[Ninong]

Originally Posted by Poseidon

Com'on Ninong, you don't really think the LFS actually knows this...

I am always open to being surprised!

I am willing to give the LFS person the benefit of the doubt and accept the possibility that he/she actually witnessed a cleaner shrimp die while eating the slime coating on a Mandarinfish, so why not accept the possibility that he/she may realize that there are several different species of cleaner shrimp in three different families. OK, you're right, that would be a stretch!

[szwedo]

My coral banded shrimp has never cleaned any fish. When a fish goes near it it chases the fish away.

[Ninong]

Originally Posted by szwedo

My coral banded shrimp has never cleaned any fish. When a fish goes near it it chases the fish away.

They're facultative cleaners. In captivity, it they are well fed, they may refuse to clean.

Banded Coral Shrimp cleaning a moray eel:

[Poseidon]

WOW! That's a Brave shrimp! Cleaning away, then POW LUNCH!

[Ninong]

Originally Posted by Poseidon

WOW! That's a Brave shrimp! Cleaning away, then POW LUNCH!

Say Aaah!

[Ninong]

Poseidon,

Since you're a photography junkie, you'll love this guy's website: http://www.ocean-photo.de/index.htm

And it's searchable! I entered Stenopus hispidus in his quicksearch feature and up popped this page: http://www.ocean-photo.de/galerie_au...rt=2&submit=OK

That's the beauty of using scientific names, they're the same all over the world. I wouldn't bother entering English common names because the site is in German!

P.S. -- OK, so I just now noticed the little union jack flag at the bottom, left side of the page, so it's in either German or English.

[Ninong]

Originally Posted by Poseidon

WOW! That's a Brave shrimp! Cleaning away, then POW LUNCH!

As I'm sure you are aware, client fish do NOT eat cleaner shrimp... or cleaner fish! It would be very politically incorrect.

[Poseidon]

LOL!! I know that they are NOT Supposed too, but once in a while I'm sure it is bound to happen.... That is a great site George... thanks for the link. I have been searching for more photo toys lately too... Just gotta wait for my wallet to catch up!

[philip711]

Hi, well to make a long story short, my 75 gallon reef became infested with flat worms from a peice of live rock i put in, my sand was red my rocks was a red brown color, i mean i had it bad, i put in a small Leopard Wrass and believe me within two weeks there wasn't a trace of worms and one fat wrass, never had a problem since, good luck.

[szwedo]

Thanks for the info guys. I guess i'll buy a skunk cleaner shrimp now.

Btw my screename on aol is blacktubastrea

[MISTERFIXIT]

Originally Posted by fishgeeksrus

Unfortunately, I just found the start of flatworms in one of our tanks. I am trying not to be completed discusted. I searched the threads for this and found a lot of different things. Some of the different things were...syphoning, use of flatworm exit, use of different fish... some of threads were old. These seem to be just starting. Can someone please tell me what we should do the stop these?

Hey D & A,
I had a large growth of flatworms in my 90 gal.I mean hundreds and hundreds,possibly introduced w/some Atlantic ocean sand a friend brought back from Fla. for me.They would look like carpeting on the sand bed,YUK!I looked into several remedies also,seems I kept the things stirred up and filtered out into my sump for about 4 or 5 months and since they have disappeared???Not one to be found!! Go figure?Don't wig out yet ,it may get worse before it gets better.
Marc

[jckjohn]

hello, I have these creatures that look like worms all over my aquarium they are white and some are rust colored are they flat worms or bristle worms. Theyt are on the glass and the live rock as well.