So what's been your coolest hitchiker or worst you have found

TravisParsley · Feb 22, 2017

I got a bobbit worm... I will take a picture later, but The thing is terrifying... no fish losses yet, but I am sure it will grow..

Bradley Crocker · Feb 22, 2017

I don't believe it was specifically looking for a coral to eat. It's diet consists of coralline algae AND anything near its mouth. The only other thing it ate in my tank was part of an entrusting sponge.

My initial concern was how fast it was growing. Be aware, eventually it'll start knocking things over. Make sure your rocks are secure, especially since it's fully capable of literally burrowing into them (hence the common name).

As far as I could ID mine, it's a type of rock, or rock boring, urchin likely Echinometra lucunter. You'll soon find there's about 30 species that fit the same exact description though. I narrowed mine down by location (Florida Keys) thanks to @Maritimer.

DasPig36 said:
Dang man that sucks! The only coral I got in mine is some mushrooms but it hasn't messed with then as of yet.

Bradley Crocker · Feb 22, 2017

TravisParsley said:
I got a bobbit worm... I will take a picture later, but The thing is terrifying... no fish losses yet, but I am sure it will grow..

Ahhh!

scardall · Feb 22, 2017

the worst two:

Caribbean Fireworms

Red Bladder algae

saltyfilmfolks · Feb 23, 2017

scardall said:
the worst two:

Caribbean Fireworms

Red Bladder algae

OH MY! I dont know whitch one is scarier...

The algae. YUP! Definitely the algae. Much scarier.

cody2cannon · Feb 23, 2017

Bristle worm

saltyfilmfolks · Feb 23, 2017

cody2cannon said:
Bristle worm

and a ton O' pods. Jeez

cody2cannon · Feb 23, 2017

saltyfilmfolks said:
and a ton O' pods. Jeez

I know! I'll be buying a rubyred dragonet down the road. says they love them

Cary Meredith · Feb 24, 2017

cody2cannon said:
I know! I'll be buying a rubyred dragonet down the road. says they love them

I just picked up a ruby red dragonet yesterday [emoji3]

cody2cannon · Feb 24, 2017

Cary Meredith said:
I just picked up a ruby red dragonet yesterday [emoji3]

Pictures??

Cary Meredith · Feb 24, 2017

cody2cannon said:
Pictures??

I will as soon as I see him again. Had about a minute before went into hiding.

Cary Meredith · Feb 24, 2017

Cary Meredith said:
I will as soon as I see him again. Had about a minute before went into hiding.

kashman100 · Feb 24, 2017

This white porcelain crab is pretty cool. Had a sweet video but couldn't upload it

jenniferw · Mar 1, 2017

Worst one I found was this worm, he is in a 5 gallon bucket in the picture. I couldn't figure out why all my mushrooms would disappear and I caught him eating them last week. Tank has been running for over 5 years and not until I moved things around last week did I even know it was in there. He killed and ate my new rock anemone before I got him out. The anemone was still alive when I spotted it but when I got to it he was half eaten. It pulled it out of the sand and drug it back to it's hole. That's what was left of the anemone next to him

. Explains what happened to the one that up and disappeared about 8 months ago.

Joshua Hurst · Mar 1, 2017

jenniferw said:
Worst one I found was this worm, he is in a 5 gallon bucket in the picture. I couldn't figure out why all my mushrooms would disappear and I caught him eating them last week. Tank has been running for over 5 years and not until I moved things around last week did I even know it was in there. He killed and ate my new rock anemone before I got him out. The anemone was still alive when I spotted it but when I got to it he was half eaten. It pulled it out of the sand and drug it back to it's hole. That's what was left of the anemone next to him . Explains what happened to the one that up and disappeared about 8 months ago.

bless your soul

Joshua Hurst · Mar 1, 2017

did some talking with aquatic maine and they said the cowries aren't the best algae eaters, and that Mexican turbo snails are. What are your opinions on this, and why?