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Started by Lurch1, April 19, 2012, 02:33:07 PM

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Lurch1

April 19, 2012, 02:33:07 PM
I found 2 crayfish in my apisto tank and am bewildered as to how they came to be there. Anyone else have curious discoveries?

mmaisonneuve

#1
April 19, 2012, 03:21:22 PM
I got a weird crab...black but identical to a Emerald Crab in shape.....still in there. And also one Acropora Crab....from a piece of Coral.
90g Tank, 50g Sump. Super Reef Octopus 2000 skimmer , 1 Bio Beads reactor, 1 GFO Reactor, 1 Carbon Reactor, 2 Ecotech Radion XR30w, 3 Vortech MP10w ES,  Eheim 1260 Return Pump. AquaController Apex System. SPS Reef with Purple Tang, Yellow Tang, Dejardini Tang, Mated pair Madanrin, Clown, Purple Fire Fish, Bengali Cardinals, Coral Beauty. Tons and tons of Snail and Hermits

Dakotamay

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April 20, 2012, 06:18:55 AM
We got a common shore crab from live rock we bought.  He's in our sump now and huge. Keeps things nice and clean down there.

Nerine

#3
April 21, 2012, 06:35:56 PM
dragonfly larvae ...ate my fry lol

also have had guppy/platy fry pop in with plant purchases before :)
55 Gallon: Zamora Woodcats, Gold Gourami, Severum, Convicts
Misc tanks: Glo Light Tetras, Harlequin Tetras, Danios, Platies, Guppies, Otto cats
Breeding: Platies, Guppies, Convicts

touchofsky

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April 21, 2012, 08:12:57 PM
Now I know why you asked if I had crayfish!  I don't!!!  That is very strange.  What kind of crayfish are they?

Rocketdog

#5
April 21, 2012, 10:04:30 PM
A few months ago, I was acclimating my new Astraea snails and noticed something on one of them.  It turns out it was a small Abilone. ;D

zenins

#6
April 22, 2012, 08:26:02 AM
At an auction a few years ago, I bought a very dense bag of java fern, with very little water in the bag.
Just before I put the bag into my styro cooler, I thought I saw some movement in the plant roots.
Looking closer, I see that it is an orange laser cory !
I quickly added some water from another bag and the cory was good !
Nice bonus  :)
Zenin

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Darth

#7
April 22, 2012, 11:13:27 AM
I have recieved tadpoles in some plants I bought years ago

touchofsky

#9
April 22, 2012, 01:31:14 PM
Lurch1 and AdamR,
Maybe you two should compare notes and see where you might have gotten crayfish ...

AdamR

#10
April 22, 2012, 01:40:39 PM
I got my plants from "PM" and the giant auction.  I still have the bags from the auction so I can get the names of the sellers from there.

pm

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April 22, 2012, 02:18:05 PM Last Edit: April 22, 2012, 02:19:58 PM by pm
Quote from: AdamR on April 22, 2012, 01:40:39 PM
I got my plants from "PM" and the giant auction.  I still have the bags from the auction so I can get the names of the sellers from there.



I can definitely say that the crayfish did not come from me.  Cherry shrimp yes, crayfish no.

AdamR

#12
April 22, 2012, 03:08:50 PM
I think I did get some shrimp from you.

Lurch1

#13
April 22, 2012, 04:33:16 PM
Yeah they killed one of my elegant corys so they became saulosi food.
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