Mole crabs

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  1. jokaz82

    jokaz82 Fire Worm

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    any thought on mole crabs?
     
    jokaz82, Jun 24, 2010
    jokaz82, Jun 24, 2010
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  2. LeslieH

    LeslieH Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Got a picture? The mole crabs sold in LFS are usually temperate water sand beach animals. They live half-buried in the highly-oxygenated swash zone where waves are moving up & down the beach face. Constantly on the move, feeding is done by sticking their feathery antennae into the water to filter out particles carried by the waves. So they're unsuited for reef tanks for a couple of reasons --- wrong temperature, wrong habitat, no waves, wrong food.
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/64146826@N00/2189128118/
     
    LeslieH, Jun 24, 2010
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