Recent content by guyo

Thanks for the advise on the fish. Regarding the crabs, I have now seen two of these guys and also another type that isn't harry - looks like a smooth black shell with red eyes (that I haven't been able to get a photo of). I can't believe I have so many crabs in my little tank! I have been...

You're right, I do not see a mat underneath of the polyps. I am going to leave them and see what happens. If they are Anthelia, can I presume they will do no harm?

As for plans: It is a 55 gallon tank. We are new to the hobby. We would love to have some corals, but are just going to try and take it one step at a time. We were thinking about hermit crabs and snails for cleanup. Green Chromis, Tangs, Blue Gudgeons, Gobies, Pjamma Cardinals are all...

Thank you for the replies! I am leaning towards these being 'star polyps' based on other photos I have seen online. They do have little spines or hairs on each of their tentacles. (they all appear to have eight tentacles, but some may have 6 (it is hard for me to tell for sure as some are so...

Is this a gorilla crab? We have been noticing this little guy in our tank, nipping on algae. The tank is new and just cycling. If he is bad, any suggestions on how to remove him? Thanks

Hello, can someone help confirm weather or not this is aiptasia? This is a new tank setup, almost cycled, but have noticed a bunch of these in a couple of areas. They are quite small - maybe a quarter of an inch or less long. Thank you!