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04-10-2008, 08:18 PM
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| | Purple Spiny Lobster
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Sounds like a good plan. I just was listening to a podcast today that mentioned that harlequin shrimp love to chow down on these critters. Of course (i heard), that species of shrimp needs starfish as a main part of their diet so there's the worry of what to feed them when the pest is gone.
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04-10-2008, 08:19 PM
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#12 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ohio Age: 32
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It was a neat little creature... Just not neat enough to risk losing corals over....LOL..>>
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04-10-2008, 08:20 PM
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#13 (permalink)
| | Gnarly Old Codfish
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Originally Posted by Pisces23  Sounds like a good plan. I just was listening to a podcast today that mentioned that harlequin shrimp love to chow down on these critters. Of course (i heard), that species of shrimp needs starfish as a main part of their diet so there's the worry of what to feed them when the pest is gone. | My harly's would not touch them. Even when I gave them "showers" with the dam things...  _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
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04-10-2008, 08:21 PM
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#14 (permalink)
| | Purple Spiny Lobster
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Very true. I don't have any SPS and I've never seen them injuring any of my soft corals. For me they're a nice source of biodiversity.
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04-10-2008, 08:23 PM
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#15 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
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Hopefully I got him out before he had the chance to have any offspring pop up>>>>>>> | |
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04-10-2008, 08:37 PM
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#16 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
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Found it as you can see Geekdiesel.... Pitched him in the trash,,,, | |
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04-10-2008, 08:42 PM
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#17 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: TN Age: 31
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That looks like one of the bad kind. Without a microscope its hard to tell ig you didnt find it eating. Most asterinas just eat coraline. some eat sps, some eat lps, some eat softies, then again some eat algae. Theres over 100 different species of asterinas, and most cannot be identified without a microscope. _________ Got Questions? Need Answers?
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04-10-2008, 08:49 PM
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#18 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
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I'm just glad I found him..... Sneaky little sucker.... | |
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04-10-2008, 08:55 PM
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#19 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
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Ive got a little collection of dried ones, haha! The kind that hitch hiked into my tank are the ones that eat coraline. | |
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04-11-2008, 05:11 AM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
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Originally Posted by geekdafied Ive got a little collection of dried ones, haha! | Me to.
Planter next to tank probably has more then 1000 in it.  | |
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