hitch hicker

Hello, I have two saltwater tanks; one is a 60 gallon breeder and the other is a Fluval evo 13.5. I set up the 60 gallon breeder with a hob filter and kp aquatics live ocean rock back in May and I haven’t done anything with it since then. My Fluval Evo has been set up for a year now and it has...

Hi y’all! I’ve had this macro algae in my reef for years. No clue where it came from but my foxface tends to ignore it beyond the occasional nibble. I have a bristle tooth in QT so it very well could end up being history soon. Curious if anyone has ever seen it or knows what it is. I may end...

My Scuba Steve Euphilia was recently hit with a huge assault from flatworms. If i am able to get this pest under control do you think that some of these heads pictured would survive? In the photo you can see some of the heads are showing skeleton, but this coral is one of my oldest and i would...

Alright. Whose baby is this? Found on glass... appears to have an elongated super tiny red shell. This thing is micro ~ literally 1/16th of an inch. Has antennaes. Hitchhiker? Good / Bad? Snails getting busy? Known tank inhabitants (all new within last month) ~ 2 Astrea snails, 1 Nassarius, 1...

Hey everyone, Pretty sure a Feather Duster caught a ride in my Goni, but is it harming by setting up camp inside the Goni skeleton? Here are videos from a week ago with the gonis extended but now the Goni hasn't come out like it used to. the FD sticks out of the dead (darker) part of the...

Hello my name is Kasey and I am new to the saltwater hobby. I have been in the freshwater hobby for 10 years and have finally converted to the dark side . I currently have a new tank set up (2 months running) with live rock, a bicolour blenny and a PJ cardinal. When looking at my tank I notices...

Hello, I'm looking to start my stocking list for my new 60 gallon breeder. I cycled the tank using live ocean rock but I haven't set up lighting or a sump. I won't get any fish until I'm finished with the equipment. I plan on having coral and so there are a lot of critters from the live rock...

Hello,I found these hitchhikers that came out of my live rock. The first one is some sort of strings that are in between two rocks. The second one is one string coming out of this tube on a rock. And the third one is a weird slug looking thing that was on the glass. Any ideas as to what these...

Hey guys Everything’s been going so well in the tank and everyone seems to be happy! Just one small question…I have 2 red legged hermits that do occasionally latch onto each other n then let go after a few minutes, I tend to leave them to it as there are plenty of shells for them to change...

Hello, I just found a mantis shrimp in my new tank that came from live ocean rock. With what I’m seeing online I’m not sure if this is a good thing. It’s pretty small; about the same size as a large amano shrimp. It’s also constantly making a clicking noise; I’m not sure if it’s just punching...

Don’t want to freak out but first time I notice these guys in my tank! Squirmy, pink little guys ! Are they reef safe ?

Guys!!! It’s been months! But I finally got a decent video of that darn work thing that’s always poking out the rock at night!!! It always comes from the same spot and seems to eat the left over food which is great! I am terrified that it’s going to take out some live stock though! Any ideas...

Hey guys, I have a derasa clam who’s been doing great for over a month now. The other day he developed a hole in his mantle — so I’ve performed a fresh water dip and relocated him )”(unsure if something may have messed with him). After the dip, I noticed a bunch of snail shells around him...

Hope everyone is doing well , just wanted to get your opinions. I took a very long break from the hobby and recently got back in about a year ago. since then , I have spent nearly 5 figures with a large/popular company that is supposedly quarantining their corals in an attempt to be pest free...

Have been eyeing this mushroom, only because of the tag along brittle that has been under it in the LFS for a few weeks. Can't seem to convince it to come out. Could it be stuck? Is it ok?

Found these guys hanging in the corner of my tank only a few hours after the lights went off. I rushed home last night from a different town to look at my tank at home after learning about copepods. And sure enough I see these guys doing a business meeting in my tank!! I know there are different...

I knew I had a bristleworm that came home with my very first coral frag but I thought it also died in the cave collapse with Detroit Pistol and Grumpy Gordon (may they excavate in eternal peace) because I found a dead one when sifting the sand bed for the shrimp. But, peering into my tank before...

Hello, have been a lurker for some time now and just wanted to see if this looks like something I should be concerned about. Not sure what this is. Looks like it’s growing on the bottom side of my live rock. It is coming out of the white looking veins of my rock.

Hi all Tank is swarming with copepods and this weekend I finally get to add a fish (still deciding on the first tank mate!) I saw this weird clam like shell on the live rock. Any ideas what this is? I did think it was a clam or some kind of mollusc but kind of can’t believe that! Any ideas are...

Saw this little guy in a coral frag. Should I remove him out let him be? Looks super small so idk if it’ll survive or if there’s more to reproduce with him.

This guy crawled out my torch coral during a dip. Not sure what he is. Checked the guide and its not on there. Taken Coral RX 30 mins to kill it.

Hi I found a snail size crab shell or dead crad in my tank. Its white and semi transparent so i think its the shell? I have no idea where it came from and if its an empty shell, should I be worried? A bit more details I have started my tank in march with new dry sand, and new marco rock. I...

Looks like mojano to me but want to make sure as it is next to a ricordea Yuma , can anyone help ID here are the best photos I could get it is very small right now

Came in on something I bought at a swap. Didn't notice until next day so I'm not sure what it was on.