Awesome shot!
Thought I'd pass along a cool shot that I took last weekend. My Nassarius Vibex lay eggs CONSTANTLY. The success rate of hatch is next to nil (I have maybe 3 or 4 that are in and around 1CM that I did not purchase) but they try and try again. I think my pipefish or mandarin are eating the eggs. They typically last, on the glass, for 3 or 4 days before disappearing.
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Awesome shot!
Merci! I will have to come clean though.. I DID photoshop out some sand, slime/mucous etc. that the snail left as it made its way up the glass to lay the eggs. Other than that, it's as I witnessed it
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I freaking love it. EGGcellent!
*saves it to the hard drive*
Gee, I should have egg laying patterns in the critter ID guide... Hmmmm.....
I clean up all of my photos... well most of them. I don't make things what they are not or change their color but you can be darn sure I "erase" things like a hanging piece of poop from an otherwise great fish shot. Shows pride in your work when ya take the time.
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Renee
Yes you should...
I don't.. remember that picture of Santa gettin his butt nipped by the mantis...I just happened to be at the right place at the right timeI clean up all of my photos... well most of them.
Really? I'm a fan of poopie fishI "erase" things like a hanging piece of poop from an otherwise great fish shot. Shows pride in your work when ya take the time.
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David? If I find enough eggs-on-glass samples to make it a little section could I use your vibex pic?
Renee
jeez i wish my inverts take their turn to lay some eggs 'cuz my mandarin would love to have a treat now and then
Renee... sure you can... and how timely.. I've got some additional eggs to shoot for you. I think they are turbo? No pattern..just white eggs, that look to be surrounded by a clear membrane. The turbo is the only one on that glass all night. I'll see what I can do.
D
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David,
Are you sure that is a Nassarius vibex? That looks a lot more like a Tonga Nassarius to me. Beautiful picture though I can't remember the latin name for the "Tonga Nassarius" right now, but the eggs might actually be hatching in 3 or 4 days, not getting eaten, they have a short hatching time.
Renee, are you putting together a webpage with snail egg pictures? I could probably donate a couple.
Brian
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David, my lettuce laid eggs last night too!
Brian, I'm putting together a Hitchhiker ID guide. Something really simple... once I figure out all the codes. It seems a lot of people have been asking lately "what is this" is reference to eggs so I was thinking it may be an interesting addition.
Renee
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i'd be interested about the latin name of the Tongans as well, since i've been under the impression they were more of a subspecies or variant, much like the Northern H. erectus and the Southern H. erectus in seahorses.
Greg
D,
I don't know how I missed this reply. Anyway, glad to help out, I HATE misinformation too and have spent the last 3 years trying to counteract all the mis-information I spewed in my first two years in the hobby Heck the last 5
But it is all part of trying to improve my knowledge and maybe a tiny bit in the hobby. It takes a good reefer to listen to and accept they had misinformation in such a gracious way. You would be suprised at some of the reactions i've gotten when I say...You know...I think that isn't X, but Y.
You are alright by me bro.
B.
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Dude... if you think this was "graciously", you should see my response to Renee (Seahorsedreams) on seahorse.org where I incorrectly identified this:
As a variety of non-colonizing cup coral. (For those inquiring minds, it is a coralimorph.)
Hey...just look at my signature line. I'll always be a newbie If I start getting too old to learn, or too stubborn to be taught, I'm just going to give up the hobby and sit on the beaches
In all seriousness, we, as hobbyists HAVE to understand the impact we are making on the sciences and the hobby itself. It is imperative that we do our best to try and not provide misinformation, whether unintentional, or with intent to position ones self in a community or whatnot.
I say, "Thank You" to peeps like you and Renee who keep us on track whenever possible.
Dave
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Here is my distortus.
Renee
Good morning sunshine Nice snail.. methinks he's trying to camoflague as a bumblebee!!
D
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Yeah...lemme look.
D
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K... this picture is grainy...cause they lay in evening and eggs could be gone by day. The pipefish and mandarin eat them.
If photobucket reduces etc.... I can email you the original. I have more... *gone diggin*
D
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Closer...and brighter..
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Oh...here's one for ya 'nee....
A gammarus molt...
Sorry... all three of these last few pics were taken freehand. My tripod was at Gustavo's house for the recording of the podcasts.
Dave
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