Relad August 20, 2007 Share August 20, 2007 Byron (Armson) went down to the outer banks and brought back a few things. I got his mated pair of sea slugs... Which are stunning.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason the filter freak August 20, 2007 Share August 20, 2007 Holy crap that yellow looks awesome! Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relad August 20, 2007 Author Share August 20, 2007 Yellow and Blue.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelin315 August 20, 2007 Share August 20, 2007 Are those the ones that eat other sea slugs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relad August 20, 2007 Author Share August 20, 2007 Are those the ones that eat other sea slugs? They are suppose to eat sponges. They are rare so we shall see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Ric August 20, 2007 Share August 20, 2007 I need something to eat sponges - I have a bunch growing in my tank that I don't want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extreme_tooth_decay August 20, 2007 Share August 20, 2007 I need something to eat sponges - I have a bunch growing in my tank that I don't want. I believe most of them only eat a particular type of sponge. My guess is these will unfortunately starve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite August 20, 2007 Share August 20, 2007 look very cool. I hope they don't starve :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relad August 20, 2007 Author Share August 20, 2007 I saw them on sponge in the tank so I am hoping for the best. From what I have read they have a very short life in the wild as it is. I don't expect it to be around for a long time anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extreme_tooth_decay August 20, 2007 Share August 20, 2007 For what it's worth: I've seen these and other variants for sale at Roozen's before (cheap). On more than one occasion, I've seen someone tell Larry they wanted to buy one (because they are pretty), and instead of just bagging it up, Larry has told them that they will starve after a couple months unless you contact a special sponge supplier and find just the right sponge they will eat. After hearing that, I've never seen someone walk away with one. tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite August 20, 2007 Share August 20, 2007 For what it's worth: I've seen these and other variants for sale at Roozen's before (cheap). On more than one occasion, I've seen someone tell Larry they wanted to buy one (because they are pretty), and instead of just bagging it up, Larry has told them that they will starve after a couple months unless you contact a special sponge supplier and find just the right sponge they will eat. After hearing that, I've never seen someone walk away with one. tim it's always good to hear about conscientious retailers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelin315 August 20, 2007 Share August 20, 2007 http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=hypspict Found this on the sea slug forum. Seems like it eats the blue sponges in particular from some of the related posts. Might want to see what Johnny can bring back from Florida with him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relad August 20, 2007 Author Share August 20, 2007 For what it's worth: I've seen these and other variants for sale at Roozen's before (cheap). On more than one occasion, I've seen someone tell Larry they wanted to buy one (because they are pretty), and instead of just bagging it up, Larry has told them that they will starve after a couple months unless you contact a special sponge supplier and find just the right sponge they will eat. After hearing that, I've never seen someone walk away with one. tim I got them for free so I can't complain......... http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=hypspict Found this on the sea slug forum. Seems like it eats the blue sponges in particular from some of the related posts. Might want to see what Johnny can bring back from Florida with him! I saw the same article... We shall see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite August 20, 2007 Share August 20, 2007 free but starving :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanman August 21, 2007 Share August 21, 2007 http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=hypspict Found this on the sea slug forum. Seems like it eats the blue sponges in particular from some of the related posts. Might want to see what Johnny can bring back from Florida with him! If it's those loooong bluish-grey sponges that it eats - we can move them from tank to tank and keep their appetites sated... bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armson August 22, 2007 Share August 22, 2007 Uhh It's only speculation that they eat blue sponges... There were no blue sponges on the wreck that I found them. Oh course due to the fact that I found them farther north than has ever been previously recorded (To my knowledge) They wouldn't last when the temps drop in the next month. As a matter of fact most of the Tropical species that ride the gulf stream up as far as Long Island don't make it through the winter. The Lion Fish are a big problem because it appears that some of them are making it through the drop in Temperature. That is why they are doing a collection trip in January to find out if the Long island fish are related to the Lion fish in the Caribbean. -Byron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelin315 August 22, 2007 Share August 22, 2007 Byron, what did you bring me? Oh, never mind, I'll just look at the picture I took of you flicking me off at Johnny's to see the answer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armson August 22, 2007 Share August 22, 2007 Byron, what did you bring me? Oh, never mind, I'll just look at the picture I took of you flicking me off at Johnny's to see the answer! Grab Your Gear and go collect stuff with me! You ever tried to catch a Queen angel by yourself? It's freaking hard. I use to think my skills at catching fish in at the shop were unmatched. Whole different ball game in the ocean. -B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelin315 August 22, 2007 Share August 22, 2007 Grab Your Gear and go collect stuff with me! You ever tried to catch a Queen angel by yourself? It's freaking hard. I use to think my skills at catching fish in at the shop were unmatched. Whole different ball game in the ocean. -B Yeah, I tried to catch some fish in Hawaii a few years back and spent an hour (granted I was only snorkeling but it wouldn't have made a difference) trying to catch a fish with no success at all. And, on top of that, I was cheating and using bread and shrimp to entice them to me. No luck whatsoever, not even with the Hawaiian black trigger that had a hook in its mouth and followed me within inches of my hand and even the net. What regulations are there off the coast where you go? Net caught only or can you use other contraptions? I saw a whoosh gun to catch fish before but have no idea of how successful they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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