Pom-pom and Sally Lightfoot together?

nanshaw2001 · 08/02/2009, 08:11 AM

Could they be housed together in a 55 well established w/ lots of lr? TIA, Nancy

Servillius · 08/02/2009, 08:26 AM

Mine never bothered each other.

nanshaw2001 · 08/02/2009, 09:00 AM

Hoping to hear that! Absolutely love my Sally but the pom-pom sure looks fun! Thanks!

Servillius · 08/02/2009, 12:39 PM

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Originally posted by nanshaw2001
Hoping to hear that! Absolutely love my Sally but the pom-pom sure looks fun! Thanks!

Happy to help. I got a little more suspicious of my Sally after watching a full grown one take an adult bird as prey on T.V. once. I'm guessing that was some not quite the same thing as what we have in tanks though, my little guy is a happy, friendly fellow.

romsoccer12 · 08/02/2009, 12:48 PM

sooner or later, i will amost guarentee that pompom will become a nice snack. once adults, sallys will eat anything in the tank, including fish

Imzadi · 08/02/2009, 04:17 PM

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Originally posted by romsoccer12
sooner or later, i will amost guarentee that pompom will become a nice snack. once adults, sallys will eat anything in the tank, including fish

+1

Change 'anything' to 'everything' and I agree 100%.

They are ruthless killers. Watched it happen first hand in my own tank. SLF dropped down on to the back of my lawnmower blenny, and popped his eyes out with his claws. Watched it happen, then spent 6 hours trying to catch it to get it out...

BeanMachine · 08/07/2009, 02:18 PM

I have two pom poms. I see them once oh every two months. They look awesome, but pretty pointless if you never see them.

Gdevine · 08/07/2009, 02:26 PM

My LFS, who I trust implicitly, recently sold me a Sally to help keep my tank clean. They told me that Sally's are totally reef safe...than I did my research post purchase. (Yea, I know...been in this too long now to make that type of newbie mistake...but like I said I trust them).

When Sally's mature they will kill anything for food...all crabs are opportunists. Sure enough, my neon blue shark-nose blenny just "disappeared" one day after the crab was introduced into the tank.

Next day, a small jar placed in the back of the tank against the rock with a silver side and just like that he was back out of the tank with a trip to my LFS.

I'll never again add a crab to my tank even though there will be memebers here on RC who will swear they never caused a problem.

Just do the research...

08/02/2009, 08:11 AM	#1
nanshaw2001 Older newbie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Statesboro, Ga Posts: 501	Pom-pom and Sally Lightfoot together? Could they be housed together in a 55 well established w/ lots of lr? TIA, Nancy __________________ My job doesn't begin to support my addiction! Current Tank Info: 125 Mixed reef, 55 softie tank in the works!

08/02/2009, 09:00 AM	#3
nanshaw2001 Older newbie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Statesboro, Ga Posts: 501	Hoping to hear that! Absolutely love my Sally but the pom-pom sure looks fun! Thanks! __________________ My job doesn't begin to support my addiction! Current Tank Info: 125 Mixed reef, 55 softie tank in the works!

08/02/2009, 12:48 PM	#5
romsoccer12 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: ohio Posts: 2,625	sooner or later, i will amost guarentee that pompom will become a nice snack. once adults, sallys will eat anything in the tank, including fish __________________ Colin R Current Tank Info: 3rd tank working fine!(29gal oceanic biocube) 5-6months old

08/07/2009, 02:26 PM	#8
Gdevine Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pompano Beach, FL Posts: 1,232	My LFS, who I trust implicitly, recently sold me a Sally to help keep my tank clean. They told me that Sally's are totally reef safe...than I did my research post purchase. (Yea, I know...been in this too long now to make that type of newbie mistake...but like I said I trust them). When Sally's mature they will kill anything for food...all crabs are opportunists. Sure enough, my neon blue shark-nose blenny just "disappeared" one day after the crab was introduced into the tank. Next day, a small jar placed in the back of the tank against the rock with a silver side and just like that he was back out of the tank with a trip to my LFS. I'll never again add a crab to my tank even though there will be memebers here on RC who will swear they never caused a problem. Just do the research... __________________ What's good having a monkey if you can't play with it? Current Tank Info: 65g Mixed Reef - 35g Fuge - EcoSystem Method

08/02/2009, 08:26 AM	#2
Servillius Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 289	Mine never bothered each other.

08/07/2009, 02:18 PM	#7
BeanMachine Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 11,200	I have two pom poms. I see them once oh every two months. They look awesome, but pretty pointless if you never see them.