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  1. johnmaloney

    johnmaloney 3reef Sponsor

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    People ask me all the time, so I figured I would start this thread and then update it as I go. Here is a list of all the animals I come across at some point throughout the year:

    Tube Anemone - year round availability
    Banded Tube Anemone - year round availability
    Teardrop Decorator - year round availability - prefer to not put effort into collection, they collect themselves pretty regularly
    Longnose Spider Crab - late winter/early spring and summer availability
    *Horseshoe Crab - late winter/early spring and summer availability
    Variegated Feather Duster - year round availability
    Arrow Crab - late winter/early spring and summer availability
    Antilles Sponge Crab - pure luck when available
    Scaly Tailed Mantis - available anytime the water is clear enough to see
    Assorted Mantis - available anytime we go to the Keys
    Giant Hermit Crab - available anytime the water is clear enough to see
    Orange Claw Hermit - year round availability
    Assorted Micro Porcelain Crabs - spring and summer help, but you still have to get lucky
    Emerald Crab - available anytime we go to the Keys
    Milk Conch - year round availability
    Hawkwing Conch - late winter/early spring and summer availability
    Florida Fighting Conch - late winter/early spring and summer availability
    Crown Conch - late winter/early spring and summer availability
    Horse Conch - late winter/early spring and summer availability
    Hairy Triton - luck I guess, never really looked for them but bump into them enough to make the list
    Gaudy Naticas - late winter/full moon
    Marginellas - year round availability
    Spotted Sea Hares - every season but fall/early winter
    Assorted Sea Hares - every season but fall/early winter
    Ragged Sea Hare - every season but fall/early winter
    Nine Armed Sea Star - year round availability, but some luck involved
    Beaded Sea Star - late winter/spring availability
    Two Spined Sea Star - late winter/spring availability
    Brittle Stars - available anytime we go to the Keys
    Reef Urchin - every season but fall/early winter
    Rock Boring Urchin - every season but fall/early winter
    Arbacia Urchin - every season but fall/early winter
    Variegated Urchin - every season but fall/early winter
    West Indian Sea Egg - every season but fall/early winter
    Pencil Urchin - every season but fall/early winter
    Mangrove Tunicate - year round availability
    Flat Tunicates - year round availability
    Upside Down Jelly - summer availability
    Condy Anemone - Keys trip availability
    Sun Anemone - Keys trip availability
    Flower Anemone - Keys trip availability
    Warty Anemone - spring/summer availability
    Sponge Zoanthid on Lavender Rope Sponges - spring/summer availability
    White Encrusting Zoanthid - spring/summer availability
    Magnificent Feather Dusters - Keys trip availability
    Coral Banded Shrimp - spring/summer availability
    Snapping Shrimp aka Pistol Shrimp - spring/summer availability
    Shore Shrimp/Feeder Shrimp - year round availability
    Flame Box Crab - year round availability, but not in an area we usually will visit
    Asst. Bryozoans - year round availability
    Thin Stripe Hermit - year round availability
    Blue Leg Hermit Crab - year round availability
    Nassarius Snail - year round availability
    Florida Cerith - year round availability
    Dwarf Cerith - year round availability
    Fuzzy Chiton - year round availability
    Turbo - every season but fall/early winter
    Porous Sea Rods - every season but fall/early winter
    Sea Plumes - every season but fall/early winter
    Bipinnate Sea Plume - every season but fall/early winter
    Sea Whip - every season but fall/early winter
    Grooved Blade Sea Whip - every season but fall/early winter
    Angular Sea Whip - every season but fall/early winter
    White Telesto - year round availability
    Oar Grass - year round availability
    Cottinwick Grunt - year round availability
    French Grunt - year round availability
    White Grunt - year round availability
    ^Lined Sea Horse - every season but fall/early winter
    Dwarf Sea Horse - year round availability
    Sharpnose Puffer - every season but fall/early winter
    Corkscrew Anemone - every season but fall/early winter
    *Rough File Clam (Flame Scallop) - every season but fall/early winter
    Coral Banded Shrimp - every season but fall/early winter
    *Southern Stingray - summer availability
    *Lesser Electric Ray - summer availability
    Spotted Moray - summer availability
    Green Moray - summer availability
    Slender Filefish - summer availability
    High Hat - summer availability
    Queen Trigger - summer availability
    Glassy Sweeper - summer availability
    Checkered Puffer - year round availability
    Bandtail Puffer - spring/summer availability
    Porcupinefish - spring/summer availability
    Balloonfish - spring/summer availability
    Goldspot Goby - spring/summer availability
    Porkfish - spring/summer availability
    Smallmouth Grunt - spring/summer availability
    Slippery **** - spring/summer availability
    Spotted Scorpion Fish - summer availability
    Sand Diver - spring/summer availability
    Goldline Blenny - spring/summer availability
    Hairy Blenny - year round availability
    French Angelfish - spring/summer availability
    Molly Miller - spring/summer availability
    Dusky Jawfish - spring/summer availability
    Pistol Shrimp - spring/summer availability
    beaugregory - spring/summer availability
    Sgt. Major - year round availability
    Orange Back Damsel - spring/summer availability
    Taurus Damsel - spring/summer availability
    Flat sponge - year round availability
    *Smooth Dog Fish - year round availability
    *Nurse Shark - year round availability
    *Black Tip Reef Shark - year round availability

