Harvesting your own aquarium inhabitants

[crossxfire2]

I am thinking about going down to galvaston, and maybe gather a hermit crab or 2. I have a fowler tank. Is this a dumb idea? What do yall think?

[Chicken_Eye]

you could possibly introduce a problem but then again you might not. Hard to say, just make sure your QT anything before you put it in your DT.

[crossxfire2]

ok. How would you recommend quarantining it?

[Chicken_Eye]

In a separate QT tank for a while

[BIGBIRD123]

Those hermits from the coast can take a fish down....and they get massive.

Steve

[crossxfire2]

ok, see it is comments like this that make me think twice. Thank you!

[MissT]

A little late on this thread, I know, but I'd also be a little wary putting anything brought back from Galveston in my tanks... it's not known as being the cleanest beach on the gulf! :sick:

[crossxfire2]

what about south padre?



A little late on this thread, I know, but I'd also be a little wary putting anything brought back from Galveston in my tanks... it's not known as being the cleanest beach on the gulf! :sick:

[MissT]

I think the safest place would probably be Port Aransas. South Padre isn't bad either though, but take into cinsideration what BigBird said... those things can do some damage on a fish and they get HUGE! I'd stick to the good old Red/blue legged ones from LFS if you're on a budget. If not, Scarlets and Halloweens are, in my opinion, the better reef inhabitants.

[crossxfire2]

ok, that is a good idea. Thank you. I don't think I want to go down there and pick them up anymore, but I think this thread can be a good learning experience for anybody, even though everybody probably already knows all this info haah.

[RayAllen]

Maastards go to Port A at least once a year and bring back shrimp, gobies, triggers etc.... It a fun trip; simply have to make sure you are puttng in something safe.

[crossxfire2]

how the hell do you catch triggers at port a? Thanks!

[erikharrison]

I put my big ol hermits in my fuge, funny to watch when its feeding time :)

[RayAllen]

Know idea but people do. The juvies like to hang out near the jetties so if you throw out a cast net you will catch something.


how the hell do you catch triggers at port a? Thanks!

[crossxfire2]

would you happen to know what kind of triggers they are?

[RayAllen]

Here ya go, its a link to the Port A trip in July about what people brought back including the trigger

http://maast.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37241&highlight=The+what+you+brought+back+thread