I put a decorator crab in my tank a while back because it seemed like an interesting addition to a cuc order I was making at the time. I almost never see it as it seems to hide in the rockwork during the day.
I also put a green star polyp in the tank a few weeks ago just to see how a soft coral would do. This is a fresh tank, and marks my 20-year return to reefing. I hesitated to put in the GSP because one of the reasons I got out 20 years ago was that my tank was overrun with the stuff. However, it is the most bullet-proof coral I am aware of, and I thought I'd just glue it to a rock out in the middle of the sand and I can control it that way.
I came in last week one day and the GSP was completely ticked off. Closed up tighter than a drum. I know my tank is a bit fresh, and I thought it may just be too early for soft coral, but it bounced back as bushy as ever.
Then today the decorator crab makes an appearance:
I guess my isolation strategy is kaput
What was that Jurassic Park quote about nature always finding a way?
I also put a green star polyp in the tank a few weeks ago just to see how a soft coral would do. This is a fresh tank, and marks my 20-year return to reefing. I hesitated to put in the GSP because one of the reasons I got out 20 years ago was that my tank was overrun with the stuff. However, it is the most bullet-proof coral I am aware of, and I thought I'd just glue it to a rock out in the middle of the sand and I can control it that way.
I came in last week one day and the GSP was completely ticked off. Closed up tighter than a drum. I know my tank is a bit fresh, and I thought it may just be too early for soft coral, but it bounced back as bushy as ever.
Then today the decorator crab makes an appearance:
I guess my isolation strategy is kaput
What was that Jurassic Park quote about nature always finding a way?