Most disappointing Livestock Purchase?

[hummer]

When I first started out I bought a whole bunch of Damsels. They got really big and attacked most fish I put in. Had to remove all the rock to catch them all to give to the pet store. When I started up my new tank I stayed away from them. As for corals I would say Kenya Tree. That thing grew out of control. My tank was filled. I removed them all but they are starting to come back. Sold the first batch to LFS and got some good money

[fencer]

That's easy...bring home an SPS and have it rtn on you within the day

[Eb0la11]

Originally Posted by fencer

That's easy...bring home an SPS and have it rtn on you within the day

Whats RTN?

[hummer]

Originally Posted by Eb0la11

Whats RTN?

Rapid Tissues <something>...
Necrosis (Yay Google)

"Rapid Tissue Necrosis (RTN) is a term used specifically for the occurrence of tissue sloughing in captive corals (i.e. laboratory and aquarium corals)."

[simplycoral]

Originally Posted by Eb0la11

Whats RTN?

.....Rapid Tissue Necrosis

[simplycoral]

Hi,

Mine was a cool looking algae that i was told would be beneficial to the tank!

I couldn't understand why it would retract when i touched it?

Turned out that it was a colony of the hydroid "Pom Pom"......

Needles to say i flushed it and then had a few stern words with the LFS.....

Regards, Simon.

[Abbyreefer]

Mine was a Majestic Angel. Just bought him put him into the tank and he got spooked and ended up right in my previous large carpet anemone. I eventually got him out but then had to QT him with some medication due to all the tenticles stuck to him. Unfortunatly he didnt survive.

[bigmac]

I bought a clam waaaayyyyyy too early in my tanks lifetime. I've kept the shell in my tank as a constant reminder to slow down and take my time. The shell is being used now as a home for one of my damsels, so at least it's being used.