My Opae Ula arrived!

[Mech]

Wow these guys are a real treat to have I have them in a cup with their water they came in.
I hope they all survive the transfer in. My tank has been ageing for around 7 months so it should all be good photos to follow.

[Mech]

i bottled it and took my tank up to meet their SG

[mcdaney]

Awesome! Waiting for more photos!

[Mech]

here are a few from this morning, i cant see any dead ones. A couple are still very pale and the others are turning red'er... hope a few being pale still after 15 hours in the tank is not a bad sign.

here are some photos, exscuse the quality... its not very good in dark rooms.







more to come

[mcdaney]

Nice! No worries, not all will turn fully red and it's normal. They can be white, pink, orange or red

[Mech]

they are all crawling around eating from the rocks and sand, they seem to pick up a grain of sand and carry it around with them lol, very strange when comparing to my fresh water shrimp.

[mcdaney]

Their natural habitats are predator free, so they're more active in swimming/crawling around as compared to freshwater shrimps. They're a treat to watch

[Mech]

ive noticed somtimes they push each other off grazing spots on the ocean rock lol

[KenCotigirl]

Looks nice and good luck.

Ken

[Nexus6]

Looks great!

[Mech]

they have had roughly 24hours in my tank now and they have not stopped eating off my ocean rock, they have left a white dust line all the way around the rock on my black sand where they have picked stuff up and dropped it after taking what is edible from it.

[KenCotigirl]

Always very encouraging when you see them stuffing their face. Makes all the waste they produce acceptable.

[Mech]

Heres a few more





edit: I found a moult this morning and i also added a few more opea ula into my tank!

[Mech]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPmYAvDqfIM

[mcdaney]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPmYAvDqfIM

Nice and red Mech!