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Unread 12/23/2009, 06:11 PM   #1
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sally lightfood being a punk?

I just got a new blennie and today i noticed when the lightfood got near him he looked like he tried to attack him, and also seemed like he went after my cleaner shrimp... I thought they were non-aggresive?


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Unread 12/23/2009, 06:18 PM   #2
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They are actually semi-aggressive. When they get bigger they can and sometimes will kill fish and inverts. My brother use to have one that would sit on top of an arch and jump on fish as they swim threw the arch, it was crazy to see.


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Unread 12/23/2009, 06:19 PM   #3
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yeah well if i see that, hes going down the shitter...


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Unread 12/23/2009, 06:23 PM   #4
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haha ya my brother no longer has his for that reason. Goodluck


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Unread 12/23/2009, 06:51 PM   #5
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I just got a new blennie and today i noticed when the lightfood got near him he looked like he tried to attack him, and also seemed like he went after my cleaner shrimp... I thought they were non-aggresive?
I bought a bag of freeze dried anchovies that I keep in the freezer. About 1/month, I'll feed mine a small piece. He seem less aggressive that way.

They usually just eat algae, but I think they need some occasional protein. An earlier one starved in my tank.


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Unread 12/23/2009, 11:32 PM   #6
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They are known for being quite aggressive when bigger. Small fish are on the menu if it chooses


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Unread 12/24/2009, 02:51 AM   #7
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Never had one, but frankly I don't think I have ever really read of anyone being happy with theirs :P


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Unread 12/24/2009, 07:21 AM   #8
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I used to keep them and never had one actually catch a fish, but they would always try. I quit keeping them when my last one decided to rip apart my Maxima!


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Unread 12/24/2009, 07:36 AM   #9
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I have three that I tried as a last ditch effort to clean up some VERY stubborn algea, they never so much as made a dent. I still have them and recently lost a Orchid Dottyback that I have had for a few years. Can't say with any real certainty it was one of the Sally's but the only other conclusion would be a natural death and the timing was purely coincidental.
All the same I no longer trust them as they have gotten fairly large, I plan on removing them as soon as the opportunity presents itself.


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Unread 12/24/2009, 10:37 AM   #10
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Anyone have advice on catching these guys? I tried for hours lol


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Unread 12/24/2009, 10:39 AM   #11
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All the same I no longer trust them as they have gotten fairly large, I plan on removing them as soon as the opportunity presents itself.
They seem to have a fairly short lifespan anyways.

I like mine enough to buy another one when my first one died. I think I bought it for algae too, but they don't do much in that department.

I'd recommend some spot feeding. Despite being sold as algae eaters, they do need some meat in their diet.


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Unread 12/24/2009, 01:51 PM   #12
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hey daddy how long did your sally live ? i just lost one the other day he was about 2.5 " with his legs


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Unread 12/24/2009, 04:50 PM   #13
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hey daddy how long did your sally live ? i just lost one the other day he was about 2.5 " with his legs
2 yrs for the one I didn't starve to death.

btw, don't be too sure it's dead. Mine has fooled me often by just molting, but it resurrects in about 10 days.


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Unread 12/24/2009, 05:11 PM   #14
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Anyone have advice on catching these guys? I tried for hours lol
Yea good luck. They're fast little buggers. Just when you think you got 'em, gone like a thief in the night.


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Unread 12/24/2009, 05:16 PM   #15
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I had one that got almost 4" with it leggs. The body was bigger than a .50 cent coin. I took him into the lfs to sell him and the owner said he had never seen one that big before.

Now why did I sell him?

I had a bunch of my small fish (blue flasher wrasse,fire fish, basslets) come up missing. I had seen him go after fish all the time. So one night I got out the red light to look in the tank and he was out where I could get him. I cought him and put him in my 37gal with damsels. One night a friend was over from out of town. She sees the crab has a damsil eating it. Next thing you know she flips out and smacks the tank and yells "he's killing the fish". I looked over at the tank and sure enough he had a fish trying to eat it. The fish got away after a few seconds.


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Unread 12/24/2009, 08:21 PM   #16
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So sally light foots eat fish?


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Unread 12/24/2009, 11:49 PM   #17
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So sally light foots eat fish?
All Crabs are semi predatory and yes some do try and eat fish


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Unread 12/25/2009, 08:50 AM   #18
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All Crabs are semi predatory and yes some do try and eat fish
Thanks for the info. I guess that I won't be getting one.


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Unread 12/25/2009, 09:52 AM   #19
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Anyone have advice on catching these guys? I tried for hours lol
I have seen mine out in the open in the middle of the night before so I've been making a regular check and am waiting another chance. Otherwise you might as well forget about it short of pulling apart your reef or try to simply get a shot and spear one basically killing it.
If one more fish comes up missing and I havent managed to catch mine out in the open I will resort to the spear method.


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Unread 12/25/2009, 09:56 AM   #20
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Sally Lightfoots in the wild can get the size of a dinner plate, and yes, crabs will eat just about anything. I recommend a liter or half liter wine carafe, (look at a place that sells glassware) with a piece of raw shrimp in it, left with its neck propped slightly up. Leave it over night: sally may go in, and won't be able to climb up the slick glass. A good lfs will usually take in animals in trade. Trade this one for a micro-hermit or two.


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Unread 12/25/2009, 10:16 AM   #21
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I cought mine at night. After getting home from a night out I left all the lights in the house off. I grabbed the red light (not the one for the window) and looked in the tank. There the crab was picking at the sand in the front of the tank. I turned off the light and went to get some food and a net. I dropped a small chunk of shrimp in front of him. I kept turning on the red light for a second at a time to see him get the food. Then I placed the net and flashed the red light one last time to make sure I would get him when I pulled it torward the glass. With one fast swoop of the net he was cought.


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Unread 12/25/2009, 11:06 AM   #22
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I had a sally lightfoot that grew to about 6 inches long! that thing was so mean to all my fish and everyting that went next to its favorite spot! I do not recomend puttin these crabs in any reef tank at all.


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Unread 12/26/2009, 02:04 AM   #23
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Mine molted and shortly thereafter I was missing a couple of fish. So I used a clear tall tea glass with some shrimp in the bottom propped up against the rocks. Within 30 min, the crab was in the glass and down to the sump tank he went. Good luck catching yours!


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I have to return a few Xmas items today so I'll pick up a carafe and see how well this works for me. With Sk8r's and trb's success I at least owe the little buggers a chance before I resort to spearing.
Stay tuned and I'll let everyone know how well it works out.


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Unread 12/26/2009, 10:19 AM   #25
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Wow, I'm actually surprised by everybody's reaction to crabs. I think they are an interesting part of my reef tank and I wouldn't get rid of them. I only see crabs in the wild on night dives, so I like to watch their behavior in the tank.

Also, my maroon clown and 1 crab are buddies. I always see them hanging out together.

Really, if you spot feed them, they won't scavenge their tank mates for food. I'd expect some bad behavior if you don't.


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