Worst thing you ever put in your tank? - Page 3

undrtkr_00 · 02/12/2010, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by rcmike

I have had a lot of things I regretted putting into the tank but by far the worst was....majano anemones. Yep, I bought them at a LFS labeled as colonial anemones. Colonial is right! Didn't realize they would claim my whole tank as a colony. I had those things for at least 15 years. I would think they were gone but there would be a few behind some rocks or something and they would come back. I finally think they are all gone now. Haven't seen one for probably 6 months.

Hah! Had a friend give me one early on before we both realized what they were. Fortunately I figured it out before it spread uncontrollably.

Worst thing for me was probably phophate-laden pellet food. Just a short time of feeding with it and my levels shot way up. Had some casualties related to that.

goldenseal · 02/12/2010, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by gonzalezcp

Don't pee in the tank to start a cycle.. .

yeah, I nearly killed myself straddling the tank.

undrtkr_00 · 02/12/2010, 04:12 PM

LOL!

TMI!!

TMI!!

How am I supposed to get that picture out of my head?

blennydude · 02/12/2010, 04:13 PM

Blue Damsel, aka "The Blue Devil", along w/ his partner in crime "Yellowtail Devil". They were my first two fish. Was told they were a good starter fish by lfs. One day they were trying to kill my yellowheaded jawfish and that was it. I tore the tank apart to catch them, they are lucky I had cooled off by the time I got em. Now some poor sap has them.

saltybastard · 02/12/2010, 04:14 PM

An emerald crab that ate coral and knocked everything over. I was never able to catch it and also celebrated when he died

goldenseal · 02/12/2010, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by undrtkr_00

LOL!

TMI!!

TMI!!

How am I supposed to get that picture out of my head?

HA pretty good for a first post eh?

es1887 · 02/12/2010, 04:49 PM

undulated trigger. when i had a fowler i put the smallest tiniest little guy in there. he was sooo shy at first barely coming out at all. them one day i woke up to a total massacre. he killed a niger, tomato clown, naso tang, and a lion fish. poor guys i felt terrible for putting him in there. they really are the meanest and most territorial fish ever.

Ziggy32 · 02/12/2010, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by canadian_srt4

wow, this is great timing!

Bought a sixline wrasse this past Sunday BUT, my yellow tail damsel decided no way in hell was he gonna let this guy in the tank. Kept taking shots at the wrasse, next day wrasse was on the floor...

Spent over 2hrs last night, pulling over 100lbs of rock out that I had setup just perfect to get the bugger out. It wasn't until I got the 2nd last piece of rock out that I couldn't figure out where he went.... then I start to hear this fluttering sound in the large container I was putting the rock in. Yup, he hid in one of the rocks I took out of the tank. I start digging through the container to find him, prolly spent 60+ seconds out of the water. Finally got to him and put him in the fuge.

After work today I made him someone elses problem. Will not miss the damsel.

This is a Fun thread to read.. I really needed a good laugh!!!(long week at work) I feel sorry for the person that got your yellow tail damsel.

My worst... Was putting a sand sifting goby into my tank with very fine sand along with MP-40 vortech's. Can you say: SANDSTORMS.. I had to pull out all the fine sand and goby to prevent the SANDSTORMS that would happen..all in all I found a good home for the goby. Pulling out all that sand really *****, you know....

gablett · 02/12/2010, 08:37 PM

Kenya tree. Its not possible to get rid of.

Imzadi · 02/12/2010, 08:55 PM

I was gonna say the Yellow-tail damsel... then I was reading the posts... and then I was gonna say Sally-light foot... then I kept reading... and then I was gonna say Anthelia...

I don't know if I could choose which of the nightmares would top the list. But watching my Lawnmower Blenny get dropped on from above, and have both of his eyes popped out by the Sally... top the 'Horrifying Event' list

brutuscz · 02/12/2010, 09:10 PM

My friend has you all beat. He had a reef tank years ago, and liked to go diving. He called me and said things were dying, and he didn't know why. I go to his house to find a nice metal window/porthole he found while diving, sitting in the tank. I looked at him...are you serious? you don't know why everything is dying...seriously?? Couldn't be the big hunk of metal sitting in the water?? I really gave him the business...still make fun of him for it.

KyleO · 02/12/2010, 10:25 PM

I can't decide if it was the Brown Jewel Damsel that took over half my 210ga DT or the Green Star Polyps that has taken over the whole thing.

