Natural animals in my tank?

[littlehermit0]

I don't know if it's a stupid question, but I'm really interested in adding animals from the ocean to my tank (quarantined of course) such as hermit crabs, crabs or invertebrates, even fish if possible. Is this possible? They will be from the Mediterranean sea, and I don't know if the temperature would be the problem, since they live in 13°C and my tank is 26°C. I had that one crab as a kid and it was extremely hardy, but died sadly, from the mistakes I made with him...

 

[kevgib67]

I don't know if it's a stupid question, but I'm really interested in adding animals from the ocean to my tank (quarantined of course) such as hermit crabs, crabs or invertebrates, even fish if possible. Is this possible? They will be from the Mediterranean sea, and I don't know if the temperature would be the problem, since they live in 13°C and my tank is 26°C. I had that one crab as a kid and it was extremely hardy, but died sadly, from the mistakes I made with him...

Yes it has been done with members on here. @Nman has a beautiful tide pool tank with fish and inverts he catches in the tide pools on the coast of England. Anemones, snail , crabs and fish. I can’t recall the tag but there is someone on here who does the same off the coast of Alaska.

 

[littlehermit0]

Yes it has been done with members on here. @Nman has a beautiful tide pool tank with fish and inverts he catches in the tide pools on the coast of England. Anemones, snail , crabs and fish. I can’t recall the tag but there is someone on here who does the same off the coast of Alaska.

Does macro algae or rocks, invertebrates spread diseases even with quarantining? I'm kind of worried about diseases or isopods

 

[Paul B]

I keep all sorts of things in my tank from local New York "cold" water. Most of it doesn't live more then a few months probably due to the temperature.

I don't have to worry about quarantine, diseases or things like that.

 

[kevgib67]

Does macro algae or rocks, invertebrates spread diseases even with quarantining? I'm kind of worried about diseases or isopods

I tagged @Nman he’ll jump in and give you better advice than I can.

 

[piranhaman00]

I keep all sorts of things in my tank from local New York "cold" water. Most of it doesn't live more then a few months probably due to the temperature.

I don't have to worry about quarantine, diseases or things like that.

lol

 

[Nano_Man]

Yes it can be done. I am running a tank at 25c and I have cold water anemones in it . Before I came on I was watching my beadlet anemones spitting out baby’s. Most anemones split to reproduce . As Paul says at high temperatures some things can not tolerate it for long periods. If you want low temperatures a chiller would be needed then everything you collect will thrive in your tank .

 

[littlehermit0]

Yes it can be done. I am running a tank at 25c and I have cold water anemones in it . Before I came on I was watching my beadlet anemones spitting out baby’s. Most anemones split to reproduce . As Paul says at high temperatures some things can not tolerate it for long periods. If you want low temperatures a chiller would be needed then everything you collect will thrive in your tank .

I thought beadlet anemones could eat my fish, the best thing is that they don't require special light, how did you harvest them If they are stick to the rock so strongly? Will they eat basic fish pellets or anemone pellets?

 

[Nano_Man]

I have never had an anemone eat a healthy fish. They come off fine you just need to take your time get under one edge and slowly peel off most of my anemones are now captive bred . 1 anemone that will take your shrimps is the snake lock anemone they have super sticky tentacles
I feed my anemones twice a week with a turkey baster and directly feed each one. I also have bubble tips in there as well not lost one fish
Picture below is a snake lock anemone

 

[vcnt]

I keep all sorts of things in my tank from local New York "cold" water. Most of it doesn't live more then a few months probably due to the temperature.

I don't have to worry about quarantine, diseases or things like that.

Im in NY aswell, I wonder if using a chiller you could set up a Atlantic themed tank

 

[littlehermit0]

Im in NY aswell, I wonder if using a chiller you could set up a Atlantic themed tank

It's an old post so I already have a lot of things, even the most important thing, the chiller. Take a look at that

it literally makes ice, but still not strong enough for tanks like that, but it's still something good, it maintains the water temp at 22-20c which is good, but would be better if 18c but that's not possible. Tanks during summer are the worst nightmare, I'd rather have mine at 19c during winter than 2938373672936474c in a tank that's supposed to be cold, so basically it's hard to get cold water unless NY is a cold state

 

[Nano_Man]

It's an old post so I already have a lot of things, even the most important thing, the chiller. Take a look at that

it literally makes ice, but still not strong enough for tanks like that, but it's still something good, it maintains the water temp at 22-20c which is good, but would be better if 18c but that's not possible. Tanks during summer are the worst nightmare, I'd rather have mine at 19c during winter than 2938373672936474c in a tank that's supposed to be cold, so basically it's hard to get cold water unless NY is a cold state

I am thinking of making a copper pipe rap around like a coil with a pump on my return pipe but you have to fill the closed circuit with butane gas and the copper goes freezing you also need a small fan

 

[littlehermit0]

I am thinking of making a copper pipe rap around like a coil with a pump on my return pipe but you have to fill the closed circuit with butane gas and the copper goes freezing you also need a small fan

I was thinking about pretty much the same thing but without the gas, I'd use a copper pipe instead of plastic, but it's too hard to bend it or cut it

 

[Nano_Man]

I was thiknking about pretty much the same thing but without the gas, I'd use a copper pipe instead of plastic, but it's too hard to bend it or cut it

Hack saw or pipe cutters get a lump of pipe the diameter you need and gently bend it round you don’t need thick copper pipe you wouldn’t be using your chiller maybe just one of the fans the gas is so you’re really making a air conditioner

 

[GARRIGA]

Add a chiller and make your tank meet their requirements. Cold water tanks been around longer than reef tanks from what I remember.