PaulB's amphipod collection thread

[jhale]

Glad to hear your going to be alright

 

[SIReefer]

Way to go Booze, Back in action!!!

 

[eric]

I've caught many shrimp and crabs using a killie trap which is a wire fish trap used for catching bait. It has two inverted funnels where fish will swim into but can't swim out. You don't have to use bait, fish will swim in looking for shelter. Just tie a rope to it, throw it in the water, and check it the next day.

 

[boozeman]

Cool I get a rock named after me...I like it 'Boozerock'

Well, here it is in all its glory,
The Drs. were impressed that by the next day my leg looked like this ewwwww!!!

 

[JHOV2324]

wow..thats what my leg looked like after recovering from my motorcycle accident....good thing your getting it fixed.....ur probably on a lot of antibodies huh....i was

 

[DontXtripNfall]

the question everyone want to kno it how deep is it xP -Cringes-

 

[Paul B]

I now have a local NY tank full of those tiny anemones, barnacles and grass shrimp.
Every few years I get the urge to do one of these tanks.The anemones are eating brine shrimp.

 

[DontXtripNfall]

I wonder if my guests that are visiting would like to go on a trip... they seem to like my tank a lot so I wonderrrr.....

 

[cb747]

Hey Paul you should know that everyone will need to see PICS!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Paul B]

Yeah I know. Since it is a Long Island Sound tank the visability is not too good. It is very natural but I will try.
Thanks Chris

 

[SIReefer]

Paul, Are you able to keep the barnacles alive being they need periods of wet & dry???? I was thinking of collecting a few on our trip but I hear they are almost impossible to maintain successfully in a reef tank.

 

[Paul B]

They are just about impossable to keep for any length of time. They last a few weeks. I don't feel bad for them because I spend a considerable amount of time trying to get them off of my boat props and outdrive. Nasty little suckers.
Maybe I will put a picture of my reef tank near my propellers to scare them off

 

[CHEMCHEF]

port washington

i work in port at a club right on manhasset bay
my dockmaster tells me that if i go down to the marshy area on plandome road when the tide is high. i can collect just about any thing i want.
he says its nuts with pods


right across from the sciene museum

 

[Paul B]

Thats where we went collecting. I just came back from there five minutes ago. You need to go there at low tide though, at high tide the water is 8 feet deep.

 

[CHEMCHEF]

iguess he did say low tide, sorry. im going to go next week.
what kind of net do you use and what did u catch

 

[kigs]

Paul, I wasn't aware that you guys visited PW...I live about 5 minutes away from where you guys went to collect. Plmk next time you guys head out.

 

[Paul B]

I use a small two man seine net, we got thousands of grass shrimp and small fish for food. There are fiddler crabs, Japanese shore crabs and amphipods.

Paul, I wasn't aware that you guys visited PW...I live about 5 minutes away from where you guys went to collect. Plmk next time you guys head out.
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I am on my way there now. We will have breakfast on the boat then go and meet the gang.
I posted about 8 times when we went out collecting. The next time I go I will post again.

 

[Paul B]

I probably will go out collecting shrimp tomorrow morning with my boat. I need to do a little maintenance and will be down there. If anyone wants to go, PM me tonight or very early in the morning

 

[Paul B]

I may go out again this friday early if anyone wants to go. It is low tide at 7 AM so it will be early.
Paul

 

[boozeman]

not me... rocks and I have a love-hate relationship