what's the coolest hitchhiker you've ever gotten? - Page 2

antimatter · 07/31/2011, 02:11 PM

that would be awesome, always thought about putting up an octopus tank. Sucks about the short life span though

Paul B · 07/31/2011, 05:04 PM

The babies are also cool. These guys hatched in my tank

jcolletteiii · 07/31/2011, 05:10 PM

I got a piece of LR one time that had a small patch of orangy coral. Turned out to be a peach digitata.

noahm · 07/31/2011, 06:01 PM

pearlfish, basket star, several porcelain crabs. The pearlfish was probably the most startling discovery though since it didn't appear out of its "cave" until several months after getting the rock.

SKremk · 07/31/2011, 06:47 PM

I've gotten clown gobies on two separate occasions. I also recent found a sweet little purple and green fungia.

Raggamuffin · 07/31/2011, 07:35 PM

20+ porcilin crabs, 2 mantis, 2 urchins, hundreds of snails and hermits, 5 or 6 various corals, cup coral, zoos, GSP, brains and such, a tiger goby.

SushiGirl · 07/31/2011, 07:50 PM

This little green swimmer crab in some maidenhair algae. Actually got 2 at 2 different times.
maidenhair_algae_crab1a.jpg

needyreefer · 07/31/2011, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul B

The babies are also cool. These guys hatched in my tank

Are you able to raise these? Thats pretty darn cool!

Drae · 07/31/2011, 11:06 PM

When I first got into reef tanks, hitchhikers were the main draw for me. But then again my first tank was acquired from a dude from Florida who said all his stuff was collected by hand... His! Lol needless to say, my forehead was stuck to the class nightly...well, daily and nightly. I love this hobby today like I did 5 years ago. And with my current tank being mostly Marco, this thread has me wanting to place an
order with Tampa bay saltwater.

Paul B · 08/01/2011, 04:27 AM

Quote:

Are you able to raise these? Thats pretty darn cool!

No, none of them grew to adulthood.

The Escaped Ape · 08/01/2011, 06:44 AM

I got a ton of sea slugs with my rock, though none of them made it long term.

Thuridilla flavomaculuta

Aplysia parvula

Elysia sp.

Also this cool green sea star, very small.

And a wee small pencil urchin.

Lady R · 08/02/2011, 02:25 AM

A Sally light foot and snail with a sm mushroom on his back.

DNA · 08/02/2011, 04:03 AM

scutus

brian762 · 08/02/2011, 12:59 PM

Lets see.......Manjonoes, flat worms, brysopis

NanoReefWanabe · 08/09/2011, 10:37 AM

a mini anemone, a chiton, and a tiger pistol shrimp

ritter6788 · 08/09/2011, 03:44 PM

allsps40 · 08/09/2011, 04:18 PM

I got an urchin and some encrusting digi. On the bad side I pulled about 4 bad crabs out of my rock.

Postal · 08/09/2011, 07:46 PM

I got this little guy on a gorgonian one time.

SushiGirl · 08/09/2011, 08:26 PM

What is that, Postal?

Drae, hitchhikers were what got me hooked on this hobby, as well.

dzhuo · 08/09/2011, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SushiGirl

What is that, Postal?

It's a basket starfish; most likely Schizostella bifurcata.

antimatter · 08/09/2011, 09:32 PM

arent basket starfish really hard to keep alive? if not, that would be an awesome creature to have!

curlykid · 08/09/2011, 09:33 PM

hmm, i had a baby zebra mantis, a gorilla crab, collonista snails, aiptaisa, brittle stars, and a clam.

dzhuo · 08/09/2011, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by antimatter

arent basket starfish really hard to keep alive?

Schizostella bifurcata is not true basket starfish and it only eats gorgonian which is why it's frequently seen as hitchhiker among this coral. Generally speaking, basket starfish is not easy to keep alive long term but we have better equipement and knowledge so it's not as challenge compare to 5 years ago. If you have a dedicated NPS set up (like the one from this month's TOTM), it would be ideal.

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Originally Posted by antimatter

if not, that would be an awesome creature to have!

Totally agree!

paraletho · 08/09/2011, 11:45 PM

Little fungia came in on these zoas.

It was a fungia cloning site. It grew to this and thenfragged itself and started growing another.The small one over the top of the big one is third generation

iyachtuxivm · 08/10/2011, 12:31 AM

Red Tiger pistol shrimp. Anyone want him........

