what marine critter creeps you out to handle...

Sk8r · 01/04/2008, 01:45 PM

I'll admit it. Starfish. I don't know why. It's illogical. But they're prickly and weird. I'll manage with gloves, which is nicer for the starfish as well...but regular star or brittle star, they're just something I'd rather not touch. I think it's because they're like furniture that comes to life when you touch it.

phenom5 · 01/04/2008, 01:54 PM

I saw a picture of a sea spider that had to have been around 8" across from the tips of the legs. It was here on RC, I think somebody pulled it out of their tank...I showed the picture to my wife, and she told me that if I ever had anything like that in my tank, either the tank was leaving or she was. I agreed. There's no way in hell I would handle that thing.

gig · 01/04/2008, 01:57 PM

either a crab like a sally lightfoot, or a medusa worm

clown2be · 01/04/2008, 02:01 PM

I don't like to handle fish!

scarter · 01/04/2008, 02:06 PM

grabbing shrimp freaks me out, esp if they have claws

reefkeeper135 · 01/04/2008, 02:18 PM

decorator crab, the spider variety

MSU Fan · 01/04/2008, 02:20 PM

my tigertail cucumber...I always think those spikes are hard!

J.R.L. · 01/04/2008, 02:27 PM

x2 on the brittle star..i have one about 7" big and it still creeps me out

bkmorris · 01/04/2008, 02:30 PM

lol glad i'm not the only one freaked out by brittle stars. they're just so creepy! all my friends tell me i'm being a baby about it, but they just give me the heebie jeebies. when i worked at an lfs, i would go get someone else to grab it if a customer wanted one. either that or i would try the two-net-scoop routine.

Toddrtrex · 01/04/2008, 02:47 PM

You are all a bunch of wimps.

*takes 10 minutes to move an emerald crap from bucket to tank because he is scared of it*

cristhiam · 01/04/2008, 02:54 PM

urchins, medusa worms (feels weird)

gjm258 · 01/04/2008, 02:55 PM

I won't touch brittle stars ether.

trmiv · 01/04/2008, 03:06 PM

sally lightfoot crabs are creepy. too spider-like for me.

MrSpiffy · 01/04/2008, 03:07 PM

I pretty much hate handling anything creepy-crawly, squirmy, or that has tentacles. Crabs, shrimp, starfish, even nassarius snails. And especially stuff like eels and octopi. *shivers* Yeah, I'm a big baby. So what? Ya wanna fight about it..? HUH?!

Jah2707 · 01/04/2008, 03:15 PM

Anenomes. I helped a friend move a 160 and i reached in a picked up a big one he had. Wow that hurt. Never do that again.

ggk1988 · 01/04/2008, 03:52 PM

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Originally posted by jhuggins
Anenomes. I helped a friend move a 160 and i reached in a picked up a big one he had. Wow that hurt. Never do that again.

Was it a carpet?

hahnmeister · 01/04/2008, 03:58 PM

Ill handle anemones by hand, and almost any coral... but I have a big list...
-Ive always been a little bit phobic of anything crustacea... wont eat them either. Shrimp, Crabs, lobster... I refuse to touch them without a stick or grabber. I wont even touch their molted shells (I pick them out with tongs). Horseshoes just creep me the heck out... I dont care that you can pick them up from their big shell and avoid the creepy underbelly... those things are just plain alien. No problem with clams, snails, or even octos/squid though... just the roaches that live in the sea.
-I will touch a starfish if I have to, but usually not.
-Urchins... dont know why, but never had a problem handling them.
-I wont touch dead fish unless it just died. A floating carcass... heck no.
-Try handling a feather worm that has fallen out of its 'sleeve'... its a bit disturbing, but almost the same as an earthworm. Those sand worms though... I wont touch them.

reefing102 · 01/04/2008, 04:02 PM

ummmm......probably bristle worms. the spikes don't bother my hands if i don't rub them but i've grabbed some huge ones (8-10 inch) and that hurt like @^$&%

phenom5 · 01/04/2008, 04:03 PM

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Ive always been a little bit phobic of anything crustacea... wont eat them either.

Oh man...your missing out...shhh, don't tell my cleanup crew.

TylerFerretLord · 01/04/2008, 04:13 PM

Anything with claws for me, even though it doesn't hurt much, I'm still a wuss.

I can hold them if they go on my hand, but I can't directly pick them up.

dcombs44 · 01/04/2008, 04:19 PM

Anemones have always freaked me out a bit. Weird and sticky (shiver). I gotta use gloves if I'm moving a new nem into my tank.

rlm2005 · 01/04/2008, 04:53 PM

Urchins mostly, nothing else freaks me out. I get creeped out by dead fish though and usually have my husband take them out of the tank for me. I can't do it even with a really long net. Yeah, I know, it's weird.

