live rock hitchhikers

[eli@fijireefrock.com]

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]

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]

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]

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]

#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]

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]

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

[Magickiwi]

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]

mojano

[eli@fijireefrock.com]

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