Indo LR at golds

AndyL · #1 12-31-2004, 07:38 PM

I had to pick some up today (while $ is still in bank account before tonights drinking binge). So I got dennis to grab me 15lbs of their Indonesian Live rock today.

This has GOT to be the nicest rock I've seen yet. Really colorful, loose - full of holes (big holes too). I was figuring on close to 50lbs to get the rock the way I wanted it in the 20g... Looks like I may only be able to fit another 10-15lbs!

Really can't wait to see what life comes out - There's already a ton of sponges, macro algaes and I think I even spotted a small hunk of acro...

Thanks golds!

Andy

Tarolisol · #2 12-31-2004, 10:35 PM

Keep an eye out for angry crabs ive got lots of those from indo live rock

G1GY · #3 01-01-2005, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Tarolisol

Keep an eye out for angry crabs ive got lots of those from indo live rock

I got rid of around 10 - 12 crabs from my 100 lbs of indo.

*EDIT*

So after making this post I decided to go take the flashlight and look for more crabs to remove from my 90 gallon reef.
I spot one of the little hairy monsters on a high rock and try to grab it with my forceps only to injur it. It falls to the sand on the bottom where it boogies off to a hard to get to corner! (I can still see it though because of the moon lights on the tank.)
I sit there watching it (while trying to decide how to get it in that spot.), when all of a sudden.........The new Bullseye pistol shrimp(That I bought at Gold aquariums yesterday) comes out from under a rock and grabs it!!

The shrimp took it back under the rock and I could hear it popping like crazy!
I put the light of the flashlight on the hole and seen the shrimp offing the crab.

I never expected anything like this, but it was definately the coolest thing to happen while watching my reef at night.

Tarolisol · #4 01-01-2005, 06:32 PM

Wow thats incredible i need to get one of those crazy killer shirmps. Ive taken out 4 crabs from one piece of rock. Two hair leg ones and 2 monsters. Some are really hard to catch. How did you go about catching all yours.

G1GY · #5 01-01-2005, 07:05 PM

I use a pair of long nosed forceps from my fly fishing gear and keep the flashlight on them with one hand while grabbing them with the forceps.
It works great except you end up grabbing the soft (Hairy ones) too hard most of the time.

*EDIT*

Here's a couple of pic's of the one type I had lot's of.

I think it's some kind of rock crab.

Notice the red eyes in the first pic? They almost light up like LED's when you shine the flashlight on them at night.

Also, I've never seen one of these during the day. (But removed 6 in the dark!)

Bob I · #6 01-01-2005, 07:30 PM

The Indonesian LR and the Fiji LR are all mixed together in the tanks at Gold Aquariums. I picked up some Fiji the other day. I wonder if I should be looking for crabs too.

impreza · #7 01-01-2005, 07:34 PM

OMG, the SAME thing happened with me!

I have been having a problem with this crab that is about the size of a toonie, maybe larger. I bought one of those pistol shrimp yesterday at gold's and I wake up this morning to see the crabs large claw on the sandbed!

AndyL · #8 01-01-2005, 08:18 PM

Do we have a proper ID on these crabs? Are they known to be reef unsafe?

Andy

Bob I · #9 01-01-2005, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by AndyL

Do we have a proper ID on these crabs? Are they known to be reef unsafe?

Andy

Gary has good pictures, so maybe he could fire them off to Ron Shimek at the "hitchhiker FAQ" to get an ID, and let us know what the response is

impreza · #10 01-01-2005, 09:59 PM

The crab I had looks exactly the same as the one in the photos. I never saw him eat any corals, but it was responsible for my snail graveyard!