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Post by Matt in Lewiston on Aug 23, 2013 22:46:08 GMT -5
Does anyone in here have a cold water tank? I will probably be diving in the morning if anyone is looking for something, I can try to find it. Let me know.
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Post by jess on Aug 24, 2013 9:39:42 GMT -5
I have cold water snails and a couple crabs, they live just fine in my warm water tank. Like to find some reef safe hermits or different types of snails. If they are to deep tho probably less survival rate in a tropical tank.
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Post by Matt in Lewiston on Aug 24, 2013 11:04:16 GMT -5
Hermits are everywhere, snails too...no idea what would be reef safe, I didn't think they would survive in a warm tank, that's very interesting.
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Post by jess on Aug 24, 2013 12:06:53 GMT -5
If they are acclimated slowly most do fine. Some do die, but up until about 6mths ago I had snails from the bar harbor that lasted 2yrs. Even the little barnicle the was growing on his shell lived. And the other had some type of tuft of algae growing on its shell. Pretty cool. Would love a few hermits if you spot any. The kids was trying to catch shrimp to bring home but couldn't get any. I kept a small urchin once for a while to.  Sent from my SCH-I535 using proboards |
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Post by Matt in Lewiston on Aug 24, 2013 12:22:46 GMT -5
Are you going to the frag swap tomorrow? I'll try to grab some hermits.
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Post by jess on Aug 24, 2013 14:44:36 GMT -5
I'm not, but I live in saco/biddeford area. I'll be in acton tomorrow at 1:00 for a while so not able to make the swap.
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Post by Matt in Lewiston on Aug 24, 2013 15:07:04 GMT -5
Ok, I wouldn't be able to get them in your direction any time soon, so I let them go...I kept 3 for myself and one snail.
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Post by jess on Aug 24, 2013 16:28:16 GMT -5
No worries thanks tho!!
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Post by foggman on Aug 24, 2013 18:48:45 GMT -5
Keep an eye on them, I grabbed a couple of hermits for falmouth and two days later there were cuncks of Xenia floating all through the tank
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Post by jess on Aug 24, 2013 19:52:03 GMT -5
It's the downfall of cold water, not sure what's safe or not. The crabs haven't bothered anything, wish they would eat algae tho lol
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Post by Matt in Lewiston on Aug 24, 2013 20:06:16 GMT -5
I will keep an eye on them, but the ones I took were very tiny (shells are pea size) The periwinkle snail I took went right to work right next to the astreas, and I also took a colony of orange sheath tunicates that can be found in warmer waters. It adds some nice color, I hope it survives. My emerald crab is cleaning up the various algae that came home with it. Attachments:
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Post by foggman on Aug 24, 2013 20:16:43 GMT -5
I like the look of that, if you go out again and get any more ill take some
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Post by jess on Aug 24, 2013 21:13:37 GMT -5
Where did you go? I used to be able to just walk the beach and collect sand dollars, hermits, snails, and star fish. Now there's nothing. Maybe just looking in the wrong place now lol
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Post by Matt in Lewiston on Aug 24, 2013 21:20:08 GMT -5
I went to the little beach next to the Lobster Shack in Cape Elizabeth...but I didn't start seeing anything until I was about 10 feet deep, and the orange tunicate colony came from about 30' deep. You probably would have better luck at low tide.
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Post by lindsey1984 on Aug 24, 2013 22:58:23 GMT -5
I think diving is AWESOME...but I'm claustrophobic, which is the biggest reason I have a tank...I LOVE the ocean but I think having a tank is as close as I think I'll get to seeing into the ocean.
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