Peter's Petite Pair Of Picos

[castiel]

CUC may depend on availability, again in the stores I visited recently they only had a few snails and hermits. So was thinking of starting with couple of snails (I can't recall which they had) and a hermit.

But I need to look more closely, wasn't really considering CUC at that point!

As for inverts ... again not totally sure yet. Would love a Lysmata Amboinensis (are you impressed, llj? Red Lined Cleaner Shrimp for everyone else!) but will have to see how that would fit in such a small space. Otherwise maybe a Peppermint Shrimp, depending on whether I can identify the goby/shrimp pair and how they would get on.

Porcelain crabs are appealing too, but need to read up on their suitability.

 

[lljdma06]

CUC may depend on availability, again in the stores I visited recently they only had a few snails and hermits. So was thinking of starting with couple of snails (I can't recall which they had) and a hermit.

But I need to look more closely, wasn't really considering CUC at that point!

As for inverts ... again not totally sure yet. Would love a Lysmata Amboinensis (are you impressed, llj? Red Lined Cleaner Shrimp for everyone else!) but will have to see how that would fit in such a small space. Otherwise maybe a Peppermint Shrimp, depending on whether I can identify the goby/shrimp pair and how they would get on.

Porcelain crabs are appealing too, but need to read up on their suitability.

Oooo, scientific names. I am impressed. I'm also considering Lysmata species for my Caribbean biotope as two very nice species are native. For the 8g, I'm not so sure, I'd like to try a different genus.

llj

 

[ALW]

As for inverts ... again not totally sure yet. Would love a Lysmata Amboinensis (are you impressed, llj? Red Lined Cleaner Shrimp for everyone else!)

Oooo, scientific names. I am impressed.

llj

Also known as the Pacific Cleaner Shrimp

 

[castiel]

Well I've finally made a few additions to the tanks!

In my tank:
Ricordea

Palythoas

Morphs

And in Ang's:
Ricordea

Morphs

Red Sea Fan/Gorgonian(?)

I also had this delivered today, which was for my saltwater storage tub to go with the heater and keep it fresh:

But I was surprised at how small it is, and how powerful, so in one of the tanks it went for trial:

And there it's staying, with two more on order! At $5 each can't really beat it.

 

[bae1994]

Looking good

 

[lljdma06]

Did you get your CUC?

llj

 

[castiel]

Well, some of it! One hermit crab per tank, one snail per tank. Definitely need to add a couple more snails I think.

My snail just spent a few hours sitting on top of the poor polyps ... =0)

 

[lljdma06]

Well, some of it! One hermit crab per tank, one snail per tank. Definitely need to add a couple more snails I think.

My snail just spent a few hours sitting on top of the poor polyps ... =0)

See what he does first. You're tank isn't all that big, so maybe if you wait a bit, he may do the job for you. Haha, tell him to get off your polyps.

 

[castiel]

Copepods! And a tiny, tiny snail.

Obviously no chance of getting pics ...

 

[lljdma06]

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Copepods! And a tiny, tiny snail.

Obviously no chance of getting pics ...

Cool...

 

[castiel]

I was initially freaked out to see tiny white specs (reminded me of fleas) running around the glass, but happier now I know they are beneficial!

 

[GrayScale]

I was initially freaked out to see tiny white specs (reminded me of fleas) running around the glass, but happier now I know they are beneficial!

Any new pics?

 

[lljdma06]

Actually, if the copepods are as fast as he says they are, perhaps a video clip would be best.

But we'd accept pics.

 

[castiel]

I'll try to get one or the other tomorrow =0)

 

[castiel]

A really bad video, but if you squint you can see the copepods =0)
(might need to view on youtube and max screen)