In today's edition of "what the...?"

[Anihiel1]

More hitchhikers I've never seen before, and maybe two mollusks??
First up: some type of oyster?
2: purple finger sponges?
3: orange sponge? Deep in the rock
4: next to that, tiny black clam?
5: pink lacy algae?
6: purple hairy...fungus? Bottom is white and very soft

 

[fishguy242]

hi looks like a nice collection of sponges to me? jmo,happy reefing
#5 is type of coralline

 

[TriggerFinger]

I think I agree with all of your guesses! well except the fungus...maybe a sponge?? Beautiful rock, big fan of KP here too! How much rock did you order this time?

 

[Anihiel1]

Yeah I'm stumped on the fungus / sponge, I can't even find anything on Google. I emailed KP to ask them LOL. Their rock is amazing! I originally ordered 15lbs of the premium uncured as I already had about 40 pounds of SUPPOSEDLY live rock ie CaribSea. Then I got the KP and realized I had been completely defrauded by CaribSea. Not sure how CaribSea can even claim painted concrete as "live". So, kept 3 rocks that have zoas & palys on them and ditched the rest. Bought another 25 lbs from KP. When I eventually upgrade to a larger tank I'll buy 50 more.

 

[Anihiel1]

Not for nothing, but everyone knows them mostly for their rock. I've also bought the most gorgeous huge healthy gorgonians, shrimp, crabs, a giant starfish, everything they sell is simply incomparable.

 

[TriggerFinger]

Awesome stuff! Let us know if they reply with an ID. You have some unique things...at least I’ve never seen stuff like that before

 

[TriggerFinger]

Where are you located? Looks like you didn’t have much die off at all

 

[Anihiel1]

Where are you located? Looks like you didn’t have much die off at all

I'm in New Jersey, they shipped it at 5:46pm, got it by 10:30am the next day and immediately unboxed everything into a waiting tub. It all still smelled like the fresh ocean, not a hint of decay. Then acclimated a few hours and at the same time going through everything piece by piece, isolating harmful or deceased critters. etc. Into the tank by 6pm.

 

[Anihiel1]

Wish I would have taken a picture of the tiny white crab but he ran off into the rocks. He was very small, very white, with red bands on his claws. Can't find anything like that on Google. Maybe y'all know?

 

[TriggerFinger]

I have two kinda white crabs! Fast little buggers...still pretty small 18 months later, about the size of a nickel now. Not sure what they are but they have dark pointy claws...

 

[fishguy242]

I have two kinda white crabs! Fast little buggers...still pretty small 18 months later, about the size of a nickel now. Not sure what they are but they have dark pointy claws...

exterminate

 

[TriggerFinger]

exterminate

Impossible to catch so far. I try every few months and fail

 

[fishguy242]

pokey stick with dinner fork taped to ,crab kabob,

 

[Anihiel1]

Why do you want to get rid of them, are those bad ones, like gorilla crabs...?

 

[TriggerFinger]

Pointy dark claws are generally ones that can get big and/or eat fish. I’ll put mine in the sump if I ever catch them.

 

[Anihiel1]

THIS guy- he's a baby here, but then he hit crabpuberty or something, morphed 3 times his size overnight. Scared the holybejeezus out of me when I saw this massive claw come out of the rock. See the crabs behind him? Yeah...he ATE them. And 3 peppermint shrimp. I keep tweezering him chunks of meat bc I'm afraid he'll eat the fish.

 

[TriggerFinger]

Look up ruby emerald crab and compare pics

 

[TriggerFinger]

The rounded tips don’t seem to indicate predator but that doesn’t mean anything I guess

 

[Anihiel1]

Look up ruby emerald crab and compare pics

I did think at first it was an emerald crab but the only thing red were bands around his claws. All else was white.
Here's a (admittedly bad) Photoshop rendition.
Do you think it's some kind of albino mutation of an emerald or mithrax..?

 

[TriggerFinger]

The pic you provided...is that THE crab or the one that was eaten? Not sure on the mutation, anything is possible. Also possible it might be a little dull from transport? Or a whole ‘nother kind. Not really sure.