So I have added a few things to the tank this weekend home. Picked up a couple turbo snails, five red tip hermits plus one other hermit I'm not sure of (we call him muttly), and finally a fire shrimp that my girlfriend has named rock lobster... Don't get me started on that.

Critters were picked up Friday and grabbed a few coral frags from a friend today. Some mushrooms and a good chunk of green star pollop.

I've noticed that one of the snails has attached itself to the back of muttly. Has been there for roughly 24 hours now. Is that something I should be concerned about?


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Nah it's nothing to worry about snails often hitch hike on other inverts shells and can stay there for an indeterminate time

It does look sort of cute/funny. Kinda like they are best friends haha.


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Hoping the pollops (?) open up a bit before I leave tomorrow. Have to get some pics of everything.


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Well my gsp is finally starting to come out.

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Girlfriend pointed out that there is something else that appears to be growing on a couple of the rocks and a couple spots on the glass. Anyone know what they could be?

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Looks like aptaisia anemone
Very bad! Use a razor blade to remove the one on the glass and get a peppermint shrimp for the one on the rock.
Do not feed the shrimp anything until that aptaisia is gone!

+1 looks like aiptasia.

I had a bad outbreak in my 75g a few months ago. I used grocery shop lemon juice in an insulin needle for the big ones (took a few tries because these buggers are fast), and bought 3 peppermint shrimps that took care of the smaller ones in the rockwork.

https://vimeo.com/122153169

Peppermint shrimps have been added. This video was taken within a minute of being introduced to the tank. Girlfriend said they are going crazy over the aiptasia. Thanks for the advice everyone!


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Good guy peppermint shrimps.

Three nice pictures I took this morning after coming home, and a short (0:45) time lapse video.
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https://vimeo.com/122740796


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Were you able to remedy the aiptasia problem?

All but two or three small pieces have been destroyed by the peppermints. Though one of the peppermints has become food already. I saw this brute ("Muttley") chowing down on it earlier. Anyone able to identify the exact type of hermit he is?

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Help out...
 

I have a new RO/DI water system

I would be willing to make you a bunch of water

If you have some rubbermaids or buckets...

Let me know if you interested

I also have a ATO system I made that is gravity fed, I could help you with that if you wanted

Lastly, I have a 30 gallon tank if you want to make sump as well as a Turboflotor skimmer

Let me know

Thanks metro. You're in calgary?

Also, exciting day today! We picked up a couple clowns!

https://vimeo.com/122859375

We also grabbed a blue light to add to the light canopy on the tank. Really adds depth to the color of the tank as you can see in the video.


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