semantics. I was allowed on a plane with a suitcase 1/3 full of live rock. I paid for the extra weight in my bag. So no worries. It's not like they are gonna come and find me now for it
This may be a state law. But according to the airport inspector as long as its not an agricultural product they don't care. OAnd this was all dead seemingly clean rubble and rock. No corals. No plants. And if you read into that law a bit differently, it states that you cannot break off parts which i did not. I simply pulled them off the beach as they washed in. And if something was inside the rocks. So be it. All I've really got is an aiptasia outbreak. Nothing more
Also my sister is a resident on Maui. That's the only way I could even afford to go there. Lol.
So in the end it's all semantics. I was allowed on a plane with a suitcase 1/3 full of live rock. I paid for the extra weight in my bag. So no worries. It's not like they are gonna come and find me now for it
elrodg
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I'm usually not one to fudge on the rules. But I was there and my tank was in need of rock. I in no way damaged existing reef or anything of the sort. I think in the end I only got about ten to fifteen lbs, no sand, no snails or other visible critters. These were apparently still in egg because these didn't come out til almost a month later.
bang guy
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Originally Posted by Elrodg http:///t/393972/id-please#post_3506315
So in the end it's all semantics. I was allowed on a plane with a suitcase 1/3 full of live rock. I paid for the extra weight in my bag. So no worries. It's not like they are gonna come and find me now for it
My intention is not to give you a hard time. The ocean rock in Hawaii is considered an agricultural product. I just don't want anyone else that visits Hawaii to think it's legal to gather rock to take home. You got away with it, the next person might not.
Originally Posted by Elrodg http:///t/393972/id-please#post_3506315
So in the end it's all semantics. I was allowed on a plane with a suitcase 1/3 full of live rock. I paid for the extra weight in my bag. So no worries. It's not like they are gonna come and find me now for it
My intention is not to give you a hard time. The ocean rock in Hawaii is considered an agricultural product. I just don't want anyone else that visits Hawaii to think it's legal to gather rock to take home. You got away with it, the next person might not.
bang guy
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Originally Posted by Elrodg http:///t/393972/id-please#post_3506320
Now can someone please help me out with a little better id on this? I don't want to starve this little critter to death
You mentioned it's eating Aiptasia?
That would limit it to just a few Nudibranch. Berghia being the most common.
Originally Posted by Elrodg http:///t/393972/id-please#post_3506320
Now can someone please help me out with a little better id on this? I don't want to starve this little critter to death
You mentioned it's eating Aiptasia?
That would limit it to just a few Nudibranch. Berghia being the most common.
bang guy
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Nudibranch typically specialize on one food and are unable to eat anything else. Berghia are no exception, they can only eat Aiptasia Anemone.
Aiptasia are very easy to grow so you could set up a seperate Aiptasia tank to grow food for the Berghia. Berghia do not live long but they can easily reproduce if there are sufficient Aiptasia.
Aiptasia are very easy to grow so you could set up a seperate Aiptasia tank to grow food for the Berghia. Berghia do not live long but they can easily reproduce if there are sufficient Aiptasia.