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I have a 10 yr old 18 Gallon Nano tank that has live sand, live Hawaiian rock and until recently a pair of Osc Clowns. The tank now has 1 female Osc clown about 2" long, 4 snails, 2 small hermit crabs and one larger Halloween hermit crab. It also has 2 bubble tip Anemone, with one larger and pink, the other is smaller and white. I have many Hawaiian Fire worms in the tank, I know 1 is at least 2' long. So far they have killed and eaten 2 Arrow crabs and 1 hermit crab. The Arrows were pretty big . Last night I found just the legs of the hermit crab under the shell my anemone is hiding in. I circled this in the pic. I am worried about my clown because last night she was really erratic and swimming back and forth like she wanted to get out. I thought the small male clown died of natural causes but now I wonder. My levels are tested weekly so everything is good.
I have tried the nylon sock method and the first night caught 10, but the 2nd night caught only 4. So reaching out for help before I lose any more of my tank. The smaller Anemone is stressed and now inside a shell protecting herself. Twice I have had to move her because I saw 4 -6 worms sitting under her shell like they were planning an attack. I used tweezers and plucked 3 before they all disappear back into the rock. So literally every few hours I check the tank. I have done some research on traps. The one I like is expensive but might get it anyways. It will still take a week to get here, so think I am going to fresh water dip the rock and try to get as many as I can until the trap gets here. How long can I dip the live rock? Looks like I have some pineapple sponge, will they survive the dip? Where can I get the 3d traps faster? Do I dare try another predator? Any suggestions? I am new so if this is not considered a tank emergency please let me know where to post this thread. Thanks!
I have a 10 yr old 18 Gallon Nano tank that has live sand, live Hawaiian rock and until recently a pair of Osc Clowns. The tank now has 1 female Osc clown about 2" long, 4 snails, 2 small hermit crabs and one larger Halloween hermit crab. It also has 2 bubble tip Anemone, with one larger and pink, the other is smaller and white. I have many Hawaiian Fire worms in the tank, I know 1 is at least 2' long. So far they have killed and eaten 2 Arrow crabs and 1 hermit crab. The Arrows were pretty big . Last night I found just the legs of the hermit crab under the shell my anemone is hiding in. I circled this in the pic. I am worried about my clown because last night she was really erratic and swimming back and forth like she wanted to get out. I thought the small male clown died of natural causes but now I wonder. My levels are tested weekly so everything is good.
I have tried the nylon sock method and the first night caught 10, but the 2nd night caught only 4. So reaching out for help before I lose any more of my tank. The smaller Anemone is stressed and now inside a shell protecting herself. Twice I have had to move her because I saw 4 -6 worms sitting under her shell like they were planning an attack. I used tweezers and plucked 3 before they all disappear back into the rock. So literally every few hours I check the tank. I have done some research on traps. The one I like is expensive but might get it anyways. It will still take a week to get here, so think I am going to fresh water dip the rock and try to get as many as I can until the trap gets here. How long can I dip the live rock? Looks like I have some pineapple sponge, will they survive the dip? Where can I get the 3d traps faster? Do I dare try another predator? Any suggestions? I am new so if this is not considered a tank emergency please let me know where to post this thread. Thanks!