Invertebrates and Coral tank?

[devon9832]

Originally Posted by yote

Start with a few snails to help control algae.Say 4 or 5 to start with.
Fire shrimp are awesome,as are skunk cleaner shrimp and peppermint shrimp.
Serpent stars are cool,but mostly nocturnal.How ever they will help with any un-eaten food.
As for coral.Start with easy stuff like xenia,zoanthids,star poylps,maybe a leather of some kind.If anybody suggest a kenya weed,slap the snot out of em and run.

I forgot to mention that i do have a brittle star in there as well. he/she has had babies because i see a bunch of little ones around as well.

[yote]

Originally Posted by dustin_P74

those do look like t-5 novas, but i highly doubt that the bulbs are 60 watts a piece. also do i see a damsel in there

If those are Nova T-5s,then the bulbs are most likely 54 watts.

[yote]

Originally Posted by devon9832

I forgot to mention that i do have a brittle star in there as well. he/she has had babies because i see a bunch of little ones around as well.

Probably got several hundred
What color is the brittle star?If its green,take it out.The green brittles are called green death for a reason.They will actively hunt and feed on live,healthy fish.

[devon9832]

he looks black... actually he is black

[yote]

Then he's safe.

[devon9832]

yea, cuz i see a whoooollleee lot of little white things on my glass with all these legs.. they are cool looking. Looks like the snail had kids too cuz i see these little snail lookin creatures on the glass. I thought they didn't come out with shells? these little guys had shells.

[Piggy]

You have some nice looking rock. Do you know how old the bulbs are in the fixture? Start off with some easy corals like yote suggested.

[Bifferwine]

Snails are born with their shells. It's a part of their body, like they wear their skeletons on the outside instead of the inside.

[Piggy]

Originally Posted by devon9832

yea, cuz i see a whoooollleee lot of little white things on my glass with all these legs.. they are cool looking. Looks like the snail had kids too cuz i see these little snail looking creatures on the glass. I thought they didn't come out with shells? these little guys had shells.

The white things are pods which are great.

[devon9832]

Originally Posted by Piggy

The white things are pods which are great.

Cool thanks.. good to kno. They're a lot of them in the tank. coolness. Do i need to get something to get them under control? like i said, i just wanna have a invertebrate and coral tank. I guess i should keep some fish in there to give the inverts something to eat.