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<STRONG>just a bunch of odds and ends questions:
Will a green rasta leather turn pink under metal halide lighting?
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Probably not. ALthough coloration does depend somewhat on light intensity, it also depends upon what the original color was. ALthough stranger things have happened, I'd expect your green leather to turn wither greener, or possibly browner.
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Not necessarily. They can be nocturnally active, but are usually just as active during the day. Newly introduced shrimp will often hide in the rockwork for a few days as they become acclimated. On the other hand, shrimp are also quite aware of predatory fish, so if you have something like a hawkfish that would possibly make a meal of the shrimp, it'll stay hidden in the rocks.
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<STRONG>Do cucumbers bury themselves in the sand? Do you ever see them?</STRONG>
Yes, they can, but usually you'll see them crawling along in the top inch of sand or so, leaving clean sand pellets behind. Alternately, if you get a filter feeding type (rather than a sand cleaning one), they'll be on your rocks or glass all the time trying to filter something from the water column for dinner.
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Depends upon the type of star. Normally "star" shaped sea stars move fairly slowly, and will slowly crawl over most surfaces in your tank looking for food - including dark pockets at the rear of your tank where you can't see them as well as the front glass. Brittle/serpent stars are much quicker moving, and will often race across the tank in search of fodd when the tank is fed, but spend most of the reat of their time in dark recesses awaiting the feedings.
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<STRONG>What kinda snails breed?</STRONG>
All kinds do, otherwise there wouldn't be any little snails
But seriously, different snails have different delivery methods. Astrea and trochus snails will "smoke" up a tank with their reproductive efforts, whereas nerites, cerith, and nassarius snails leave egg clusters on the glass (as well as elsewhere, I'm sure).
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<STRONG>What are some really good sources for livestock (inverts, soft, lps, fish, and SPS sources)?</STRONG>
Different people will have different opinions on who does a good job. Online retailers I've been happy with include IndoPacific Sea Farms (IPSF), Inland Aquatics, Jeff's Exotic Fish, and Harbor Aquatics.
Whew, that took awhile. Hope it helps
Kevin
