Electric Blue

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  1. lillys Grandad

    lillys Grandad Horrid Stonefish

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    I posted last night that my blue only had one claw...this was true...but as this photo shows today...he now has grown the other back...smaller but he got two'o'dem now;D GO BLUE !!
    LG
    He did'nt do it overnite..I just had not noticed.

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  2. homegrowncorals

    homegrowncorals Ribbon Eel

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    Thats a nice close up shot, don't think i've seen a crab with markings like that before.
     
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  3. MTips18

    MTips18 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    really nice close up
     
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  4. lillys Grandad

    lillys Grandad Horrid Stonefish

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    I was told it was an electric blue when I bought him...about 7 months ago.
    He was only about the size of a dime...now he has taken,litterally, the shell and life of a not so "turbo" Mexican Turbo snail...larger than a golf ball....is it an electric Blue? or maybe another species? He is growing like crazy and eats ALOT. Even while trying to trick the bristle from coming out so I could grab it...he ran across the tank and grabed the bait right from the worm..(going to worm trap as we speak)he also eats any and all moltings. Handy cleaner, industrial I might add.:cheesy:
    LG
    BTW..it was a lucky photo op
     
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  5. sweetriden76

    sweetriden76 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    yeah its an electric blue. I have two of them and love them, the only issue with them is they are kinda clumsy,knocking things over and such. One of mine was pinned under a light rock the other morning but when I lifted it up off he went, ran right off of an 8 inch drop onto the sand...he was fine though...oh they will also hurt coraline growth a bit as they scrape anything and everything off rocks to eat it...
     
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  6. lillys Grandad

    lillys Grandad Horrid Stonefish

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    Exactly...mine is for sure related to yours !! clumsy..knock'n everything around..and falling after a tall climb..just before he reaches the top...kinda funny though.
    Thanx.
    LG
     
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  7. sweetriden76

    sweetriden76 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    yeah, I'll live with them knocking stuff down for the cleaning they do and watching them do stupid stuff like fall off rocks is entertaining...
     
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  8. cuttingras

    cuttingras Starving Artist :)

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    Great close up LG, very nice!
     
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  9. Andrew Android

    Andrew Android Astrea Snail

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    Sexy! =D I want one! BLUUUUUE!
     
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  10. ReefSparky

    ReefSparky Super Moderator

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    Nice pic, LG! How's the tank coming along?
     
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