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06-02-2007, 12:41 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Whittier, CA
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 |  Bubble shells
I am looking into getting a bubble shell for my tank, but am having problems locating the species I want.
Photo is on the link below: The Sea Slug Forum - Hydatina physis
Does anyone know where to buy these at?
They are supposedly reef safe and very common in shallow water. | 
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06-02-2007, 12:58 PM
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| | Clown Trigger
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: St. Louis
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I don't know where to get one but you don't want it anyway. Paper Bubble Nudibranchs feed SOLELY on cirratulid worms. I doubt you have enough of these in your tank to keep one fed for very long. Then it will starve. | |
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06-02-2007, 01:13 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Whittier, CA
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Well that kinda sucks. This book that I had (Pocket Expert Marine Invertebrates by Shimek, Ph.D.) said that bubble shells were good reef animals. | |
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06-02-2007, 01:27 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: TN Age: 31
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The only thing neat about those is the color of the eggs(sea collar). Thats some cool looking red eggs with the neon blue edge! _________ [center]Renaming Our Corals "Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it." Andre Gide | |
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06-02-2007, 02:13 PM
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| | Clown Trigger
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Maybe I'm wrong. I would send Dr. Ron an email. ron@ronshimek.com
If he responds that I'm wrong, please post back on this thread. I don't like for bad information to be floating in cyberspace. This hobby is challenging enough as it is without bad information too. | |
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06-02-2007, 03:13 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Whittier, CA
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Thats why I asked....
I figured someone out there would know more than I do...
I just keep my nose stuffed in a book for about 3 months before I even buy the fish/coral I want... need to know as much about it as I can before I buy it.  _________ 40 gal acrylic tank, 20 gal wet/dry sump, 3.7 gal HOB CPR fuge, CPR bak-pak skimmer, Eheim canister filter, 192w Coralife CF, 150w 10k MH, 200w heater 40lbs of live sand, 50 lbs of live rock 8 blue leg hermit crabs, 2 Turbo snails, Tiger brittle star, sand star, 3 feather dusters 1 T.Crocea, 1 Pajama Cardinalfish, 1 mandarin dragonet, 1 purple firefish, 1 hi-fin banded shrimp goby ast mushrooms, xenia, zoa's and glove polyps [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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06-02-2007, 04:42 PM
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| | Clown Trigger
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Originally Posted by calialien  I just keep my nose stuffed in a book for about 3 months before I even buy the fish/coral I want... need to know as much about it as I can before I buy it. | You are going to do well in this hobby then. You'll still have some 'hiccups' along the way but you are doing what I wish everyone did. Karma to you. | |
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06-02-2007, 05:46 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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Mainly feeding on polychaete worms and various other microcrustaceans...yes they are considered reef safe because they won't harm your coral, fish and many inverts-but the specialized feeding will be a problem for you I would imagine! The thing that will happen, is that I feel your Bubble will eventually run out of that kind of food stuff also, dispruting the close knit ecosystem by depleting these beneficial organisms found with in your benthic area of your tank(sand bed)! _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Cerianthid Stars Hermits snails Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria Kenyon Tree Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa)
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