johnoburns

I am looking at getting some new livestock and wanted to see what saltwater symbiotic relationships there are out there. I know of the relationships between the clown and anemone, the goby and pistol shrimp, and the anemone crab and anemone. I currently have the first two and would like to add another. Has anyone heard of or seen other symbiotic relationships?

Just some words of caution. If you go with something pre-wired I would try and go for the outdoor kind. If you decide to go with indoor lights or do the wiring yourself, you might want to build an water tight enclosure with a clear (for LED light to penetrate) plastic cover to prevent moisture from getting to your new light setup. The indoor lights are not designed for water and wiring yourself to be water proof could be tricky. You could run into some complications after your setup has been up for a while. Complications like corrosion of parts or something shorting on you. I could be overcautious in this department, but it is electricity and water....

If you go with the enclose I think you can find some online pretty easily. You also might be able to find something you can adapt for your purpose at Home Depot in outdoor lighting. You might even be able to get by with caulking a plastic box with a clear lid.

If anyone has other thoughts please chime in. I am not an expert, just don't want to see hard work being lost and especially don't want any harm come to a member or their fish.

How much do you want for the blenny. Have any pics?

What do you have left? Are these shown in the pics above? If not do you have other pics?

The 4" cross is not counting the tentacles.

I don't have a real high quality camera, but here are two pics.

The foot is about an 1 1/2" -2" in diameter.

The top is about 4" in diameter.

I have a LT/Corkscrew Anemone that I am looking to sell. It has some very nice bright green and purple colors. Looking for $40. I live in the Wells Branch area of town.

I have a LT/Corkscrew Anemone that I am looking to sell. It has some very nice bright green and purple colors. Looking for $40. I live in the Wells Branch area of town.

I'm looking for some Aquarium Maintenance Software. I've seen some of these online but wanted to get members opinions on which one(s) you guys like and why you like them. The ones I've seen help you track trends, water changes, expenses, and so forth. Please let me know your opinions, I'm interested to see what people actually use if any.

Thanks!!!

I like to get some of the live rock and maybe an emerald crab.

Still haven't seen the skunk cleaner shrimp. How long do they take to molt?

I tested the water and also to it to LFS to have tested. Nitrates and Nitrites were undetectable. Other parameters looked good as well. I had them test salinity, calcium, and everything else just incase I missed something.

I need some help with two different problems in the same tank. I have a 24g nano cube stocked with 2 clowns, 1 pistol shrimp, 1 yellow watchman goby, 2 blue legged hermit crabs, 4 Mexican turbo snails, and 1 MIA skunk cleaner shrimp.

The first problem seems to be with my Mexican turbo snails causing problems for my corals. I currently have 4 snails and got them to help with some algae in my tank about 4 weeks ago. They made fast work of it and it was under control about a week after adding them in the tank. About 2 weeks ago I got 4 corals. The snails seem to plow their way over some of the corals and have taken out two. I started with a button polyp (zoanthis), a green star polyp (Clavularia viridis), a pulsating xenia (Xenia elongata), and a hammer coral. They seem to have completely taken out the green star polyp and the xenia. The button polyp and the hammer coral seem to be doing ok, but they do react when the snails get to close. Does anyone else have this problem with these snails (I read online they can be destructive)? If I get rid of them should I take them all out or leave some in the tank? If I take them out what cleaners should I replace them with that are coral safe (I've also heard to many hermit crabs can be bad).

The second problem is with a missing skunk cleaner shrimp. I have had him for about a week. He seemed to make a home in one of the caves that I setup with live rock. I haven't seen him in about two days. Is it possible something in my tank killed and ate it quickly? He was about an inch and a quarter. The pistol shrimp is about an inch long. The goby is about an inch and a half. The pistol and goby share tunnels in the sand bed. Is it possible the skunk shrimp is under there with them?

Thanks,

John

Looking to buy a few small corals for a 24 gallon nanocube. If you have any you like to sell please let me know (PM me) or send pictures and how much you wanting. Thanks.

I would like to come by and see them this week if possible. Please PM me. Thanks!!!