Dino · 01/04/2008, 04:57 PM

Nothing in particular, I even loved when I had my skunk cleaner shrimp and they would clean my hands. Although my urchin does tend to sneak up on me sometimes with his little spikes

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Zucker26 · 01/04/2008, 05:01 PM

Live Rock!! One too many times I have reached in to move a rock around, or rearrange something I don't like, and it seems more times than not I end up with something wierd on my hands. I don't know if it's bristle worms, or vermetid snails, or whatever. I always end up with a cut, or a scratch, or a burn, or a rash... No more moving rocks without gloves!!

weaselslucks · 01/04/2008, 05:04 PM

I'm not afraid or creeped out of anything in my tank or when i go to the shore. I'll stick my hand into an unknown cave although I must admit now that i'm wiser(after reaching into a hole at the shore and pulling out a lobster) i use more caution. the one this the MAKES my skin crawl is reaching into dirty dishwater !urrrrrrrrgh i just cant do it

01/04/2008, 01:45 PM	#1
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	what marine critter creeps you out to handle... I'll admit it. Starfish. I don't know why. It's illogical. But they're prickly and weird. I'll manage with gloves, which is nicer for the starfish as well...but regular star or brittle star, they're just something I'd rather not touch. I think it's because they're like furniture that comes to life when you touch it. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

01/04/2008, 01:54 PM	#2
phenom5 Unregistered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Arizona Posts: 5,096	I saw a picture of a sea spider that had to have been around 8" across from the tips of the legs. It was here on RC, I think somebody pulled it out of their tank...I showed the picture to my wife, and she told me that if I ever had anything like that in my tank, either the tank was leaving or she was. I agreed. There's no way in hell I would handle that thing. __________________ Rob Current Tank Info: DSA 155 Pro \| ATI Sunpower \| ATB 840 v2 \| Apex \| Wav

01/04/2008, 01:57 PM	#3
gig Registered Member. Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hawthorn Woods, IL Posts: 3,003	either a crab like a sally lightfoot, or a medusa worm __________________ It's ILLIE!!!!!!!!!!! Current Tank Info: Current Tank Info: 180G RR in wall mixed reef moving toward SPS dominated (247 gal total system), 300lbs+ LR, VHO/T5 mix of lighting, X3 MP40w ES.

01/04/2008, 02:06 PM	#5
scarter Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Baltimore Posts: 605	grabbing shrimp freaks me out, esp if they have claws __________________ My name is Shane and I am a reefaholic, I have a disease and they don't know what to call it. Current Tank Info: what tank?

01/04/2008, 02:20 PM	#7
MSU Fan Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Russellville, TN Posts: 1,645	my tigertail cucumber...I always think those spikes are hard! __________________ Craig & Holly 1-29g FW 5-cats, 1-dog (Shepherd Mix) Current Tank Info: To be set up 44g corner pentagon

01/04/2008, 02:01 PM	#4
clown2be Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Corona, Calif Posts: 2,856	I don't like to handle fish!

01/04/2008, 02:18 PM	#6
reefkeeper135 Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Yuma Arizona Posts: 531	decorator crab, the spider variety

01/04/2008, 02:27 PM	#8
J.R.L. Moved On Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana Posts: 529	x2 on the brittle star..i have one about 7" big and it still creeps me out

01/04/2008, 02:30 PM	#9
bkmorris Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: davis, ca Posts: 452	lol glad i'm not the only one freaked out by brittle stars. they're just so creepy! all my friends tell me i'm being a baby about it, but they just give me the heebie jeebies. when i worked at an lfs, i would go get someone else to grab it if a customer wanted one. either that or i would try the two-net-scoop routine. __________________ .:Brooke:. RIP, my little ones. you will be missed :( Current Tank Info: taking a break

01/04/2008, 02:47 PM	#10
Toddrtrex Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 23,162	You are all a bunch of wimps. takes 10 minutes to move an emerald crap from bucket to tank because he is scared of it __________________ Click my name and then "visit toddrtrex's homepage" for tank pictures Current Tank Info: 210g reef and 65g reef

01/04/2008, 02:54 PM	#11
cristhiam Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Groveland, FL Posts: 3,099	urchins, medusa worms (feels weird) __________________ 2 yellows tail damsels, yellow watchman goby, tail spot blennie, purple pseudocromis, starry blennie, 2 clowns, 1 black clown, mandarine & Yellow tang Current Tank Info: 125 AGA, 3 40W 6500K, 3 110W URI Actinics, running on 2 IceCaps 660, CSS125

01/04/2008, 02:55 PM	#12
gjm258 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Denver Posts: 186	I won't touch brittle stars ether.

