Worst Pest you’ve had to deal with

mattaytayan · 10/23/2018, 11:20 PM

So because its spooky season already, i wanna here some of your guys/ gals, worst experiences with pests, so far for me the worst has just been feather dusters everywhere. (I might have stole the idea from a rival reef fourm)

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Gorgok · 10/23/2018, 11:48 PM

With the 'advent' of fluconazole, bryopsis is off the list, so it would be vermetid snail.

tkeracer619 · 10/23/2018, 11:50 PM

Vermatid snail or Eucinid worm.

Jamie1210 · 10/23/2018, 11:50 PM

Whats wrong with feather dusters?

For me, the worst pest was brown and/or blue cloves! They took over my rock, choked out zoas and sps. The fenbendazole treatment took them out but was harsh on my tank

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Tastee · 10/24/2018, 12:19 AM

My tank is relatively new, just on 1 year, so for me it’s definitely been GHA which I am now nearly on top of.

I like my Feather Dusters!

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mcgyvr · 10/24/2018, 04:44 AM

Waving Hand Anthelia.. Damn weed..
Went from a 1" frag to covering every surface of my old 120G 6ft tank in 1 year..

And yes.. feather dusters are harmless/beneficial filter feeders in my eyes..

Uncle99 · 10/24/2018, 06:17 AM

Bobbit worm
Nasty, nasty
Hard to catch, but finally executed him by fork

Sugar Magnolia · 10/24/2018, 08:17 AM

Xanthid crab and blue clove polyps.

mattaytayan · 10/24/2018, 08:18 AM

Hands down worst pest are those random palys that someone gave to you for free

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lifeoffaith · 10/24/2018, 08:26 AM

Only real pests I've had to deal with were zoa eating nudibranch and aiptasia. I'm pretty sure the nudi's finished off my zoas and then died off with the zoas and then aiptasia were cleaned up by peppermint shrimp, so not really a huge issue.

LQT · 10/24/2018, 08:50 AM

Vermatid snails and asterina stars... both in plague proportions.

FoxFace Fish · 10/24/2018, 08:55 AM

Dino I do not need to say more

Apotack · 10/24/2018, 10:05 AM

Xenia, red mushrooms both pretty annoying. My sons tank had an isopod problem which was much worse.

Scott07 · 10/24/2018, 12:18 PM

Good old bubble algae for me. My previous tank, a 20 gallon, had an outbreak that got completely out of hand. At one point every square inch of rock and coral was covered. It took about an hour of manual removal, once a week, for the better part of a year to get it under control.

NYCBOB · 10/24/2018, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mattaytayan

hands down worst pest are those random palys that someone gave to you for free

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+1.

Fish559 · 10/24/2018, 12:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scott07

Good old bubble algae for me. My previous tank, a 20 gallon, had an outbreak that got completely out of hand. At one point every square inch of rock and coral was covered. It took about an hour of manual removal, once a week, for the better part of a year to get it under control.

Just start over at that point.....

Fish559 · 10/24/2018, 12:31 PM

Aiptasia for me.

NikonN8 · 10/24/2018, 12:46 PM

I dated a girl for ONE LUNCH DATE back in '07. I showed her my tank to be nice and give us something to talk about. I haven't had any interest in her since 2 minutes in to that date but she still periodically asks me if I am setting up a tank again.

smatter · 10/24/2018, 01:06 PM

Bebacks are by far the worst pest I've come across in this hobby. They come into the shop and waste my time asking for equipment advice, jotting it all down like a student at a lecture at UW Madison. Once they get what they want they say, "OK, I'll be back." That's code for I'm going to order all this stuff online. I can spot a beback from a mile away so I always make sure to recommend terrible equipment.

Bad advice from the LFS isn't always rooted in ignorance.

Fourstars · 10/25/2018, 07:50 AM

Pesky wife who monitors the bank account.

ghostman · 10/25/2018, 01:58 PM

I’ve got a pistol shrimp at I’ve been trying to catch for months. I’ve dealt with aiptasia, and bubble algae and conquered them, but I can’t catch this damn pistol.

Fish559 · 10/25/2018, 02:10 PM

40 gallon?

Just drain the tank. I have a 42g. That's what I do. Water fits in a brute can pretty easily.

heritage · 10/26/2018, 08:19 AM

Without a doubt bubble algae for me. Had to break down my tank and start over.
Next would be sea spiders making short work of my zoas.

kingfish22 · 10/26/2018, 09:25 AM

for me when I was new to the hobby I lost a 29-gallon zoa dominated bio cube to zoa eating nudibranch and I almost got out of the hobby because of that.

phasezero · 10/26/2018, 01:50 PM

The worst for me was definitely Aiptasia. Never a guarantee they have all been removed once you have them and the remedies are always hit or miss. When I got back in the hobby the second time I started with all new rock and a strict quarantine and inspection for new stuff going in. I do miss all the critters that come with live rock but it isn't worth getting Aiptasia. I've been trying to add diversity back to the tank little by little such as collonista snails or any other reef safe critter.

10/23/2018, 11:20 PM	#1
mattaytayan Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 126	Worst Pest you’ve had to deal with So because its spooky season already, i wanna here some of your guys/ gals, worst experiences with pests, so far for me the worst has just been feather dusters everywhere. (I might have stole the idea from a rival reef fourm) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

10/23/2018, 11:50 PM	#3
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	Vermatid snail or Eucinid worm. __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k.

