Recent content by jeffrey_ropp

Leslie - I'll be more than happy to! Assuming of course that the little bugger reproduced (does this species do so asexually? Is it likely?). Good news! I did find a picture of the individual eating another soft coral (toadstool leather): http://www.zoyzoy.com/aquarium/reefcent ... dstool.jpg

Ahhh...I was thinking chiton too, but I assumed I would actually be able to see the plates. Thanks!

Ok....where did this guy come from and what is it? I have many Stomatella, but this is something different. About an inch long: Thanks for the thoughts,

Hi Leslie, Thanks for the identification and education (Leslie is really an expert according to Google folks). The video file is available again. Not much to see, just the worm in a cereal bowl (so no feeding behavior - not even breakfast). If you watch carefully, you'll see him "rattle" his...

Thanks Chuck (great collection BTW) and Crissy. Sorry I couldn't capture better photos. As Chuck says though, if he's bad...he's bad. I'm just thrilled he's gone. I do agree with your guess though Chuck. The lengthy bristles have me guessing Syllidae as well. I never knew a worm could be...

Great link Crissy! I don't see anything on the page quite like it. The bristles are at least twice as long as his body is thick. I still have him so additional pictures are possible. Many thanks for the interest and comments!

Hi Crissy - I don't think its a bristle worm. He doesn't look anything like the more common ones I've seen in my tanks. The spines appear to be for sensory input (touch them and he scoots) as well as for mobility. They are clearly the most distinctive aspect of their morphology. That and...

I finally captured a worm that he been chewing on my soft corals for over a year now. He only comes out in the early morning hours, so I've unsuccessfully tried to catch him dozens of times. He's very sensitive and blindingly quick. I've seen him munching on xenia, toadstools, and zoas. But...

As a new zoanthid collector, I'm somewhat uninspired with the coloration of the zoos from my current PC lighting setup. I'm running 2x55W 10K bulbs and 2x55W Actinic 03 bulbs. My ballasts do support 96W bulbs, so I could get quite a bit more wattage by buying new bulbs (220-->384). The other...

Green eventually is replaced by purples, etc.... Nothing to worry about, its the usual.

Would you consider the term "aquarist" too unfamiliar to use in a domain (i.e., website) name?

PM sent. Thanks to everyone for participating. Our database grows each day!

Wade, That's a an impressive list too. If you'd like, I can automate the addition of the reefs.org listing. Could you possibly send me a file (e.g. excel) with all the details of each store? Also...if you happen to discuss my site with Len, I also have some ideas about the frag trading...

Mike - To what restrictions are you referring? Do you mean having to create an account? If so, the reason for this is that reviews take on more meaning when they aren't entirely anonymous (just like Amazon). In fact, I'm going to expand the review functionality to include voting on the...

After reading a number of threads asking about stores in local areas, I thought I would make a little contribution to our online community. I've put together a small web application and database to provide information on stores in ANY local area. In fact there are already over 300 stores...