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Critters in the Cube of Fun

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, 03-03-2011 at 03:26 PM (1429 Views)
I just realized by making successive blog posts that I am monopolizing the "Recent Post" section on the right side of the home page, I apologize and promise this is my last blog entry for a while.

The algae bloom came out in full force a few weeks ago, but is now mostly gone. I actually grabbed several pieces of the fast growing macro lettuce algae and tossed it in the refugium. It is growing well and I plan on putting a few pieces in the display tank from time to time to feed the herbivores.
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I am going to attempt document just about every creature I see in the aquarium and get pictures of as many of the as I can. I do not have a fancy camera with a macro lens so I am a bit limited, but it is none-the-less fun to try and get some good pictures.

The first few critters are hitchhikers:

Tough to see but I believe these are Tunicates, they are stationary, transparent and by my estimation filter feeders:
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Next, perhaps a mushroom coral? Takes little pieces of frozen food and gobbles them up in slow motion:
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This little guy was fun. When I first got my rock setup he was attached in a location that did not suit his needs, so he curled up, puffed up and floated away. He found a sunny spot, settled down and has been there ever since. Someone identified him as a phymanthus anenome, and I think they are correct. He gobbles down frozen food in a snap.
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Using the Critter ID (which I absolutely love) on Reef Additcts found out that this little lady is a Black Stomatella. I have seen several of them, this one being the biggest.
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I have also added a clean-up crew that entails a couple emerald crabs, fun to watch.
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Updated 03-04-2011 at 08:31 AM by gist41980 (Trying to make the pictures bigger)

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  1. Midnight's Avatar
    no worries about the recent posts thing, as long as you got pics we got eyes
  2. dpmamay's Avatar
    Okay, I am sure someone else can confirm this especially Melev with all the experience he has with these but I think that your "phymanthus anenome" is actually a Majano and should be terminated right away. Take the rock that he is on out of the tank and bake it in the oven. You may think this is overkill which it is but if I am right that one Majano will turn into hundreds in a matter of months and you will be ready to PIBTAWA.
  3. Midnight's Avatar
    I disagree, I think it is a phymanthus anenome
  4. gist41980's Avatar
    Googling pictures of both, I still come to the conclusion that it is a Phymathus anenome. The tentacles seem to be rather unique and the little guy in the tank matches the pictures of the phymathus.
  5. melev's Avatar
    I'd love a better picture personally.

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