What is the coolest hitchhiker you've gotten?

[BLUElobster99]

Second question: did you let it stay in your tank?

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[bgallagher]

Chiton... Still there I think although I have not seen it in quite some time.

 

[Mebbid]

A stomatella. A crappy payoff for aiptasia, bristle worms, a predatory whelk, and some invasive breed like crazy miniature snail whose name I can't remember that's been invading my tank.

I kept it, but I think it died.

 

[JessiNoel21]

Peacock mantis shrimp yes I kept him he lived for 10 yrs . And other one was a serpent star fish


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[Mattyfelts]

purple dottyback and yep haha, he hid in a nook in a rock!

 

[mrvincent]

Coolest thing: Purples brittles stars and fast moving huge amphipods, stomatella snail (very cool!)

Ok things: Strawberry anemones, feather dusters, red bush algae, mini snails, white sponges (ugly...)

not fun things: Aiptasia, bristles worms, dinoflagellates, green bubble algae.

Worst: Digitates hydroids (I got rid of them easyly, but killed a lot of zoans), lot of colonial hydroids (I had to kill all my 20 pounds of Live Rock, they're currently re-cycling... Also had to kill a LOT of zoans and mushs, thoses frags weres infested...).

 

[mr_X]

A crab that is on the endangered species list. atergatis floridus
Yes, I kept him in my sump until I broke the tank down, then gave him to a friend. He's supposedly still in his sump doing fine.

 

[54seaweed]

Large serpent star yes he's been in 3 tanks now had him 5 yrs he is the biggest attraction in my tank

 

[Jingleheimer]

Ernie the snail is my hitchhiker! Haha
And of course some bristle worms.


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[Fatboyfish]

mantis shrimp

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[BLUElobster99]

What species of mantis is that?

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[BLUElobster99]

And thanks for all the responses everyone this is some really cool stuff

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[Fatboyfish]

What species of mantis is that?

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No idea. I got it on some floridaliverock.com live rock. It survived the trip.

 

[JessiNoel21]

Looks like a juvi peacock full body shot would be better but I know that is easier said than done lol.


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[paul87]

Strawberry Crab. Came in a rock and still got it. I've had it over a year now.

 

[Bluethumb]

I bought 2 amano shrimp, and got two babies also. I kept them, but one died

 

[Animal-Chin]

I just got an acro crab that is pretty cool looking.

a while ago I bought a rock with a green slimer on it. Turns out the rock had a tiny peice of forest fire digi and a tiny peice of green digi that you couldnt see. A coupld of months later I noticed little bumps growing off the back of the rock. I now have 3 huge colonies of the green digi and 3 smaller colonies of the forest fire. That's my favorite hitchhiker so far...