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Forum: Advanced Topics 03/09/2005, 11:38 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 147
Posted By Betti Weiss
Clams living commensally with crabs

Can you tell me anything about the crab Xanthasia murgiera? Volume 4 of 'The Modern Coral Reef Aquarium (Fossa/Nilsen) says this crab lives commensally with Tridacna crocea.
My tridacna clam has a...
Forum: Tridacnid Clams and other Mollusks 03/09/2005, 11:22 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 300
Posted By Betti Weiss
Volume 4 of Fossa/Nilsen 'The Modern Coral Reef...

Volume 4 of Fossa/Nilsen 'The Modern Coral Reef Aquarium' states under Tridacna crocea that the crab Xanthiasia murgiera lives commensally with T. crocea. Does anyone know what that crab looks like?...
Forum: Tridacnid Clams and other Mollusks 03/09/2005, 06:47 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 300
Posted By Betti Weiss
Selim, I didn't receive the picture you sent. I'm...

Selim, I didn't receive the picture you sent. I'm not sure what the problem is.
Forum: Tridacnid Clams and other Mollusks 03/09/2005, 06:46 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 300
Posted By Betti Weiss
I'm sorry everybody, but I never got notification...

I'm sorry everybody, but I never got notification of you replies. I just tried looking again and there were the replies. Strange.
Anyway, 2 months later and the little crab is still there. The clam...
Forum: Tridacnid Clams and other Mollusks 01/03/2005, 05:36 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 300
Posted By Betti Weiss
Little crab on tridacna's mantle

About a week ago I spotted a little crab on the mantle of my clam. It didn't seem to be eating the clam or even bothering it. The crab is about 1/4" or less, whitish, looks like a baby emerald crab....
Forum: Anemones & Clownfish 12/23/2004, 04:21 PM
Replies: 280
Views: 155,856
Posted By Betti Weiss
Can you tell me how to tell an ocellaris from a...

Can you tell me how to tell an ocellaris from a percula? (false from true?)
Forum: Anemones & Clownfish 12/23/2004, 04:06 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 331
Posted By Betti Weiss
Can you tell me how to tell false from true? I...

Can you tell me how to tell false from true? I believe I read an article in FAMA quite a while ago that said it was really difficult and that you had to count spines in the dorsal fins and that even...
Forum: Anemones & Clownfish 12/23/2004, 12:09 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 331
Posted By Betti Weiss
There are some other threads in this category...

There are some other threads in this category that have good advice and answers for a question like yours. I'm not an expert, but I read that it is very difficult to tell perculas from ocellaris. My...
Forum: Anemones & Clownfish 12/23/2004, 12:01 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 380
Posted By Betti Weiss
Sorry, the thread's name is 'My perculas mate...

Sorry, the thread's name is 'My perculas mate died'. Just look for my name in the ID column.
Forum: Anemones & Clownfish 12/23/2004, 11:58 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 380
Posted By Betti Weiss
I've just gone through a similar series of...

I've just gone through a similar series of events. My female died and I tried to introduce a smaller one about a month later. It was harrassed by the whole community of fish (including the other...
Forum: Anemones & Clownfish 12/21/2004, 08:01 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 331
Posted By Betti Weiss
I think I've had success in introducing a mate...

I think I've had success in introducing a mate for my percula!
I kept the new percula in the betta container from 11am-6pm. Seems like a long time but I was able to moniter her periodically...
Forum: Anemones & Clownfish 12/21/2004, 06:12 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 331
Posted By Betti Weiss
I took your advice. My local pet store had a nice...

I took your advice. My local pet store had a nice clown, slightly smaller than the dad. (mom?) I put it in a betta container and settled it near the bubble coral. He seems to hang around the...
Forum: Anemones & Clownfish 12/21/2004, 09:19 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 331
Posted By Betti Weiss
When I introduced a smaller clownfish, the bigger...

When I introduced a smaller clownfish, the bigger one at first attacked her to keep her away from his bubble coral. He did seem to start to be more accepting of her, but unfortunately they are in a...
Forum: Anemones & Clownfish 12/20/2004, 11:26 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 331
Posted By Betti Weiss
My percula's mate died

I've had a mated pair of percula's for over 4 years. They adopted a beautiful green bubble coral that actually accepted them. They laid a new clutch of eggs almost every other week for months ( I...
Forum: Reef Discussion 05/17/2003, 06:23 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 101
Posted By Betti Weiss
Clownfish eggs

My clownfish, who are over 2 years old and have adopted a bubble coral as their host, have layed eggs. How long before the eggs hatch? What are the parent clownfish doing when they appear to be...
Forum: Advanced Topics 07/05/2002, 10:54 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 260
Posted By Betti Weiss
Christmas tree worms

EricaHugo suggested I engage this forum for my question: Can I ever expect to have more Christmas tree worms on my porites coral? Do they reproduce in-house or come from other parts of the ocean? My...
Forum: Tridacnid Clams and other Mollusks 06/27/2002, 08:24 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 180
Posted By Betti Weiss
small tank housing a tridacna

I am setting up a 15 gallon high tank that is retro fitted with a 32 watt smart lamp. I was hoping to put a tridacna clam in it. If 32 watts is not enough, would it help to place it up in the rocks?...
Forum: Advanced Topics 06/26/2002, 10:25 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 134
Posted By Betti Weiss
giant clams again.

I am setting up a 15 gallon high tank, with an eclipse twin light hood that has been retrofitted with a 32W smartlamp. I was told this set-up would be sufficient for the survival of a giant clam. I...
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