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Posted 2/1/2008 6:28:51 AM


 

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Excuse the crappy pics. I found 2 of these guys in QT on a colony of protopalythoa. Its embarrasing, but i freak out every time I find spiders and this time I almost dropped the colony

 I have a canon S3IS and I have to park the lense right on top of the subject to get this close. It works good in the aquarium since there alot of light, but it is a disadvantage when out of the aquarium since the lense blocks the flash this close up. I put a desklight as close a I could to it and still couldnt get enough light on it.

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Posted 2/1/2008 12:30:49 PM
 

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now that's scary!

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Posted 2/20/2008 7:42:10 PM


 

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wow... very illustrative and resourceful, my friend. Kudos for your efforts. If I may ask... could I trouble you to consider saving a future specimen (in rubbing alcohol if you don't have formalin) and sending it to me to photograph? I'll prepay or reimburse as needed.

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Anthony Calfo

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Posted 2/20/2008 8:31:45 PM


 

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There were actually 2 of them on the colony. Both may still be alive. I isolated them in a container and they were alive when I left the farm about 5 days ago. If they are still alive I will send them to you. Email me the addy to alti@altisreef.com .

Rob

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Posted 2/20/2008 8:32:49 PM


 

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Anthing else you want to shoot? I find tons of new stuff all the time and end up squishing them under my feet I'd love to make some use out of them.
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Posted 2/25/2008 9:24:17 AM


 

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yes, my friend... pests and oddballs especially. Do you have (or can you get) formalin from the pharmacy? Else you can get some from the fishVet suppliers. Pickle the pests when you see them (and take note of colors before putting them in formalin... their colors often change)

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Anthony Calfo

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Posted 2/28/2008 6:51:41 PM


 

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Ill get some. I still have the spider if u want it. I may also have some nice crabs in one of my sumps.
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