Adding a new tank mate.

[salty420]

no need to dose iodine... it'll get everything it needs from a good quality salt mix

 

[ooja3k]

Dang.. I had a few before this one and they only lived around a year. I thought that was normal until I got this one. It is huge now, feelers have to be 5" long each. Sucks he won't be around much longer.

Hanging out upside down on my koralia.. image flipped to show him right side up.

looks more like a corallina powerhead... :headbang2:

 

[ooja3k]

another vote for the scarlet cleaners...

always out and pick at your finger nails when you reach in your tank... if you have any lps that you are trying to feed then be ready to defend them while they eat... the scarlet cleaners will pick the food right out of their mouths..

 

[Ace25]

looks more like a corallina powerhead... :headbang2:

LOL, yes it does, doesn't it. Didn't think of that joke. That is only about 6 months in my tank to get that much.

 

[Grins]

I agree with Salty, most everything does say to dose iodine but even a good salt mix (not neccessarily a reef salt but even a good basic salt like IO) will provide enough. Iodine by the way, can cause a lot of damage when overdosed.

 

[animalman]

Okay so def not gunna worry bout iodine. Everything I've read on here said to becareful its ez to overdose. Thanx for the help everyone. I'll post some pics when I get the shrimp.

 

[salty420]

you won't be sorry you decided on the skunk cleaner, they are great little shrimps!

 

[animalman]

Well I got'em. I bought 1 skunk shrimp today. He/she is loving the new home. Thanx for the advice guys/gals. It makes a great addition to my display.

 

[mandy21]

I loved my sexy shrimp before I couldn't get them out of the tank and the lunare wrasse ate them. I knew there was a chance. I love them, they're tiny. I'll be putting some in the 29 when it's ready.

but the skunk shrimp is definitely nifty.

 

[Reefscape]

Add me as well. Cleaners will be all over the place, fun to watch, and will even clean your hand for you if you stick it in the tank. My cleaner is going on 3 years old. Anyone know how long they live? It still molts like every 3-4 weeks.

I also have 2 pistol shrimps (Japanese and Tiger) that both hide in the rocks the same way my fire shrimp did when I had one. You only see glimpses of them and I have no idea how they have survived in the rocks for 3 years now in my tank. I never seen them come out to eat but the Japanese Pistol is bigger than the fattest fire shrimp I have seen and sounds like a branch breaking in my tank about 2-3 times an hour for years because of it.

Lysmata amboinensis actually have been documented to live to around 6 years in captivity....