01/04/2008, 03:06 PM	#13
trmiv Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 3,082	sally lightfoot crabs are creepy. too spider-like for me. __________________ Current tank: Red Sea Reefer 350 Deluxe, Avast Marine Pegleg 180 skimmer, Gyre 150, Eheim 1262 return

01/04/2008, 03:07 PM	#14
MrSpiffy Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Loveland, CO Posts: 1,300	I pretty much hate handling anything creepy-crawly, squirmy, or that has tentacles. Crabs, shrimp, starfish, even nassarius snails. And especially stuff like eels and octopi. shivers Yeah, I'm a big baby. So what? Ya wanna fight about it..? HUH?!

01/04/2008, 03:15 PM	#15
Jah2707 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: springfield Posts: 889	Anenomes. I helped a friend move a 160 and i reached in a picked up a big one he had. Wow that hurt. Never do that again. __________________ 24x24x18 cube tank - set up 4/18/16 (from established tank) led, Jebao RW-4s, Eshopps 20 sump. http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2575082 Current Tank Info: 24x24x18 cube

01/04/2008, 03:58 PM	#17
hahnmeister Moved On Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Brew City, WI Posts: 10,156	Ill handle anemones by hand, and almost any coral... but I have a big list... -Ive always been a little bit phobic of anything crustacea... wont eat them either. Shrimp, Crabs, lobster... I refuse to touch them without a stick or grabber. I wont even touch their molted shells (I pick them out with tongs). Horseshoes just creep me the heck out... I dont care that you can pick them up from their big shell and avoid the creepy underbelly... those things are just plain alien. No problem with clams, snails, or even octos/squid though... just the roaches that live in the sea. -I will touch a starfish if I have to, but usually not. -Urchins... dont know why, but never had a problem handling them. -I wont touch dead fish unless it just died. A floating carcass... heck no. -Try handling a feather worm that has fallen out of its 'sleeve'... its a bit disturbing, but almost the same as an earthworm. Those sand worms though... I wont touch them.

01/04/2008, 04:02 PM	#18
reefing102 Who Am I Here? Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 1,155	ummmm......probably bristle worms. the spikes don't bother my hands if i don't rub them but i've grabbed some huge ones (8-10 inch) and that hurt like @^$&% __________________ Shane Life's a climb... but the view is great. ______________________________ Current Tank Info: 2.5 Gallon Nano

01/04/2008, 04:13 PM	#20
TylerFerretLord Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 26	Anything with claws for me, even though it doesn't hurt much, I'm still a wuss. I can hold them if they go on my hand, but I can't directly pick them up. __________________ Everything causes cancer, but only in California. Current Tank Info: 29g in progress

01/04/2008, 04:19 PM	#21
dcombs44 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 2,913	Anemones have always freaked me out a bit. Weird and sticky (shiver). I gotta use gloves if I'm moving a new nem into my tank. __________________ Current Setup: 10 Gallon Skimmerless Zoanthid Tank Lighting: Single 175 Watt Metal Halide (14,000 K Hamilton Lamp) Filtration: 10 gallon sump/refugium and Phosban Reactor Return: Mag Drive 700 Controller: ReefKeeper Lite (Basic Version) Circulation: TBD Age of System: Build is in Progress

01/04/2008, 04:53 PM	#22
rlm2005 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: San Diego Area Posts: 432	Urchins mostly, nothing else freaks me out. I get creeped out by dead fish though and usually have my husband take them out of the tank for me. I can't do it even with a really long net. Yeah, I know, it's weird.

01/04/2008, 04:57 PM	#23
Dino Freak of Nature Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Finding my way back to the boondocks Posts: 11,048	Nothing in particular, I even loved when I had my skunk cleaner shrimp and they would clean my hands. Although my urchin does tend to sneak up on me sometimes with his little spikes . __________________ Cody I will love and miss you until the last beat of my heart Harley & Rusty.

01/04/2008, 05:01 PM	#24
Zucker26 Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sandusky, OH Posts: 251	Live Rock!! One too many times I have reached in to move a rock around, or rearrange something I don't like, and it seems more times than not I end up with something wierd on my hands. I don't know if it's bristle worms, or vermetid snails, or whatever. I always end up with a cut, or a scratch, or a burn, or a rash... No more moving rocks without gloves!!

01/04/2008, 05:04 PM	#25
weaselslucks Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Oxford,Ct Posts: 1,393	I'm not afraid or creeped out of anything in my tank or when i go to the shore. I'll stick my hand into an unknown cave although I must admit now that i'm wiser(after reaching into a hole at the shore and pulling out a lobster) i use more caution. the one this the MAKES my skin crawl is reaching into dirty dishwater !urrrrrrrrgh i just cant do it