Spider in my tank

[TwelveL16]

Found this spider in my tank today crawling around in the live rock all my rock was purchased dry no liverock what so ever was ever purchased so where did he come from?

 

[TUSI]

Looks like a crab with no shell. Put some empty shells he will go in it.

 

[TwelveL16]

It's definitely not a crab I have no crabs. It was 100% a spider

 

[gacolt]

maybe a zoa eating spider

 

[TUSI]

Wow never saw a spider in salt water. Guess you pulled it out then

 

[TwelveL16]

It's a brand new tank no corals besides one acro frag, it didn't come in on anything I have added.

 

[gacolt]

normal spider that wanted to live the saltwater life

 

[TwelveL16]

Wow never saw a spider in salt water. Guess you pulled it out then

Yes and smashed it. Crazy I had no idea spiders could survive underwater let alone saltwater. I'm aware there are underwater spiders like mentioned above but there's no way it could of been one of those.

 

[Tahoe61]

Yep just a terrestrial spider that made it's way into the tank, won't hurt anything.

 

[erinmegan85]

Yep just a terrestrial spider that made it's way into the tank, won't hurt anything.

I had no idea they could do this. Now I know! One more reason for them to creep me out. haha

 

[nex64]

What a soldier