Setting Up The 29g. Totally Psyched I Have Saltwater In My Living Room

[kj23502]

lfs didn't have much in the way of snails. Just margarita and astraea. I've read that margarita's natural habitat isn't the tanks we provide. They go into warmer waters temporarily but its not their permanent home. They live shorter lives if kept in the tropical tanks long term.

I picked up 5 more astraeas. Haven't had a single one tip over.... yet

 

[kj23502]

What in the hell is that

It's about 1/8th of an inch long or .32cm. It looks clearish grey and has 2 antenae sticking off in the front. Antenae are longer than the critter is. It's just running around my lr. Not swimming (at least at the moment).

Any idea...amphipod or something?? I thought they swam This creeps me out b/c I don't know what it is for sure and there's no way I can get a pic

It almost looks like a rolly polly http/images.google.com/images?q=rolly%20...l=en&tab=wi

except it's clear and has longer antanea. What you think?

 

[-Nemo-]

Hard to tell from that description
Copepod perhaps?

 

[seffieuk]

Probsbly a Stomatella, first time I saw one they freaked me out

Your gobies are lovely, they are fasinating little fish

Truck, I have a dracula goby who is friends with my fire shrimps - they clean him all the time and he appears to enjoy every minute so you could just try a goby and see if he makes friends with your fire shrimp if you don't want a pistol shrimp

seffie x

 

[Truck]

Probsbly a Stomatella, first time I saw one they freaked me out

Your gobies are lovely, they are fasinating little fish

Truck, I have a dracula goby who is friends with my fire shrimps - they clean him all the time and he appears to enjoy every minute so you could just try a goby and see if he makes friends with your fire shrimp if you don't want a pistol shrimp

seffie x

a yellow clown goby is in the stocking plan

 

[kj23502]

Googled it and it's not a stomatella.I think it's an amphipod like in this first picture. It looks a lot like that.

http/images.google.com/images?q=amphipod...l=en&tab=wi

 

[ben1987]

how are those gobies?

 

[kj23502]

Seem to be just fine. I tried to take a video of them when I fed them last night, but they are camera shy. Saw me and wouldn't make an appearance. Next time, maybe

This tank evaporates a lot. I top off usually once a day. Twice on the weekends when I'm home more.

I'm keeping my eye on a 30" 250 watt lighting unit that comes with a 15,000k bulb. If price stays right, I'll bid at the end. I also have a few questions in that I'm waiting to have answered.

 

[SkiFletch]

Could be an amphipod, pretty big one, but you don't have any predators in there atm, so I wouldn't be surprised if that's what it is. Looks like Diatoms to me

 

[kj23502]

Looks like Diatoms to me

What about the bright green stuff?

 

[kj23502]

Woohoo I have a video of both gobies eating

One of them is quite the scaredy cat and the other is pretty brave

Should I name them Mickey & Minnie? The shrimp will be pluto I think it sounds cute

The tunnel that the one comes out of on the left side of the video is new. I'm thinking the shrimp must be excavating down there. It's been a few minutes since my upload is slow and whenever I've passed my tank (living room) the one goby has been poking out of the hole in the front of the tank.

 

[TigerIssey]

Love that photo KJ.

Tried to look at the videos but when you open them it has replay on it, when you click on replay you get about 1 second then it stops and says replay again.

 

[kelwoo]

Lovely gobies

Which one is mickey and which is minnie? Have they found your shrimp yet? fingers crossed it won't be long.

Videos are great, they are really quick - blink and you'll miss them!

kelwoo

 

[kj23502]

I don't know why the video's aren't working

They work for me although it blinks where the time line is...not on the video. The first one is about a minute long, I think. The second one is a tad shorter. Here's a direct link. Will see if that works. Let me know.

I have no idea which ones which. I have no idea how to tell them apart

http/s248.photobucket.com/albums/gg200/k...nt=100_5431.flv

http/s248.photobucket.com/albums/gg200/k...nt=100_5432.flv

 

[TigerIssey]

The first link works, really sweet.

The second link does the same, flashes a picture then comes up with replay again.

Very weird, especially if the links work for you??