Little Tank of 'Horrors'

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Glad you enjoy!
I did add some asterinas already, same with some bristleworms. Currently I'm on the hunt for some green manjanos. Maybe some 'ugly' brown palys too lol.

They're a pretty common hitchhiker from what I read. Mostly from indopacific rock I think.
I began to see some instances of this too after looking harder. Any idea what species?

I wonder if you could keep some sort of flat worm or pest deemed sea slug? I know many are seen as a pest, although I also know many are unethical to keep. A shame really, they are so beautiful. I can’t say I know much on them though.

That is awesome to hear! How big have they gotten? Biggest I saw was about a month ago at a friends tank. It was about the size of a dime. I know that’s where they tend to max out, but let me know if you get any monsters!
 
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Any idea what species?
I'd have to see it in full to properly ID, but it's definitely the smashing type. It was very active today, lots of clacking lol. I think it's dug itself a little cave beneath the big rock on the right.

Most of the asterinas are pretty small, but there's a bigger blue-ish one. I bought them as feeder starfish, so I don't know if that's even an asterina or some other species. Looks cool either way. I just hope it doesn't grow any bigger.
 

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I'd have to see it in full to properly ID, but it's definitely the smashing type. It was very active today, lots of clacking lol. I think it's dug itself a little cave beneath the big rock on the right.

Most of the asterinas are pretty small, but there's a bigger blue-ish one. I bought them as feeder starfish, so I don't know if that's even an asterina or some other species. Looks cool either way. I just hope it doesn't grow any bigger.
lol fair enough. I wonder how far the little critter has traveled
 

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It's a pity that sending live animals is frobidden from Hungary, I would send you some hydroids. :smiling-face-with-halo: I still have few visible spots and who knows how many hidden. :worried-face:
 
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Because of health & job reasons, I had to change a few things with my aquariums. Downsized a few, simplified others, got rid of some.

The pest tank included.

I didn't completely get rid of it all though, just moved livestock to my 15g 'main' tank.

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Aiptasia and manjano are now part of this. Insane maybe, but I'm not worried about them tanking anything. Been a few weeks, everyone is staying in their place, and happy.

Good thing is, most of the stocking in this tank I got from friends and other hobbyists, so if the manjanos or aiptasia nuke anything I'm not losing money. Again, I don't anticipate that.

One thing that unfortunately did get 'nuked' is my caulerpa. Thanks, emerald crab. :upside-down-face:

Some ppl would still consider this a pest tank probably, with the gsp, xenia, anthelia, kenya trees, Erythropodium caribaeorum, and some of the macroalgae.
 
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finally got the mantis on video.
so far hasn't made a dent in the hermit crab population. the dove snails are suspiciously absent though... :thinking-face:

 
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I added more caulerpa. C. racemosa this time. A lot of it too, so hopefully the emerald crab (hopefully) can't eat all of it faster than it grows.
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The xenia is growing nicely. It split into 3 or 4 colonies and is pulsing away.
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And finally, the manjano split in two!
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The true horror of this tank is the Hypnea. Every week I harvest a good handful of it, and every small piece that breaks away grows into a new colony. I love how it looks but it can be a real pain in the butt.
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Two days ago I added a tailspot blenny, and named him Tony. Tony the Tailspot blenny. :')
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