new fish,snails, and rock

[dougai]

i went to a new lfs and found it was great...
i got a shrimp goby- pink and blue(just found out the enjoy company with a pistle shrimp so il need to get one)
15 snails, which have not moved yet
a linkia starfish
and i great piece of lr with a little anenome(i think) on it

 

[dougai]

does anyone know what that is on my lr?
will it survive under an actinic and 10k for lights

 

[hot883]

Originally Posted by dougai
does anyone know what that is on my lr?
will it survive under an actinic and 10k for lights
Looks like aiptasia to me. YOU NEED TO TURN your snails over or they will die. Not all snails can right themselves!
Nice additions by the way. I have not heard much luck with the linka's though.

 

[dougai]

snails are now upright
thanks a lot

 

[blemmy_guy]

Linkias need a well established tank to survive. Sometimes we get lucky though. There a great addition to the tank. Goodluck.
Todd

 

[dougai]

i have only had my tank running for a little more than a year
so i dont think i will be successful
but heck i will try

 

[blemmy_guy]

Im sorry, i didnt realize it had been up a year. It should do fine in there. Best of luck to ya!!
Todd

 

[jayc]

Nice additions! I love the linkia. And that looks like a aiptasia anenome. A pesky anenome that u do not want.
Josh

 

[blemmy_guy]

I had aptaisia and got a couple peppermint shrimp and they took care of it pretty quick! Todd

 

[jayc]

Yea, From what I've read there r like 5 types of pepperment shrimp, one in which hides all the time, one that eats aiptasia anenome's, one that eats corals, and I cant remember the other one. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Josh

 

[blemmy_guy]

Ive only seen the onw, it does hide alot, comes out at feeding time and at night, but they eat the aptaisia!! I dont know of the other types, but they may be out there.
Todd

 

[dougai]

well i still have the aiptista, dont really know what il do with it
but sadly my starfish did not last
could be i did not acclimate long enough
or my temp stays near 86ish

 

[blemmy_guy]

86 degrees is way too hot in my opinion.! That could be why you lost your linkia. I keep mine around 79 all the time. Todd

 

[hot883]

Originally Posted by dougai
well i still have the aiptista, dont really know what il do with it
but sadly my starfish did not last
could be i did not acclimate long enough
or my temp stays near 86ish
Sorry about your loss. The aiptasia is best to get rid of. I get mine out bu boiling some water and using a turkey baster. Fill the turkey baster with boiling water, stick it in the tank and blast the aiptasia. Then unsqueeze the bulb on the baster and suck the aiptasia up into the baster. Discard in garbage.................Done Deal.