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Forum: Reef Discussion 01/10/2008, 07:28 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 655
Posted By pagojoe
Pseudechidna brummeri should be totally reef...

Pseudechidna brummeri should be totally reef safe. It won't eat fish, dead or alive, nor snails. It will, however, eat any shrimp that you have in the tank, cleaner or otherwise, and will eat...
Forum: New to the Hobby 01/10/2008, 07:06 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 973
Posted By pagojoe
Thanks Mark. It's pretty easy to forget that we...

Thanks Mark. It's pretty easy to forget that we have all done things that we probably wouldn't repeat, and years of screwing up makes you a wiser, if more judgmental, reefer. Let's try to take the...
Forum: New to the Hobby 01/10/2008, 04:57 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 408
Posted By pagojoe
That's a really pretty fish, and as steri says,...

That's a really pretty fish, and as steri says, they are hearty, and hard to kill. I had a twin to your fish, and he ate one eye off every snail and hermit crab in the tank, so they all ran around...
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/10/2008, 04:47 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,123
Posted By pagojoe
Cowries are liable to graze on things, but I...

Cowries are liable to graze on things, but I never heard of one that suddenly decided he wanted to wipe out your zoa's or eat your mushroom. They will rasp at algae, microorganisms on your rock, and...
Forum: Other Invertebrates 01/10/2008, 10:07 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,667
Posted By pagojoe
Yup, RumLad told ya the truth. The warm water in...

Yup, RumLad told ya the truth. The warm water in reef tanks shortens the lives of the "Mexican Turbos" considerably. They aren't sold for the aquarium market because they are particularly suitable,...
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/10/2008, 09:36 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 644
Posted By pagojoe
Probably. If it has the typical "kicker" operc...

Probably. If it has the typical "kicker" operc (curved, skinny, and sharp-pointed brown thing attached to the foot) and the ringed eyes, at least it's a conch of some type. It's a little odd...
Forum: New to the Hobby 01/10/2008, 12:19 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 363
Posted By pagojoe
Your snails are columbellids, known as "Dove...

Your snails are columbellids, known as "Dove Shells," and are generally considered to be nice guys. You may have more than one species, although the species in this family can be quite variable.
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Forum: New to the Hobby 01/09/2008, 10:04 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 371
Posted By pagojoe
It's probably going to take more than a bump to...

It's probably going to take more than a bump to get this one ID'ed. You're most likely going to have to take some more pics. If it's moving, you should be able to detach it and take some pics in a...
Forum: Other Invertebrates 01/07/2008, 01:26 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 698
Posted By pagojoe
Hi Fischer's Angel, I kept several species...

Hi Fischer's Angel,

I kept several species at different times, including Oliva paxillus (now considered by some to be a synonym of O. nitidula...?), but I never saw them exhibit the super-predator...
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/06/2008, 08:49 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 607
Posted By pagojoe
That's not the kind that is usually just part of...

That's not the kind that is usually just part of the cleanup crew. As they get larger, their diet expands, and may include some things you don't want eaten. I wouldn't say it's terribly likely that...
Forum: Other Invertebrates 01/06/2008, 11:10 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 698
Posted By pagojoe
I had always heard that olive snails were...

I had always heard that olive snails were scavengers. But, I learned after keeping a few species that they will happily kill other animals in the tank. They kill them by grabbing them with their...
Forum: New to the Hobby 01/05/2008, 03:51 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,686
Posted By pagojoe
I can't guarantee that you don't have some...

I can't guarantee that you don't have some sundial snails eating your zoanthids, but I can guarantee you that little snail in the pic isn't one. It's a Collonista/Homalopoma, and as you thought,...
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/02/2008, 09:39 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 640
Posted By pagojoe
In general, the LFS people and other sellers...

In general, the LFS people and other sellers wayyyy overestimate the number of snails you'll need for a cleanup crew. You would probably be better off to think in terms of the number of square feet...
Forum: New to the Hobby 01/02/2008, 08:25 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 313
Posted By pagojoe
There are probably more good/harmless snails than...

There are probably more good/harmless snails than bad guys. If you can get a pic and post it, I can probably tell you whether it's a good guy or a bad guy.

Cheers,




Don
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/01/2008, 05:43 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 692
Posted By pagojoe
Heh, Leslie probably isn't using a quick...

Heh, Leslie probably isn't using a quick reference, she actually has access to scientific literature. The guides tend to be "one size fits all" and can compress 2,000 species into 40 pics. They are...
Forum: Reef Discussion 12/31/2007, 12:59 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 465
Posted By pagojoe
Hmmm, I don't have the wherewithal to give you a...

Hmmm, I don't have the wherewithal to give you a definitive answer from here, but I can give you my experience, and maybe someone else can give you some authoritative answers. All the Aplysia...
Forum: Other Invertebrates 12/31/2007, 12:48 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 672
Posted By pagojoe
You almost never see these snails with coralline...

You almost never see these snails with coralline growth on them, but I'm pretty sure it's Stomatella impertusa (see those grooves on the right side of the shell in the top pic?). It's a lot easier...
Forum: Other Invertebrates 12/30/2007, 08:48 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 566
Posted By pagojoe
It's a juvenile cerith, Clypeomorus...

It's a juvenile cerith, Clypeomorus batillariaeformis. The species isn't as variable as this link shows, since there are several species shown under this name, but you can see the ones that look...
Forum: New to the Hobby 12/30/2007, 04:35 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 331
Posted By pagojoe
If you can get a close-up pic of it, I can...

If you can get a close-up pic of it, I can probably ID it. Problem with saying it looks like a common yard snail is that there are several thousand species of "yard snails" and to a person who is...
Forum: Reef Discussion 12/30/2007, 04:14 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,475
Posted By pagojoe
That guy's not photoshopped, but it's about as...

That guy's not photoshopped, but it's about as big as the tigerfish get. Most of the ones you see caught are between one and two feet long. The one in the pic looks like he's maybe four feet long? ...
Forum: Reef Discussion 12/29/2007, 01:32 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 362
Posted By pagojoe
Hi Gary, Your snail looks to be Babylonia...

Hi Gary,

Your snail looks to be Babylonia spirata, a snail related to the whelks. They're cool looking, and recently people have reported keeping them without many problems, but they are...
Forum: Reef Discussion 12/27/2007, 03:04 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 552
Posted By pagojoe
I love greenbean's answers to questions like...

I love greenbean's answers to questions like this. Telling why a critter is or is not something helps everyone reading it, and hopefully will reduce the usual number of "nuke it now" posts for...
Forum: Tridacnid Clams and other Mollusks 12/27/2007, 01:56 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,986
Posted By pagojoe
That was a great find, mbbuna, thanks for posting...

That was a great find, mbbuna, thanks for posting the link.



Don
Forum: Other Invertebrates 12/27/2007, 12:57 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 609
Posted By pagojoe
It should eat sponges, algae, and other...

It should eat sponges, algae, and other microorganisms that it scrapes off the rocks. I never kept that species, but it doesn't get large enough to be a bulldozer, and I doubt it would eat anything...
Forum: Reef Discussion 12/25/2007, 05:22 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,772
Posted By pagojoe
Heh, OK, my last comment on this thread. I...

Heh, OK, my last comment on this thread. I didn't say there were no Greek words, or words of other origin, in scientific language. I said there are NO SCIENTIFIC NAMES IN GREEK. The very...
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