Upgrading my tank by 1200%

Sean1986 · Jul 7, 2018

Hey Just a heads up and I could be totally wrong. That picture you posted of the snails. The one closest to your fingers on the last pic may look like one I have seen in a fellow reefers tank. It was a snail / hermit killing machine. What it will do is climb onto the shell and literally drill into the shell and eat/suck out what ever crustacean its on. I cant remember what the snails are called and I could be wrong its been many years since i have seen one. But if you start seeing dead snails or hermits with a hole somewhere on the shell that is your guy.

"Edit" The last pic closet to fingers, With the Spine like pointers going down the one side.

Zeal · Jul 7, 2018

Sean1986 said:
Hey Just a heads up and I could be totally wrong. That picture you posted of the snails. The one closest to your fingers on the last pic may look like one I have seen in a fellow reefers tank. It was a snail / hermit killing machine. What it will do is climb onto the shell and literally drill into the shell and eat/suck out what ever crustacean its on. I cant remember what the snails are called and I could be wrong its been many years since i have seen one. But if you start seeing dead snails or hermits with a hole somewhere on the shell that is your guy.

That's just Savage

jason.kennedy.98478 · Jul 7, 2018

Mantis shrimp hunting supplies

jason.kennedy.98478 · Jul 7, 2018

Sean1986 said:
Hey Just a heads up and I could be totally wrong. That picture you posted of the snails. The one closest to your fingers on the last pic may look like one I have seen in a fellow reefers tank. It was a snail / hermit killing machine. What it will do is climb onto the shell and literally drill into the shell and eat/suck out what ever crustacean its on. I cant remember what the snails are called and I could be wrong its been many years since i have seen one. But if you start seeing dead snails or hermits with a hole somewhere on the shell that is your guy.

Good to know, I'll keep an eye out

jason.kennedy.98478 · Jul 7, 2018

Zeal said:
Literally the definition of live rock. Arent you worried about all the critters?

No I like the critters, for the most part

jason.kennedy.98478 · Jul 7, 2018

So here we have a mantis jib

jason.kennedy.98478 · Jul 7, 2018

Mantis shrimp 0
Me 1

Zeal · Jul 7, 2018

Whatcha gonna do with it

Sean1986 · Jul 7, 2018

That didn’t take very long! Nice work

LBReefer · Jul 7, 2018

jason.kennedy.98478 said:
Mantis shrimp 0
Me 1

Impressivo!

jason.kennedy.98478 · Jul 7, 2018

Zeal said:
Whatcha gonna do with it

It's in my sump currently, if no one locally wants it I'm going to see if I can train it to do tricks for food

Adele · Jul 8, 2018

I cannot believe you got it! ;WideyedNice work. Did he just grab the snack and hold on while you pulled him out? Will you come catch my pistol shrimp??:)

jason.kennedy.98478 · Jul 8, 2018

Adele said:
I cannot believe you got it! ;WideyedNice work. Did he just grab the snack and hold on while you pulled him out? Will you come catch my pistol shrimp??:)

Actually it was the shrimp grabbing the sinker as when it grabbed the bait it just tore away. And the jib needs to be placed inside the net with the powerheads turned off.

And why catch the pistol shrimp, those guys are cool, but noisy. Just get it a goby friend