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tileman 
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Posted: October 25 2004 at 8:58am |
I was just wondering if anyone has experience with these as how long they would live and how big do they get? Mine has been in my tank for about a year now and he is larger than a quarter.
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Adam Blundell
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Posted: October 25 2004 at 9:50am |
I have one that is the size of a silver dollar, and that is big (carapace size). I somewhat wish he would die. I may grab him and pull him out next time my arm is in the tank.
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Posted: October 25 2004 at 10:04am |
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I've got one that size too. His span from claw to claw is easily 4 inches. I've never noticed him doing anything really destructive although he's not much of a valonia eater.
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Adam Blundell
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Posted: October 25 2004 at 12:50pm |
Jon- really?
I bought mine to help control valonia. Not eat it all, just control it. I love bubble algae but it was getting a little too close to the green star polyps (and you know that they take precidence in my tank). So I added one of these guys. In two weeks he completely devoured them all. I was a little ticked (and impressed) with him. Now I worry "what has he been eating all this time since?".
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Crazy Tarzan
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Posted: October 25 2004 at 1:21pm |
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I"ll take him from you if you don't want him adam.
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Was that in there yesterday? Casper--WY windier than ?
Down to a 20, soon to double or nothing
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Jared
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Posted: October 25 2004 at 1:27pm |
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If he'll eradicate bubble algae I'm sure you could auction him off for a decent amount at the next meeting.
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Jared Neilsen
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Suzy
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Posted: October 25 2004 at 4:04pm |
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Can I start the bidding with $10 bucks?
Maybe, you could just rent him out!
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lex0219
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Posted: October 25 2004 at 6:33pm |
11 dollars
lol kidding suzy
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Posted: October 25 2004 at 6:54pm |
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Fifteen! I have a wide area for him to roam, and a new kind of bubble algae! He might get the munchies late in the evening! I could throw in some green star polyps! Got a couple of kinds of them, too.
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Shane H
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Posted: October 25 2004 at 9:23pm |
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Adam - if you figure out how to consistently get $15 for emeralds, let me know. I think we should become partners!
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Posted: October 28 2004 at 11:11am |
I caught 1 of mine eating my star polyps last night 
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Jason&Andrea Townsend
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Tired of looking at my empty 125 :(
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