only took about 11 years…

[ChiCity]

… but i finally have black stomatellas!
(after a decade of hoping i would find some)

two of them finally crawled outta some solomon islands liverock i got from @uniquecorals back around christmas time…

super stoked!

 

[Doctorgori]

Wow, I see different ones in my tanks from time to time, no clue how or where the come from, and oftentimes years pass between sightings
..good find, those are pretty visible
and thanks for the lead

 

[mwil79]

Are these considered good or better than the regular ones? I have them in almost plague proportions at times in my tanks. Shrimp and hermits keep their numbers lower at times.

 

[Jeffcb]

I like that!

 

[ChiCity]

Are these considered good or better than the regular ones? I have them in almost plague proportions at times in my tanks. Shrimp and hermits keep their numbers lower at times.

they’re not any different other than their color

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

I have a couple i see only at night, and they run from the flashlight.

 

[ChiCity]

I have a couple i see only at night, and they run from the flashlight.

yeah, they’re mindful of predators
so stomatella are mostly nocturnal