Dozen eggs! On the way!!

[DWhatley]

That is the same issue I have in Gainesville, everything goes first to Atlanta and then the next day to here.

 

[rryyddeerr]

ahh yes. all roads lead to atlanta...
just like all roads lead to nyc.

 

[rryyddeerr]

ok, here he is, in all his glory!
since adding some mysis, i have witnessed him/her hunting and eating
it seems evident that it learned how to hunt amphipods, initially, and not these dumb little shrimp. the pods are super spookable and will dart around with little provocation. whereas these shrimp are a pretty easy target. anyway, lil man hunts/stalks very patiently and slowly, allowing the shrimp to drift by, and then, BAM!

 

[rryyddeerr]

i have the new hatchling (Chunk) and the 2.5 week old (Buttle) in the same net together, with the eggs. I havent witnessed any real behavioral interaction yet, but what are the signs to look for that they are, or are not, getting along? Any behavioral clues?

Edit:
just saw them both cheering for New Zealand and lamenting the consistently dismal performance of the Philippines. I think they're OK.

 

[rryyddeerr]

anybody know for sure what this little creepy crawly is in the forground

 

[CaptFish]

It's a little outta focus but it looks like a sea slug.

 

[MAKOOKAM]

Agreed. Looks like a nudibranch.

 

[rryyddeerr]

thought so. he came shaking out of some cheato i tossed in my fuge for pods to cling to. something to worry about? he seems harmless enough.

 

[rryyddeerr]

hopefully, this is a bit easier to see.

 

[MAKOOKAM]

If you have zoanthids (or any sps), yes. Mine got absolutely devastated by them. I wouldnt trust any nudi hitchhikers. Suck em out as soon as you see em and ask questions later, i say.

 

[rryyddeerr]

no corals. just some snails, cuttles and eventual dinner/snacks. not for me. the cuttles.

 

[DWhatley]

Nudi's are highly specialized eaters and is the reason so many die in captivity. I would put it in a shallow bowl, photograph it clearly and hop on one of the aquarium forums that has a specialty area and ask for some ID help. I keep a little pico for my unknown hitchhikers rather than letting them loose in the main tanks.

 

[cuttlefishie]

Aw I wish I could find little cuttles around here

 

[rryyddeerr]

came home from being out of town for one night and one of the cuttles looked like it had been thrown in a blender. the other cuttle is fine, apparently, and there was no food in the net. the remaining cuttle is going on three weeks old. is that old enough to take down and eat another cuttle?

 

[snowmaker]

At that age, I thought they got along fine.... but still hard to say with my limited experience.