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January Meeting 1/14/12 @ 6PM! - OFFICER ELECTIONS!

Beau is hosting the January Meeting this coming Saturday the 14th at 6PM.  It will be BYOB as well as a snack to share and raffle items are always welcome.  It has been requested that there be “NO SHOES” on the carpet due to it being a whitish color.

He doesn’t have a tank to view but we will have plenty to discuss in hopes that it will get the NEW YEAR off to a good start.  The annual membership fees are due, so now would be a good time to get them in to our Treasurer Stacey Hahn.   Fees are $20 per individual or $25 per family

Attendance was low at the election meeting in November and no votes were taken at December’s meeting so we have decided to take votes for anyone that didn’t get the opportunity in November and will be attending this meeting.  
We will add the votes to November’s ballots and the announcement will be made during the meeting so we can go forward.
NOMINATIONS:
President:  Jim & Nacho
V. President: Ed, Bo & Daniel Leigey
Treasurer: Stacey
Secretary: Carmen & Angie

Let’s hope the New Year brings new members, returning members and new ideas.  The club is always willing to take suggestions to get the most out of the hobby we all enjoy.

Please PM Nate C. by clicking here for directions if you are not a club member.  

Club members can click here to go to the club member only forum to get directions.

Hope to see you all there!


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« on: April 09, 2010, 07:25:31 am »

I bought a cleanup crew for my tank about a month ago and they have been doing a great job until recently. I couldn't figure out why but noticed a significant decrease in the number of hermit crabs I had but figured they were under or in rock doing their thing. Well I thought that until tonight when I saw my arrow crab pull a wriggling hermit out of its shell and start to eat it. Poor hermit is still being held by the arrow and is still alive with pieces missing. The arrow is probably the funnest part of my tank atm since he stays out front and my clowns just stay in one of two spots. It has grown from having a leg circumfrence of 2 or 3 inches stretched out to what I would guess to be 5 -6 inches now. What should I do? Just get more hermits.? Do you think the arrow may be why the clowns just stay in one or two spots in the tank? I noticed it taps them with a leg when they get too close to food it wants during feeding time.
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« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2010, 03:02:02 pm »

Crabs  for the most part are fun to watch. But most are omnivores or will eat everything that they can get their claws on. I had bought a arrow to help with bristleworms which he did until he learned how to catch gobies. Even some of the hermits that we buy for algea control will not only catch snails fo new homes but will catch fish when sleeping. I won't  tell you what to do. Crabs are good and bad Undecided jimbo
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« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2010, 10:46:12 am »

I think I am going to have to see if I can sell it or something. I have lost 2/3 of my crabs and 1/3 of my snails to this crab. Some may have been natural losses though. Think anyone would want it? Or maybe one of the fish stores?
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« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2010, 05:46:49 pm »

Your best bet is a fish store but you can also put it in your sump and spot feed it frozen meaty foods.
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