dosnt sound like a nudi to me, perhaps a large flat worm
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From: "Shane Clays" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 10:44 AM
Subject: RE: I've been slimed
> At first, it sounds like a nudibranch, but I have NEVER heard of one of
> those eating crabs, or live fish or anything like that. They are generally
> slow moving and dont cause trouble with anything that can move out of
their
> way.
>
> Now, there are a couple of speices of predatory snails (sorry, dont
remember
> the name) that will eat fish, and may possibly go after your crabs as
well,
> I suppose. I saw these guys on a discovery channel show, and they were
> pretty nasty. Did it have any type of shell at all??
>
> Any ways, if you have not already, you should get it out of the tank. If
you
> have witnessed it being agressive towards your crabs, who knows whats
next!?
>
> FWIW
> Shane C.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 2:18 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: I've been slimed
> >
> > I've got something wierd in my tank and wonder if you guys could help.
> >
> > I saw it about 3 months ago, it was about 3 inches long 1 inch wide,
> > transparent skin
> > with black dots on it (my wife reckons they're blue) and very flat.
> > It slides it's way around on the rocks, glass and sand.
> > It came out arond the same time in the evening (lights on) not really
> > bothering
> > anything else (hermit crabs, shrimp, corals) and would then go back to
> > whence it came.
> > I managed to take a picture of it and showed it to the lfs, they said it
> > wasn't a problem
> > and have that in their tanks at home (don't they always??!).
> >
> > After a week or two I never saw it again, I later rearranged the rocks
in
> > tank so I
> > figured it may have died in the melee.
> >
> > But to my amazement I saw it again a couple of nights ago
> > bigger (about 4 inches) and apparently badder.
> > I've a larger hermit crab in the tank and it showed an unwelcomed liking
> > to
> > the crab by wrapping itself around it, I had to use my prongs to scare
him
> > off.
> > I tried to lift it out with the prongs but it's a slippery fella as it
> > managed to slip through
> > each time, the poor crab seemed to be covered in goo as there was sand
> > sticking
> > all over him. I have quite a few empty hermit crab shells in the tank
but
> > I thought
> > they were dying due to heat (tanks about 82) , water conditions (all
test
> > prove fine) but
> > now it could be down to Slimey.
> > Any ideas/ suggestions welcome. Thanx. (also what does lol mean?)
> >
> > Charles
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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