seanoli October 21, 2014 Share October 21, 2014 After reading this thread, I have decided not to buy any zoas or palys. Wowzers. No pretty coral is worth that. Besides, anything that might make me a little sick would probably be more than enough to kill my parrots. I was thinking about posting the question: is it really worth having these things in our tanks? I only have two little frags with about 6 polyps each but I'm tempted to give them away. There are so many cool corals out there with less capacity to kill you. What's the general consensus on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan S October 21, 2014 Share October 21, 2014 I thought it was palys? Is it zoas too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSexyShrimp October 21, 2014 Author Share October 21, 2014 (edited) I thought it was palys? Is it zoas too? Zoas as well. They are very closely related. Both are in Order Zoantharia. There's a lot of debate about which particular species are more or less toxic, but the phylogeny of corals is not completely understood. I've read that only a certain strain of (ugly IMO) paly is REALLY bad and the "pretty" zoas only contain low amounts of the poison... but that's no guarantee. There are thousands of people with a vested financial interest in being able to sell zoa color morphs for big bucks and thousands more who've sunk a lot of money and many hours into zoa husbandry. I'm not saying anyone is actively trying to sell unsafe coral for nefarious purposes, but I do think there's a lot of complex psychological factors involved that lead people to take unnecessary/irrational risks. Cognitive dissonance, denial, over relying on anecdotal experience, etc etc. There's an attitude of "if you just use common sense, you'll be fine." But it only takes one slip up, ya know? This particular reward/risk scenario skews too heavily in the risk direction for my tastes. Edited October 21, 2014 by MrSexyShrimp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanoli October 21, 2014 Share October 21, 2014 Well said. Who wants my paly frags? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime October 21, 2014 Share October 21, 2014 Well said. Who wants my paly frags? Start a thread in the buy sell trade area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSexyShrimp October 21, 2014 Author Share October 21, 2014 Full tank shot, as requested. Lots of lime green film algae. Yesterday I noticed a ton of pods all over the glass. Had never noticed them before. The flame / dragon breath algae has gorgeous orange tips which didn't photograph well for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwalsh October 22, 2014 Share October 22, 2014 Love the highlights. What salon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSexyShrimp October 23, 2014 Author Share October 23, 2014 The sexy shrimp lost their breakfast to a roving gang of nassarius snails. These are very wimpy shrimps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallreef October 25, 2014 Share October 25, 2014 So pretty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSexyShrimp October 25, 2014 Author Share October 25, 2014 You guys. I got so many frags today at the meeting. Great to put some faces to names/screennames. And I only spent mumblemumble dollars! So pretty! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSexyShrimp October 25, 2014 Author Share October 25, 2014 Isaac's duncan corals wins the "fastest acclimator" award. Tentacles out within a few minutes of being transferred. Thanks for training it to be awesome, Isaac! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime October 25, 2014 Share October 25, 2014 Isaac's duncan corals wins the "fastest acclimator" award. Tentacles out within a few minutes of being transferred. Thanks for training it to be awesome, Isaac! Glad you enjoyed! It's a great piece! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSexyShrimp October 27, 2014 Author Share October 27, 2014 I get why they call it green slimer. Gross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSexyShrimp October 29, 2014 Author Share October 29, 2014 Little yellow clown goby enjoyed nipping SPS to no end, so he went off to live with seanoli tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSexyShrimp October 29, 2014 Author Share October 29, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanoli October 29, 2014 Share October 29, 2014 Thank you so much. Awesome little fish. Just before lights out: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime October 30, 2014 Share October 30, 2014 Sexys diggin' that Duncan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo2oh November 2, 2014 Share November 2, 2014 Did your nerites ever become more active? Mine do the exact same thing and I've had them for a few weeks now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSexyShrimp November 2, 2014 Author Share November 2, 2014 Did your nerites ever become more active? Mine do the exact same thing and I've had them for a few weeks now. Nnnnnope they just hang out at the water line in the dark corners of the tank. I see some of them on the glass at night, hardly ever on the rocks. I guess they gotta be eating something to stay alive. I did lose 1 more nerite after the initial 2 nerite deaths, but the others seem to be the same as always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSexyShrimp November 8, 2014 Author Share November 8, 2014 Experiencing some sort of bacterial or algal bloom: http://wamas.org/forums/topic/69944-extreme-cloudiness-probably-bacterial-bloom/ Either this bloom, or the SPS-hungry/obsessed clown goby, or some water param issue has harmed my green slimer frag. One is the nubs is bone white. The rest of it is pretty brown. About a week ago it was neon green. Everything else seems fine. My 3 sexy shrimp, which used to stick to 1 small part of the tank, have become quite the explorers. Blennifer the tailspot blenny sometimes likes to misbehave by ripping off small pieces of the dragon breath / flame algae, but not actually eat it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSexyShrimp November 16, 2014 Author Share November 16, 2014 Two doses of Algaefix cleared up the tank cloudiness. Maybe even one would have been enough. Green slimer sps turned brown and has some bleached nubs. One purple monti faded to a light pink and has been moved lower down. Think it might die. The other purple monti seems unchanged, and all of the orange montis are noticeably growing. :: shrug :: Fire fern has put on lots of new branches. My oldest acans are growing new heads. The new acan frags I got at the fall meeting were fresh cuts and have all healed and look much fluffier. Duncan coral might have 2 new heads but it has so many it's tough to keep track. Torch coral, blue/green/purple pectinia, meteor shower coral all unchanged. Orange ricordea has been in the process of splitting since I got it at the fall meeting. I think it's given up and is content to live its life as a conjoined twin. GSP glued to the back wall is growing. Tailspot blenny has an amazing personality and is doing well as the sole fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwalsh November 17, 2014 Share November 17, 2014 Tailspot blenny has an amazing personality and is doing well as the sole fish. What do you two talk about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSexyShrimp November 17, 2014 Author Share November 17, 2014 What do you two talk about? How I should never not be feeding her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSexyShrimp December 3, 2014 Author Share December 3, 2014 Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls! Gather around to see a truly perplexing sight! Marvel at the young man with a degree in biology who can't get a consistent alkalinity reading using a simple Hanna checker. sigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime December 3, 2014 Share December 3, 2014 It's a sight for sore eyes. Why are you worried about checking your alkalinity ATM? Water changes should be keeping your levels solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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