07/31/2011, 05:04 PM	#27
Paul B Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 15,549	The babies are also cool. These guys hatched in my tank __________________ I used to get shocked when I put my hand in my tank. Then the electric eel went dead. Current Tank Info: 100 gal reef set up in 1971

07/31/2011, 05:10 PM	#28
jcolletteiii Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: 58703 Posts: 1,265	I got a piece of LR one time that had a small patch of orangy coral. Turned out to be a peach digitata. __________________ T5-powered (ex-LED club member) SPS-dominant 50g. Cadlights CUBE. Current Tank Info: 16g biocube

07/31/2011, 06:47 PM	#30
SKremk Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Redlands, CA Posts: 529	I've gotten clown gobies on two separate occasions. I also recent found a sweet little purple and green fungia. __________________ -Scott Current Tank Info: 180 gallon mixed reef, 3x250w Belize sun fixture, SWC 180 skimmer, 2 MP40

07/31/2011, 07:50 PM	#32
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	This little green swimmer crab in some maidenhair algae. Actually got 2 at 2 different times. maidenhair_algae_crab1a.jpg __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

08/01/2011, 06:44 AM	#36
The Escaped Ape In The Canopy Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Taiwan Posts: 1,098	I got a ton of sea slugs with my rock, though none of them made it long term. Thuridilla flavomaculuta Aplysia parvula Elysia sp. Also this cool green sea star, very small. And a wee small pencil urchin. __________________ Tom Victoria Concordia Crescit Current Tank Info: Currently tankless

07/31/2011, 02:11 PM	#26
antimatter Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 100	that would be awesome, always thought about putting up an octopus tank. Sucks about the short life span though

07/31/2011, 06:01 PM	#29
noahm Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 2,736	pearlfish, basket star, several porcelain crabs. The pearlfish was probably the most startling discovery though since it didn't appear out of its "cave" until several months after getting the rock.

07/31/2011, 07:35 PM	#31
Raggamuffin Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brandon SD. Posts: 541	20+ porcilin crabs, 2 mantis, 2 urchins, hundreds of snails and hermits, 5 or 6 various corals, cup coral, zoos, GSP, brains and such, a tiger goby.

07/31/2011, 11:06 PM	#34
Drae RAIDER NATION! Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: City of sin... Posts: 3,476	When I first got into reef tanks, hitchhikers were the main draw for me. But then again my first tank was acquired from a dude from Florida who said all his stuff was collected by hand... His! Lol needless to say, my forehead was stuck to the class nightly...well, daily and nightly. I love this hobby today like I did 5 years ago. And with my current tank being mostly Marco, this thread has me wanting to place an order with Tampa bay saltwater.

08/02/2011, 02:25 AM	#37
Lady R Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 92	A Sally light foot and snail with a sm mushroom on his back.

08/02/2011, 04:03 AM	#38
DNA Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Iceland Posts: 1,516	scutus

08/02/2011, 12:59 PM	#39
brian762 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 654	Lets see.......Manjonoes, flat worms, brysopis

08/09/2011, 10:37 AM	#40
NanoReefWanabe Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Posts: 6,639	a mini anemone, a chiton, and a tiger pistol shrimp

08/09/2011, 03:44 PM	#41
ritter6788 Say no to clove polyps Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Marshall, TX Posts: 1,374	__________________ Gabriel Current Tank Info: 75 gallon mixed reef///40 breeder prop tank

08/09/2011, 04:18 PM	#42
allsps40 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Arizona Posts: 4,627	I got an urchin and some encrusting digi. On the bad side I pulled about 4 bad crabs out of my rock. __________________ __________ Current Tank Info: Past reef tanks: 20H softy, 29G mixed reef, 55G mixed reef, 40B sps dominant mixed reef and 75G sps dominant mixed reef. No tank currently

08/09/2011, 07:46 PM	#43
Postal Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Wesley Chapel, FL Posts: 2,707	I got this little guy on a gorgonian one time.

08/09/2011, 08:26 PM	#44
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	What is that, Postal? Drae, hitchhikers were what got me hooked on this hobby, as well. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

08/09/2011, 09:32 PM	#46
antimatter Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 100	arent basket starfish really hard to keep alive? if not, that would be an awesome creature to have!

08/09/2011, 09:33 PM	#47
curlykid Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: America Posts: 722	hmm, i had a baby zebra mantis, a gorilla crab, collonista snails, aiptaisa, brittle stars, and a clam. __________________ Sent from my fingers using sensory organs

08/09/2011, 11:45 PM	#49
paraletho Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sabine Pass TX Posts: 433	Little fungia came in on these zoas. It was a fungia cloning site. It grew to this and thenfragged itself and started growing another.The small one over the top of the big one is third generation __________________ There is no better feeling in the world than waking up in the morning and knowing you're doing what you were born to do. It's your life just do it Current Tank Info: 32month old 58 gallon (GBTA,Mushrooms,Dendros,Ricordea,Red Planet,Lobo, Open Brain,10" Torch,Hammer/Frogspawn Xbreed, Mated Pair Ocellaris, Powder Blue ,CB shrimp, assorted cleanup crew) mag 9, 6x39 T5 ATI; 21 mth old 125 gal SPS 50 gal sump/refugium

08/10/2011, 12:31 AM	#50
iyachtuxivm Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Flint Mi Posts: 36	Red Tiger pistol shrimp. Anyone want him........

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