10/24/2018, 04:44 AM	#6
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Waving Hand Anthelia.. Damn weed.. Went from a 1" frag to covering every surface of my old 120G 6ft tank in 1 year.. And yes.. feather dusters are harmless/beneficial filter feeders in my eyes.. __________________ Who me?

10/24/2018, 08:17 AM	#8
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	Xanthid crab and blue clove polyps. __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

10/24/2018, 08:50 AM	#11
LQT Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Fairfield, CT Posts: 1,516	Vermatid snails and asterina stars... both in plague proportions. __________________ - Leon (aka - Water Dog) Deep Blue 57 Edge ATI Acro Garden Build Thread http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=25573384#post25573384 Current Tank Info: DeepBlue 57 Edge

10/23/2018, 11:48 PM	#2
Gorgok Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Cypress, Texas Posts: 1,904	With the 'advent' of fluconazole, bryopsis is off the list, so it would be vermetid snail.

10/23/2018, 11:50 PM	#4
Jamie1210 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alhambra, CA Posts: 1,733	Whats wrong with feather dusters? For me, the worst pest was brown and/or blue cloves! They took over my rock, choked out zoas and sps. The fenbendazole treatment took them out but was harsh on my tank Sent from my SM-J327T using Tapatalk

10/24/2018, 12:19 AM	#5
Tastee Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 277	My tank is relatively new, just on 1 year, so for me it’s definitely been GHA which I am now nearly on top of. I like my Feather Dusters! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

10/24/2018, 06:17 AM	#7
Uncle99 Crab Free Zone Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,906	Bobbit worm Nasty, nasty Hard to catch, but finally executed him by fork

10/24/2018, 08:18 AM	#9
mattaytayan Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 126	Hands down worst pest are those random palys that someone gave to you for free Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

10/24/2018, 08:26 AM	#10
lifeoffaith Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Grand Rapids MI area Posts: 737	Only real pests I've had to deal with were zoa eating nudibranch and aiptasia. I'm pretty sure the nudi's finished off my zoas and then died off with the zoas and then aiptasia were cleaned up by peppermint shrimp, so not really a huge issue.

10/24/2018, 08:55 AM	#12
FoxFace Fish Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 435	Dino I do not need to say more __________________ FoxFace RabbitFish For Life Everyone in this hobby has made a mistake at least once. Be smart and learn from others mistakes Current Tank Info: Reason I am broke as a joke

10/24/2018, 10:05 AM	#13
Apotack Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: New York Posts: 297	Xenia, red mushrooms both pretty annoying. My sons tank had an isopod problem which was much worse. __________________ Adam Current Tank Info: 125gal

10/24/2018, 12:18 PM	#14
Scott07 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 384	Good old bubble algae for me. My previous tank, a 20 gallon, had an outbreak that got completely out of hand. At one point every square inch of rock and coral was covered. It took about an hour of manual removal, once a week, for the better part of a year to get it under control. __________________ 65 gallon mixed reef Good maintainence and husbandry is a cumulative effect, not a single event.

10/24/2018, 12:31 PM	#17
Fish559 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 129	Aiptasia for me.

10/24/2018, 12:46 PM	#18
NikonN8 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 89	I dated a girl for ONE LUNCH DATE back in '07. I showed her my tank to be nice and give us something to talk about. I haven't had any interest in her since 2 minutes in to that date but she still periodically asks me if I am setting up a tank again. __________________ My name's Nate, not Nikon. In case it wasn't clear.

10/24/2018, 01:06 PM	#19
smatter Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 2,055	Bebacks are by far the worst pest I've come across in this hobby. They come into the shop and waste my time asking for equipment advice, jotting it all down like a student at a lecture at UW Madison. Once they get what they want they say, "OK, I'll be back." That's code for I'm going to order all this stuff online. I can spot a beback from a mile away so I always make sure to recommend terrible equipment. Bad advice from the LFS isn't always rooted in ignorance.

10/25/2018, 07:50 AM	#20
Fourstars Registered Member. Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Third rock Posts: 291	Pesky wife who monitors the bank account.

10/25/2018, 01:58 PM	#21
ghostman Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Spring Hill, Florida Posts: 1,629	I’ve got a pistol shrimp at I’ve been trying to catch for months. I’ve dealt with aiptasia, and bubble algae and conquered them, but I can’t catch this damn pistol. __________________ When you die, you don't know you're dead. It's only difficult for the people around you. It's the same when you're stupid. Current Tank Info: 40IM Fusion, 40lbs of rock, and 20lbs of sand. Just a few fish and corals....for now.

10/25/2018, 02:10 PM	#22
Fish559 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 129	40 gallon? Just drain the tank. I have a 42g. That's what I do. Water fits in a brute can pretty easily.

10/26/2018, 08:19 AM	#23
heritage Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: PHILLY Posts: 561	Without a doubt bubble algae for me. Had to break down my tank and start over. Next would be sea spiders making short work of my zoas.

10/26/2018, 09:25 AM	#24
kingfish22 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: columbus ohio Posts: 34	for me when I was new to the hobby I lost a 29-gallon zoa dominated bio cube to zoa eating nudibranch and I almost got out of the hobby because of that.

10/26/2018, 01:50 PM	#25
phasezero Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 239	The worst for me was definitely Aiptasia. Never a guarantee they have all been removed once you have them and the remedies are always hit or miss. When I got back in the hobby the second time I started with all new rock and a strict quarantine and inspection for new stuff going in. I do miss all the critters that come with live rock but it isn't worth getting Aiptasia. I've been trying to add diversity back to the tank little by little such as collonista snails or any other reef safe critter.