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Thanks so much, Mustafa! She's really looking forward to taking care of them.

Hi all, I am moving on from my job in the new year and since I'll be moving and don't want to freak them out, I'm passing my opae to a coworker who dotes on them. She is a little nervous about not killing them, so I just want to make sure I'm giving her a happy, healthy opae community. I just have f...

Thanks y'all! They seem pretty happy now-- they're playing like little dolphins. Love it!

Thanks so much, Mustafa! I admit I worry about the little guys. They were super active when I first put them in, but now they like to hide under the shells at the back, and none of them have gone red again. I'm only seeing three at a time. Just want to make sure they're ok and everything is to their...

How much macroalgae is right for a half-gallon tank? I put in the whole clump I received from Mustafa, but it seems like a lot in such a small space... the water's a bit green since I did my transfer yesterday which I hope is good? Wondering if I should leave it all in there or pull some out.

Switched them over-- deep breaths! One is doing something funny with its leg, but I'm hoping it isn't broken, and I'm hoping they all will be ok. Had to rush the process due to new leadership coming into the office very soon, but am hoping the Ecosphere had the requisite bacteria &c. I put all t...

Hi all! Set up the tank with some shells and substrate, and as soon as my algae arrives I'm going to fill 'er up, woot! I take it I should probably use gloves to pull the sea fan &c out of the ecosphere? what sort of gloves work-- are like powdered latex gloves ok, or should I use something else...

ha! yes indeed. between the adoration and the OMG HAVE U SEEN MY SHRIMP YET THEY ARE TINY AND CUTE i've basically turned into something out of hyperbole and a half XD

hahaha! i will admit that stomatopods are pretty much my favorite animals and I may have cheered when The Oatmeal did their cartoon XD I'm kind of hoping to learn that opae have similar epicnesses (even if they don't create cavitation bubbles.) The invisibility is pretty cool, as is their toughness....

Hi all, Everyone's been so tremendously helpful with helping set up my opae! Thanks! I'm super excited-- but now I'm starting to get more curious about them in general. I've been reading through some articles from U of Hawaii on them, but there doesn't seem to be a whole lot. Y'all know all this alr...

Thanks! I think I've found something that will work beautifully.

I really have! You guys are amazing-- the folks at the fish store just stared at me like I had three heads XD

Looking forward to moving my critters into a bigger bowl!

Hi all, Where did y'all get your buffers? I'm a little scared to try the aragonite sand for fear of ammonia, but the fish stores I've been to have no shells or dead coral. Do you know of any reputable sources for dead corals or aquarium safe shells? Would love to get something attractive but don't w...

Yay, thanks! Just put in an order for the algae. Now to decorate my tank in preparation for water and algae!

Woop woop woop! So awesome!