Our anemone split in half about a month or month and 1/2 ago. It is natural for it to reproduce in that fashion. However, we are not sure if the new anemone will make it. The "fish guy" at our local aquarium said sometimes when they split, each side doesn't get 1/2 of the important internal organs. So we'll have to see. It just moved to the front so I could get a picture of it. Here it is with Zeus:
Everyone else is doing well I think. We have new snails and hermit crabs. Here is a nasarrius snail and a blue-legged hermit crab:
Both shrimp are carrying eggs. I couldn't get a picture that showed them. They carry them near their belly in their swimmers. Here is a picture of one of the shrimp (bit of the second below it):
Hera (pictured below in Rose with a turbo snail in the shot too) is doing fine too, as is the Midas Blenny, Squiggy. No picture of him though. He swims so fast. I swear he knows what a camera is.
And my pretty little Marty is still cute, cute, cute. I know this is a little blurry, but it was the closest shot of him I got.
I wanted to get a picture or video of this worm that grew, but I can't get it to show up. Maybe Phollower or Nate can do better. It grew out of the sand a few months ago and continues to get bigger. It has two openings in the sand, and it sends out these long, thin arms to find food. The worms are actually some of the neatest, most beautiful organisms in the tank - and they came "free" (imputed) on the live rock.
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Thank you :-) I find all the creatures so fascinating! I can't believe a worm just appeared out of the sand, how cool is that!!!
This is off-topic, but I seem to recall you posting about Flyers goalie Martin Biron before.
Do you ever read hockey news on the cbc's website? They've got a 5 minute video on your man Biron. It's from May, but you may enjoy seeing it.
It's on this page:
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/hockeynightincanada/insidehockey/
You need to click on the arrows on the right, to go the 2nd of 4 tabs.
Tysgirl: A ton of worms have grown in the tank. Most of them look like fans growing out of white tubes on the rocks (amazingly called "fan worms"). They are so beautiful. This worm is a little different. It has long arm-like things coming out of the tube it makes in the sand. Last night, it made a tube all along the front of the tank at the sand surface. It is really cool.
O'Butter: Thanks for the info on the show about Marty. I will definitely check it out.
Beautiful Photos!
Beautiful Photos!
very nice tank and great photos. scuba diving I enjoyed the worms because of there are so many colors and species each so unique.
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