    *This is a portion of a wholesale list I am putting together, some items are not available to hobbyists. I only post them because there are scientists from public aquariums that visit this forum.
    ^ = aquaculture facilities only
    *= public aquariums/research facilities only
    Fish only available for local pick up or local delivery only.
    Many items are not reef safe, and many more should only be in the hands of expert hobbyists with large tanks. (Some should also get a *, but I haven't gotten to it yet) I just wanted to make this list as comprehensive as possible, it doesn't mean the species are good choices for you, do your homework etc...More species to come when I have the time, but if you don't see it chances are very high we don't come across it. Macro list to be added later...Many items, (take the milk conch for example), aren't fit to put in normal tanks, they could be used in educational biotopes though etc...
     
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  3. johnmaloney

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    here is the species list:

    Tube Anemone Ceriantharia 5''
    Banded Tube Anemone Arachnanthus nocturnus 1 ¼'' mouth
    Teardrop Decorator Pelia sp. Carapace less than ¾''
    Longnose Spider Crab Libinia sp. Will grow large. Carapace up to 4''
    Horseshoe Crab Limulus polyphemus Large. Females considerably larger than males. Max 20''
    Variegated Feather Duster Bispira variegata 1''
    Arrow Crab Stenorhynchus seticornis 1-2'' carapace, but with considerably longer legs
    Antilles Sponge Crab Cryptodromiopsis antillensis 2''
    Scaly Tailed Mantis Lysiosquilla scabricauda 6''
    Assorted Mantis Neogonodactylus/Pseudosquilla 2''
    Giant Hermit Crab Petrochirus diogenes 8''
    Orange Claw Hermit Calcinus tibicen 1''
    Assorted Micro Porcelain Crabs Petrolisthes. sp. less than ½ of an inch
    Emerald Crab Mithrax sculptus ¾''
    Milk Conch Strombus costatus 6''
    Hawkwing Conch Strombus raninus 3 ½''
    Florida Fighting Conch Strombus alatus 3 ½''
    Crown Conch Melongena corona 5''
    Horse Conch Pleuroploca gigantea 14''
    Hairy Triton Cymatium pileare 3 ½''
    Marginella ½''
    Spotted Sea Hares Aplysia dactylomea 6''
    Assorted Sea Hares Aplysia sp. 4''
    Ragged Sea Hare Burastella leachii 6''
    Nine Armed Sea Star Luidia clathrata 10''
    Beaded Sea Star Astropecten articulatus 4''
    Two Spined Sea Star Astropecten duplicatus 8''
    Brittle Stars Ophiocoma sp. 6''
    Reef Urchin Echinometra viridis 2''
    Rock Boring Urchin Echinometra lu****er lu****er 3''
    Arbacia Urchin Arbacia punctulata 4''
    Variegated Urchin Lytechinus variegatus 3''
    West Indian Sea Egg Tripneustes ventricosus 5''
    Pencil Urchin Eucaidaris tribuloides 4'' with spines
    Mangrove Tunicate Ecteinascidia turbinata Clusters normally 4'' in diameter
    Flat Tunicates Botrylloides sp.
    Upside Down Jelly Cassiopea sp. 7''
    Condy Anemone Condylactis gigantea 12''
    Sun Anemone Stichodactyla helianthus 6''
    Flower Anemone Epicystis crucifer 6''
    Warty Anemone Bunodosoma cavernata 4''
    Sponge Zoanthid on Lavender Rope Sponge Parazoanthus parasiticus/Nphates digitalis Zoanthid has max ¼'' disc, sponge collected at 4''
    Mat Zoanthid (Colored) Zoanthus pulchellus ½'' disc
