live rock hitchhikers

eli@fijireefrock.com · #1 10-29-2013, 04:10 AM

I am curious as to what type of hitchhikers you found on your new live rock when brought home.
Bad or good lets hear it and photos if any...

Proteus · #2 10-29-2013, 04:16 AM

Not my rock but last week a lfs ended up with a mantis shrimp. Only finding out as his hand went into tank

eli@fijireefrock.com · #3 10-29-2013, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Proteus

Not my rock but last week a lfs ended up with a mantis shrimp. Only finding out as his hand went into tank

OUTCH ...hopefully no too serious...

eli@fijireefrock.com · #4 10-29-2013, 05:00 AM

Sitting around the house all day being sick...watching my system as I have 2 crazy crabs (gorilla<) need gone and cannot get them out ...the only thing left is fishing them out as they been there for a long time and they are roughly 2.5" big.

Not my photo but larger and meaner

eli@fijireefrock.com · #5 10-30-2013, 03:43 AM

#1 bad hitchhiker aptasia as I hear it from almost everyone ...I am one of the luckiest one with none in my entire setup

Doug · #6 10-30-2013, 04:41 AM

No hitchhikers but pest anemones, bubble alage & red carpet quickly took over my last batch of fiji dead rock.

So I just received one box of new stuff for my new tank. Seriously thinking of getting more and throwing all my other out. Of course problem is cycling and a couple encrusted corals.

Magickiwi · #7 10-29-2013, 04:30 AM

Three rock crabs came in on my live rock. One of them still lives in my sump.

Magickiwi · #8 10-30-2013, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by eli@fijireefrock.com

Sitting around the house all day being sick...watching my system as I have 2 crazy crabs (gorilla<) need gone and cannot get them out ...the only thing left is fishing them out as they been there for a long time and they are roughly 2.5" big.

Not my photo but larger and meaner

To get the pest crabs out of my rock I baited them with shrimp and then used a pair of feeding tongs to grab them. Took ones head off but the other two live in my sump.

byee · #9 10-30-2013, 05:14 PM

mojano

eli@fijireefrock.com · #10 10-30-2013, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Magickiwi

To get the pest crabs out of my rock I baited them with shrimp and then used a pair of feeding tongs to grab them. Took ones head off but the other two live in my sump.

I tried that but I think will try it again as they are more out to the front these days and easier for my tong to reach

plus I need to be faster at it now