Finally, life is good... - Page 6

Bob I · #51 01-13-2003, 09:23 PM

Strictly as a matter of interest. The shrimp I got in the same shipment is acting totally normally. 8)

TANGOMAN · #52 01-13-2003, 10:56 PM

My Shrimp are doing fine as well. I don't know about the stupid snails I got though. They continue to migrate to the front glass...don't they know I clean that glass regularly ? I put them on a rock where I had hoped they would do their thing and they don't move. I mean they'll stay in one place for ten days if I leave them. I thought I was dumb... :?
Bob, any interest in that C.C. Starfish ? Another thing Bob. The Lemon Peel Angel I purchased shortly after you got yours is in with "the general population" but continues to be a very picky eater. It will not accept the wide variety of frozen foods I offer. I grazes regularly and will eat some pellets. What have you been feeding yours ?

Bob I · #53 01-13-2003, 11:43 PM

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Bob, any interest in that C.C. Starfish ? Another thing Bob. The Lemon Peel Angel I purchased shortly after you got yours is in with "the general population" but continues to be a very picky eater. It will not accept the wide variety of frozen foods I offer. I grazes regularly and will eat some pellets. What have you been feeding yours ?

The trouble with the CC is that the tank is still partially reef. There are a few soft corals, and the Anemone. If there is no expected problem with those, we could pitch him in there.

As to the Lemonpeel, he eats anything I offer with flake food being a real favorite. In frozen food, I offer Mysis, Formula 1, and 2. In addition he chomps on Caulerpa. I don't know if he has any success with that though.

Bob I · #54 01-14-2003, 12:25 AM

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I'm rather stuck on what you said about the crustaceans having trouble molting. This seems unusual to me. One time, I can pass off as an anomaly but not when all are having problems. Maybe there is too much iodine in the water, or not enough (iodine is apparently a crucial element needed for triggering molting). It sounds like they might be molting prematurely, or perhaps molting too late somehow.

Not to be argumentative, my understanding of molting is that it is a function of growth. The animal gets too big for its outer covering, it molts, period. Now I am not aware of unusual molting, so I am out of the picture here. As to iodide. I add reef iodide sporadically, and have never had unusual molting. That is all I can offer.