The Brown Jewel is gone but I am still working on the Green Star Polyps....

scar_11 · 02/12/2010, 10:28 PM

this thread has taught me one thing stay away from the Damsel fish

Oil_Fan · 02/12/2010, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by scar_11

this thread has taught me one thing stay away from the Damsel fish

Agreed!!

pwoller · 02/12/2010, 10:59 PM

Picasso Trigger. It ate everything!

tangzzz · 02/13/2010, 01:06 AM

In my first tank I added Caulerpa grape algae, thinking it would look nice in the corner of my tank and could use it as nutrient export. Bad idea, red flat worms hitchhiked and the algae went asexual turning my tank cloudy.

EMUReef · 02/13/2010, 01:33 AM

a magnet that wasn't protected which rusted which leached metals in to the water column, in turn giving me Dino's luckly i caught it and thats the only damage done and its a very small outbreak.

foster200 · 02/13/2010, 01:39 AM

A small horseshoe crab. I watched him float to the bottom, dig in the sand, and disappear. Havent seen him in months. it was the best $25 I have ever spent.

foster200 · 02/13/2010, 01:40 AM

and a yellow tang. He was the biggest a**hole. Chased everything around and was sngle handedly responsible for the lives of 2 new copperbands.

Cant wait for him to kick the bucket

reefscape15 · 02/13/2010, 07:26 AM

I guess you can take your pick. Wartskin Angler, or a Bi-Color Angel. With the Angler, I can't have any smaller fish in the tank, but it being only a 54gal, I can't have any larger fish in the tank either. With the Angel, the Dwarf's are about the only correct size algae eaters that I can get in my tank, but it was definitely a mistake adding a Bi-Color!

bmullikin1 · 02/13/2010, 07:27 AM

lunar wrasse, had to be the hanibal lector of wrasses, killed 4 fish by the time i got him out.

content12001 · 02/13/2010, 07:32 AM

filter feeding pink cucumber. Didn't really do much for 2-3 months, then one night crawled up the glass got stuck in a powerhead and got it's stupid self shredded. In the space of 8 hours we were sleeping crashed the whole tank. Lost all fish but one clown (my wife nicknamed her Reba cause she was the only "survivor" - corny right?) and every coral died. Was awful......never again!

Gawain1974 · 02/13/2010, 07:44 AM

Mushrooms. I tried removing them all when I changed over to a stony dominated tank, but they kept popping back up. Four years and one tank upgrade later, they're still here. Grrrr

chino402 · 02/13/2010, 07:48 AM

my phone!

Gawain1974 · 02/13/2010, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by chino402

my phone!

Well, if we're gonna go this route, I should probably change my answer to my cat. I had the canopy off while working on a powerhead, and he dove after a lyretail anthias and got a little more than he bargained for. It took me forever to net out all the cat hair floating around the tank.

02/12/2010, 04:49 PM	#57
es1887 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: boulder co Posts: 652	undulated trigger. when i had a fowler i put the smallest tiniest little guy in there. he was sooo shy at first barely coming out at all. them one day i woke up to a total massacre. he killed a niger, tomato clown, naso tang, and a lion fish. poor guys i felt terrible for putting him in there. they really are the meanest and most territorial fish ever. __________________ "is it saltwater?" "yes." "the whole thing?!" -idiot Current Tank Info: 48x24x30 150, 2 400w 20k radium, 2 110w vhos, 2 mp40w, apex aqua controller, sro 5000 skimmer

02/12/2010, 08:55 PM	#60
Imzadi Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 1,038	I was gonna say the Yellow-tail damsel... then I was reading the posts... and then I was gonna say Sally-light foot... then I kept reading... and then I was gonna say Anthelia... I don't know if I could choose which of the nightmares would top the list. But watching my Lawnmower Blenny get dropped on from above, and have both of his eyes popped out by the Sally... top the 'Horrifying Event' list __________________ If you don't agree with me, that's fine... just go, think about it some more, and come back when you do. Current Tank Info: 120g Freshie, 55g salty with a 2/3 BeanAnimal. BA METHOD - TESTIFY! I am a DIY Disaster, but I am saving money! Damsel FREE since 07/08/09!

02/12/2010, 09:10 PM	#61
brutuscz Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Connecticut, transplanted New Yorker!! Posts: 926	My friend has you all beat. He had a reef tank years ago, and liked to go diving. He called me and said things were dying, and he didn't know why. I go to his house to find a nice metal window/porthole he found while diving, sitting in the tank. I looked at him...are you serious? you don't know why everything is dying...seriously?? Couldn't be the big hunk of metal sitting in the water?? I really gave him the business...still make fun of him for it. __________________ If your desire to succeed is greater than your desire to fail, then you will succeed!! Current Tank Info: 90gal reef.

