• Five Minutes of Hate (Five Minutes of Joy and Puppy Excitement)

  • Gabriel

This morning, a baby potter's angelfish jumped out from the rocks with a significant wound on its side... it lay on the bottom among the stones and began to slowly die... I suspect a worm, as I noticed a bristly one among the rocks...!!! Now I'm meditating on whether, when setting up a new aquarium, which is larger, I should make all the hills in the aquarium from dry reef rocks (D.R.R.) and place live rocks (L.R.) in the sump, so I can sleep peacefully and not hunt for worms.

Johnny

I have someone who regularly eats umbrellas and ricardis from Florida. One J.K. (living stones) is already in the samp. However, it turns out it's not the right one. The idea is worth it.

Patricia

For now, I will limit myself to correcting your post.

Laura9093

Thank you for the correction, but is the word "hate" also prohibited in relation to bristle worms? ))))))))

James8887

The word "hate" is inapplicable when working with the sea. In general, a marine aquarium is very sensitive to the negative energy that comes from its owner. If the owner approaches it with words like "hate" and so on, he will pay for it later. Polychaete worms are common inhabitants of the reef; they are its guardians, if you will. There is nothing superfluous there; everything works for its benefit. If any of them can engage in "subversive" activities, then the aquarist, taking control of the situation, must take appropriate measures without unnecessary emotions and strong language.

Jessica5016

A worm gnawed a piece of meat from the fish ??? I suggest moving the topic to Diseases and hearing the opinions of experienced sailors on the subject. Could a "foreign" inhabitant have lived in the fish's body?

Christopher1774

They took my post too seriously, but still, thank you, now I will know how to work with the sea.

Angela7060

A friend told me: a chrysomelid swims into a crevice in the J.K. (living stones) and after a few seconds the current brings out a "lifeless" corpse. Do you think it's a worm? Or maybe a malicious.........?

Jerry

Dima, tell the acquaintance that (I quote) - Polychaete worms are common inhabitants of the reef; they are its guardians, if you will. There is nothing superfluous there; everything works for its benefit.

Leslie

Just without irony, dear, it's better to read R. Shimek, he also writes about worms in the reef and their usefulness for the reef. And if you have a large fireworm in your aquarium with live rocks, then besides being beneficial, it can indeed be predatory, so it's up to you to choose, I've already written about it, either in the sump or in the toilet. Just don't create strange topics about "hatred" and so on with epithets.

Brent5588

If I had known that you wouldn't like my topic, I wouldn't have created it. Please forgive me, I was out of my mind. I am suffering and repenting. I want to express my deepest apologies to all lovers of fireworms. Please advise me on how to rename the topic to "Five Minutes of Joy and Puppy Delight."

Rick

Losing a Centropyge Potteri like that is frustrating; I once went through a dozen clowns and shrimp myself. My condolences, catch that little rascal as soon as possible. I have acquaintances who pamper and cherish these worms: "Well, it misbehaves sometimes," but they don't belong in the reef.

Ross

Thank you all for participating, I will be catching them, because as they grow up, they will start to gnaw on the acropora, and I have had tender feelings for them for about 10 years now.

Rita

If possible, take a photo of the "rodent" so that we can know the problem by sight.

Sydney

A couple of photos of the prematurely deceased.

Elizabeth6302

The few relatives of the deceased were worried and visited the Torah.

Dana4701

I couldn't determine the cause of the malaise of one of the frags, so I decided to soak it in iodine. During the procedure, I removed a little snail from the coral that was eating it (the damaged fragment in the photo is not visible - it's on the bottom). Still, I'm increasingly leaning towards the idea of placing live rocks in the sump, while using dry reef rocks or reef ceramics in the main aquarium... I'm getting tired of this hassle of searching for pests.

Mike

I think you are mistaken; she couldn't have harmed your coral. The reason I think so is that I have plenty of such nudibranchs, both gray and black, ranging in size from 3mm to 4cm, which I have seen in my shared reef, but I haven't noticed any harm caused by them.

Brent5588

It looks like a stomatella, they don't harm corals, I also doubt it. However, centropyge can be poorly compatible with corals. My loricualis took out the few species, primarily the greens, then the others, then it went after the Christmas worms, and then it tore the catalaphyllia with the little fox (I don't know who started it). So keep an eye on it.

Chris

To be honest, I have kept centropyge with SPS before without any problems. Except, maybe, if they are not fed properly, they might nip a bit.

Cheryl9296

I agree - recently I caught about 6 big ones and grabbed them with my hands - it felt like I was crushing Soviet fiberglass with my bare hands.