    White Encrusting Zoanthid Palythoa caribaeorum ½'' disc
    Magnificent Feather Dusters Sabellastarte magnifica
    Coral Banded Shrimp Stenopus hispidus 2''
    Snapping Shrimp Alpheus sp. 2''
    Shore Shrimp/Feeder Shrimp 2''
    Flame Box Crab Clappa flammea 4''
    Asst. Bryozoans Gymnolaemata class ¾''
    Thin Stripe Hermit Clibanarius vittatus 3''
    Blue Leg Hermit Crab Clibanarius tricolor
    Nassarius Snail Nassarius vibex
    Florida Cerith
    Dwarf Cerith
    Fuzzy Chiton Acanthopleura granulata 3''
    Turbo Astrea tuber Baseball Size
    Porous Sea Rods Pseudoplexaura spp. Large specimens available on request. Most collected around 12''
    Sea Plumes Pseudopterogorgia spp. Large specimens available on request. Most collected around 12''
    Bipinnate Sea Plume Pseudopterogorgia bipinnata 24''
    Sea Whip Ptegorgia citrina 12''
    Grooved Blade Sea Whip Pterogorgia guadalupensis 24''
    Angular Sea Whip Ptegorgia anceps 24''
    White Telesto Carijoa riisei 10''
    Midrib Grass Halophila baillonis 1'' blades
    Oar Grass Halophila decpens 1'' blades
    Cottinwick Grunt
    French Grunt Haemulon flavolineatum
    White Grunt Haemulon plumieri
    Line Sea Horse Hippocampus erectus 7'' uncurled
    Sharpnose Puffer Canthigaster rostrata
    Corkscrew Anemone Bartholomea annulata 6''
    Rough File Clam Lima scabra 3 ½''
    Sally Light Foot (Nimble Spray Crab) Percnon gibbesi 2'' carapace with much longer legs. We find large ones almost exclusively
    Coral Banded Shrimp Stenopus hispidus 2''
    Southern Stingray Dasyatis americana 60''
    Lesser Electric Ray Narcine brasiliensis 18''
    Spotted Moray Gymnothorax moringa
    Green Moray Gymnothorax funebris 60''
    Slender Filefish Monacanthus tuckeri 3''
    High Hat Pareques acuminatus 9''
    Queen Trigger Balistes vetula 16''
    Glassy Sweeper Pempheris schomburgkii 5''
    Checkered Puffer Sphoeroides testudineus 7''
    Bandtail Puffer Sphoeroides spengleri 7''
    Porcupinefish Diodon hystrix 24''
    Balloonfish Diodon holocanthus 14''
    Goldspot Goby Gnatholepis thompson 2 ½''
    Porkfish Anisotremus virginicus 10''
    Smallmouth Grunt Haemulon chrysargyreum 10''
    Slippery **** Halichoeres bivittatus 8''
    Spotted Scorpion Fish Scorpaena plumieri 15''
    Sand Diver Synodus intermedius 14''
    Goldline Blenny Malacoctenus aurolineatus 2''
    Hairy Blenny Labrisomus nuchipinnis 6''
    French Angelfish Pomacanthus paru 14''
    Bar Jack Carangoides ruber 14''
    Barracuda Sphyraena barracuda 72''
    Flat Needlefish Ablennes hians 36''
    Yellowfin Mojarra Gerres cinereus 12''
    Rainbow Runner Elagatis bipinnulata 36''
    Molly Miller Scartella cristata 4''
    Dusky Jawfish Opistognathus whitehursti 4''

    *check original post for hobbyist availability. Some items only fit for public aquairums and research. (Sharks, barracuda, other large fish etc...)
     
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  5. johnmaloney

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    i see different kinds. mantis really aren't my thing...may have seen them before and overlooked them. Will keep an eye out from now on though.
     
  6. stepho

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    Well if you ever come across one I would very much appreciate purchasing it from you. :)