02/12/2010, 10:25 PM	#62
KyleO Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brentwood, CA (SF Bay Area) Posts: 737	I can't decide if it was the Brown Jewel Damsel that took over half my 210ga DT or the Green Star Polyps that has taken over the whole thing. The Brown Jewel is gone but I am still working on the Green Star Polyps.... __________________ Enjoy every moment......you don't have nearly as many left as you think!!! Current Tank Info: 135g Frag tank w/ attached 30ga Cube and 50ga refugium

02/13/2010, 07:26 AM	#70
reefscape15 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Elmira Heights, NY Posts: 2,812	I guess you can take your pick. Wartskin Angler, or a Bi-Color Angel. With the Angler, I can't have any smaller fish in the tank, but it being only a 54gal, I can't have any larger fish in the tank either. With the Angel, the Dwarf's are about the only correct size algae eaters that I can get in my tank, but it was definitely a mistake adding a Bi-Color! __________________ A new beginning........... JIM Current Tank Info: 5g standard softie/zoa tank, just starting a 20H

02/12/2010, 04:12 PM	#53
undrtkr_00 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 50	LOL! TMI!! TMI!! How am I supposed to get that picture out of my head?

02/12/2010, 04:13 PM	#54
blennydude Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Northern, MI Posts: 111	Blue Damsel, aka "The Blue Devil", along w/ his partner in crime "Yellowtail Devil". They were my first two fish. Was told they were a good starter fish by lfs. One day they were trying to kill my yellowheaded jawfish and that was it. I tore the tank apart to catch them, they are lucky I had cooled off by the time I got em. Now some poor sap has them.

02/12/2010, 04:14 PM	#55
saltybastard Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 179	An emerald crab that ate coral and knocked everything over. I was never able to catch it and also celebrated when he died

02/12/2010, 08:37 PM	#59
gablett Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Farwell, MI Posts: 274	Kenya tree. Its not possible to get rid of.

02/12/2010, 10:28 PM	#63
scar_11 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Simcoe Ontario Posts: 55	this thread has taught me one thing stay away from the Damsel fish

02/12/2010, 10:59 PM	#65
pwoller Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 1,163	Picasso Trigger. It ate everything!

02/13/2010, 01:06 AM	#66
tangzzz Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 70	In my first tank I added Caulerpa grape algae, thinking it would look nice in the corner of my tank and could use it as nutrient export. Bad idea, red flat worms hitchhiked and the algae went asexual turning my tank cloudy.

02/13/2010, 01:33 AM	#67
EMUReef Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 580	a magnet that wasn't protected which rusted which leached metals in to the water column, in turn giving me Dino's luckly i caught it and thats the only damage done and its a very small outbreak.

02/13/2010, 01:39 AM	#68
foster200 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Watkins Glen, NY Posts: 157	A small horseshoe crab. I watched him float to the bottom, dig in the sand, and disappear. Havent seen him in months. it was the best $25 I have ever spent.

02/13/2010, 01:40 AM	#69
foster200 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Watkins Glen, NY Posts: 157	and a yellow tang. He was the biggest a**hole. Chased everything around and was sngle handedly responsible for the lives of 2 new copperbands. Cant wait for him to kick the bucket

02/13/2010, 07:27 AM	#71
bmullikin1 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: seminole florida Posts: 1,797	lunar wrasse, had to be the hanibal lector of wrasses, killed 4 fish by the time i got him out.

02/13/2010, 07:32 AM	#72
content12001 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Centerpoint, IN Posts: 88	filter feeding pink cucumber. Didn't really do much for 2-3 months, then one night crawled up the glass got stuck in a powerhead and got it's stupid self shredded. In the space of 8 hours we were sleeping crashed the whole tank. Lost all fish but one clown (my wife nicknamed her Reba cause she was the only "survivor" - corny right?) and every coral died. Was awful......never again!

02/13/2010, 07:44 AM	#73
Gawain1974 dc fanboy Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Annick's flaps Posts: 1,212	Mushrooms. I tried removing them all when I changed over to a stony dominated tank, but they kept popping back up. Four years and one tank upgrade later, they're still here. Grrrr __________________ Honey badger don't care!

02/13/2010, 07:48 AM	#74
chino402 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 54	my phone! __________________ who cares it's EXPENSIVE, it makes me HAPPY...