jimsflies Invert Ranch

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Originally Posted by Badfish

Jim the Cube is looking killer! Did you pick uo anything new from the swap?

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Yeah Jim where are those swap pics?

A few updates for you guys...

http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/...-03-center.jpg

Check out the polyp extension on these gorgonians! They like the @Coral Frenzy !
http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/...-extension.jpg

http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/...3-top-down.jpg

http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/...-top-down2.jpg


http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/...right-side.jpg

Sometimes the Pederson's shrimp just goes for a random swim around the tank....
http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/...s-swimming.jpg

Pederson's on some cool striped shrooms from @FlynnFish
http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/...ons-shrimp.jpg

Kenny's Revenge Zoas!
http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/...e-zoanthid.jpg

Johnny's Deceivers
http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/...-zoanthids.jpg

http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/...top-middle.jpg

http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/...-top-right.jpg

Some aussie paly's from @cherry corals (should be called Spearmint Blasts?)
http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/...ssie-palys.jpg

I'm on a mission to cover this with florida and cuban rics (and other cool shrooms):
http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/...ight-side2.jpg

BTW- Ignore the flat worms :embarrassed: I am trying to get my hands on flat worm eating nudibranch.

Great looking stock Jim! That tank is packed full.

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Originally Posted by larryandlaura

Great looking stock Jim! That tank is packed full.

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I'm only about half way there. :)

The tank is looking great.

As far as the flatworms go. About 8 years ago I had a huge outbreak of flatworms. Then I learned a trick from an old friend of mine. before the sun comes up and the house is totally dark take a flashlight and hold it up to the glass next to the top of the tank. Hold it there for about 5 min. You will notice most of them coming up and then you just vacuum them up. After that I bought a 6 line wrasse and ever since then I have always had one in a reef tank.

You will never get rid of all of them with just the flashlight method but it will get a lot of them out of there.

Hey looks great! I think you are on the right path with the nudi it will be easier to catch then a fish and you wont have to worry about your bite size shrimp becoming well bites.

I might try the flashlight idea Ken. Thanks for the tip. Although I think I could support one of those cool nudis for quite awhile with my outbreak.

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Originally Posted by Coral Frenzy

The tank is looking great.

As far as the flatworms go. About 8 years ago I had a huge outbreak of flatworms. Then I learned a trick from an old friend of mine. before the sun comes up and the house is totally dark take a flashlight and hold it up to the glass next to the top of the tank. Hold it there for about 5 min. You will notice most of them coming up and then you just vacuum them up. After that I bought a 6 line wrasse and ever since then I have always had one in a reef tank.

You will never get rid of all of them with just the flashlight method but it will get a lot of them out of there.

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Great tip to know if I ever incur this problem.

I think the nudis are cool but I am always afraid they will get a taste for some zoos. :)

A couple updated pics...

First this macro shot of one of the Pederson Shrimp looks like an alien I think: :alienjar:

http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/...ront-macro.jpg

Still trying to get that perfect shot of the anemone crab:

http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/...emone-crab.jpg

How many inverts can you spot in this pic:
http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/...rt-meeting.jpg

Got these from MACNA (pink elephant-ish zoanthids) ...hard to get a decent pic of them though :(

http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/...phant-zoas.jpg

Another stab at pics of these aussie palys from Cherry Corals:
http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/...ssie-palys.jpg