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I have been watching a black crab, that looks and acts like an emerald crab. His claws are white and flat on the tips (like an emerald crab) but seem to be a bit more "serrated" on the inside in the arch. I have not witnessed any mischievous behavior but I wanted to see what judgment should be cast on the guy. Should let him stay in the display or IF I can catch him (and that s a big IF) should I banish him to the sump?

I have a video of him from last night.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRzZfBah0Ho ...

Well, took part in my first frag-swap over the weekend. I found the event very interesting and exciting. I reserved some items in advance and of course I had to make a few impromptu acquisitions as well. I have pictures and video of the new critters! Please forgive my camera skills, still learning the how to operate the new camera.

Cosmic Chalice, Green Slimer, Tyree Sunset Monipora Danae

Cosmic Chalice ...

Last night I adopted a cucumber from someone who was going bare bottom and had a beautiful collection of fish that he no longer wanted to be at risk of a cuke nuke.

I am completely aware of the potential of the cucumber going atomic on my tank. I do not have much in my tank in terms of fish and coral and I am keeping a very close eye on the critter.

One concern I do have is that my sand may be a bit big for him to swallow. ...

I have finally been able to hang my Aqua Illumination lights (had to convince my wife that it would look nice and get my father in law over to help). I used the AI hanging kit. I lowered them about an inch after these pictures were taken to reduce light spilling over to the room. I am very happy with the end results. Now it is time for some fine tuning on the the colors and intensities.

I may also put up something to run the wires back down and behind the tank. PVC painted black ...

Hello all,

I have posted a video of a critter that I had the opportunity to film. The focus gets better after a few seconds.



I am not sure what the little guy is, my educated (or relatively uneducated) guess is that it is a type of nudibranch. I have see this one in my tank on several occasions, but this is the first sighting in a while. While he is still rather small I would say he has tripled in size over the ...