Ayesha97
Aquarium Advice Freak
My boyfriend happens to live right off of the Delaware bay. This past weekend we took the boat out and collected some creatures for my tank. I scooped up a bunch of macro algae (not sure on the type, its brown with thick branching), a rock crab,a bunch of shrimp (I think they are called grass or glass shrimp), snails (VERY TINY! black shells and when they move they have a long tube that sticks out) and a bunch of small pods and other tiny critters.
Has anyone else had luck with collecting stuff themselves. We checked the shrimp for visiable parasites and didn't see any. Before the above addition I just had hermits, an urchin, and an emerald crab in the tank. I realize that the potential to introduce pollutants and foreign parasites is very high (so please be kind....). Are there any suggestions on future collections? His mom has a 100+ tank and we have done many runs for her tank in the past and she has not had a problem.
Also, does anyone know of a good guide that can be used for the identification of some of the buggers that I found?
Has anyone else had luck with collecting stuff themselves. We checked the shrimp for visiable parasites and didn't see any. Before the above addition I just had hermits, an urchin, and an emerald crab in the tank. I realize that the potential to introduce pollutants and foreign parasites is very high (so please be kind....). Are there any suggestions on future collections? His mom has a 100+ tank and we have done many runs for her tank in the past and she has not had a problem.
Also, does anyone know of a good guide that can be used for the identification of some of the buggers that I found?