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Old 11-07-2007, 09:56 PM
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This evening I saw a white puff of smoke?like something come out of a live rock, I have a 29 gallon with lots of rock and sand, about 5 months old, hermits, chaeto and tons of pods , snails, brittle stars, feather and fan dusters, a flat round leaf macro algae, bristle worms spaghetti worms pink sponges ( almost all hitchhikers, either from the rock or the cheato), i just bought my first fish ( a pair of ocellaris clowns ) and am worried there is some creature living in there that may be harmful, anybody have any idea what this is.? The small fish seems fine, but the larger one is bobbing all the time , the fish have been in there 4 days,
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Old 11-07-2007, 10:55 PM
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I had the same thing happen - it's probably a worm or other critter in your rock - I'm sure others will have a different perspective Check out a thread called Eggs & Sperm...
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Old 11-07-2007, 11:16 PM
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I think that means your rock is getting ready to matelol.

For some reason i dont think that is ever going to go away now that it started
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Old 11-07-2007, 11:25 PM
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same thing here, puff comes from clove polyp rock, saltwater really makes no sense..
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Old 11-08-2007, 12:20 AM
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i have little snails that puff smoke.. forgot there name but there good cleaners.
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Old 11-08-2007, 01:07 AM
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i have little snails that puff smoke.. forgot there name but there good cleaners.
What do you think the cancer rate is with those snails?
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Old 11-08-2007, 04:41 AM
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well there down to 2 packs a day so there still cutting it close.
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Old 11-08-2007, 06:17 AM
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I want to know how they get them lit lol.
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Old 11-08-2007, 06:52 AM
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More tank raised LR for slae!!!
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Old 11-08-2007, 06:58 AM
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Old 11-08-2007, 09:22 AM
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Has everyone been drinking there saltwater around here or what?
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Old 11-08-2007, 10:02 AM
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Only at RB do you get advice and a comedy show!!
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Old 11-08-2007, 10:11 AM
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oh no!, more LR jokes!
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Old 11-08-2007, 06:40 PM
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probibaly it was a worm and there are other things too but that is a good thing
by the way the comedy here smells fishy LOL
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So a few days ago I went to my friends house and was telling him how LR can have pebbles, thanks guys....
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Old 11-09-2007, 06:36 AM
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So a few days ago I went to my friends house and was telling him how LR can have pebbles, thanks guys....
Haven't we always said "Check your sources!!!!"
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Haven't we always said "Check your sources!!!!"
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Old 11-09-2007, 10:12 AM
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well if one was to take a piece of LR put in left hand, get another piece and place in right hand.....smack them together hard and they have made baby pebbles!! did you really think the good ppl of RB would steer you in the wrong way?
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Old 11-10-2007, 10:15 AM
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LOL. i don't know what's scarier... the live rocks mating and smoking afterwards, or the rocks having pebbles.
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Hopefully I'll post some pictures of my pebbles this weekend.
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Old 11-10-2007, 11:29 AM
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GARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you know you can't put porn in this forum.lol
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Old 11-10-2007, 12:11 PM
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awww!! why not? he just wants to show off his pebbles!!!!
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