Hobby, my a**

[Dinky]

I bought 20 more pounds of LR for my 75g FOWLR, and a handful of
shells for my hermits. I put in the shells and situated the rock,
then settled in to watch, several hermits decided to move into a new
home almost immediately. The rock was teeming with life, pods, worms,
and bunches of things I've no name for. I looked at the clock and
discovered that I'd been squatted in front of the tank for 3 bloody
hours!!! This isn't even an obsession. It's a life.

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[skozzy]

Imagine how many more hours you will spend in front of it if you loaded it
with colourfull corals.

"Dinky" > wrote in message
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> I bought 20 more pounds of LR for my 75g FOWLR, and a handful of
> shells for my hermits. I put in the shells and situated the rock,
> then settled in to watch, several hermits decided to move into a new
> home almost immediately. The rock was teeming with life, pods, worms,
> and bunches of things I've no name for. I looked at the clock and
> discovered that I'd been squatted in front of the tank for 3 bloody
> hours!!! This isn't even an obsession. It's a life.
>
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> billy
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[Pszemol]

I would spend less... Hermits and other animals like them (shrimps, crabs)
are more interesting than corals: they move, they have character, they fight
they are something to watch more than plant-like corals :) Of course IMHO.

"skozzy" > wrote in message u...
> Imagine how many more hours you will spend in front of it if you
> loaded it with colourfull corals.
>
> "Dinky" > wrote in message
> link.net...
> > I bought 20 more pounds of LR for my 75g FOWLR, and a handful of
> > shells for my hermits. I put in the shells and situated the rock,
> > then settled in to watch, several hermits decided to move into a new
> > home almost immediately. The rock was teeming with life, pods, worms,
> > and bunches of things I've no name for. I looked at the clock and
> > discovered that I'd been squatted in front of the tank for 3 bloody
> > hours!!! This isn't even an obsession. It's a life.
> >
> > --
> >
> > billy
> > --
> > Need tech help?
> > http://www.winextra.com
> > news://news.winextra.com
> >
> >
>
>

[tech27]

Whether you find corals interesting or not is a matter of personal
preference. But if you are interested in recreating a natural reef
environment, then I think you'd have to agree that corals are a natural part
of such a setup.



"Pszemol" > wrote in message
...
> I would spend less... Hermits and other animals like them (shrimps, crabs)
> are more interesting than corals: they move, they have character, they
fight
> they are something to watch more than plant-like corals :) Of course IMHO.
>



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[Pszemol]

I just said there is more to look at crabs/shrimps.
They show personality, some action they are not so passive
so they can glue your interest for longer hours than corals :-)
And of course - it is personal perference - what else?


"tech27" > wrote in message ...
> Whether you find corals interesting or not is a matter of personal
> preference. But if you are interested in recreating a natural reef
> environment, then I think you'd have to agree that corals are a natural part
> of such a setup.
>
>
>
> "Pszemol" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I would spend less... Hermits and other animals like them (shrimps, crabs)
> > are more interesting than corals: they move, they have character, they
> fight
> > they are something to watch more than plant-like corals :) Of course IMHO.
> >
>
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[skozzy]

I like the way the hermits fight over shell and it's the same all the time.
If I want a tank with action then for me it'd be several Lion Fish and
another tank setup with fresh water guppies as feeder. Now that fun to
watch.


"Pszemol" > wrote in message
...
> I just said there is more to look at crabs/shrimps.
> They show personality, some action they are not so passive
> so they can glue your interest for longer hours than corals :-)
> And of course - it is personal perference - what else?
>
>
> "tech27" > wrote in message
...
> > Whether you find corals interesting or not is a matter of personal
> > preference. But if you are interested in recreating a natural reef
> > environment, then I think you'd have to agree that corals are a natural
part
> > of such a setup.
> >
> >
> >
> > "Pszemol" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I would spend less... Hermits and other animals like them (shrimps,
crabs)
> > > are more interesting than corals: they move, they have character, they
> > fight
> > > they are something to watch more than plant-like corals :) Of course
IMHO.
> > >
> >
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[Pszemol]

As we can see - "de gustibus non est disputandum" :-)

So my point is noted: we do not know if Dinky would
spend much more if he has corals instead of hermits ;-)

"skozzy" > wrote in message ...
> I like the way the hermits fight over shell and it's the same all the time.
> If I want a tank with action then for me it'd be several Lion Fish and
> another tank setup with fresh water guppies as feeder. Now that fun to
> watch.
>
>
> "Pszemol" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I just said there is more to look at crabs/shrimps.
> > They show personality, some action they are not so passive
> > so they can glue your interest for longer hours than corals :-)
> > And of course - it is personal perference - what else?
> >
> >
> > "tech27" > wrote in message
> ...
> > > Whether you find corals interesting or not is a matter of personal
> > > preference. But if you are interested in recreating a natural reef
> > > environment, then I think you'd have to agree that corals are a natural
> part
> > > of such a setup.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Pszemol" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > I would spend less... Hermits and other animals like them (shrimps,
> crabs)
> > > > are more interesting than corals: they move, they have character, they
> > > fight
> > > > they are something to watch more than plant-like corals :) Of course
> IMHO.
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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