tough inverts

[NoahLikesFish]

what inverts will survive a tetragorid scorp a hawkfish and a filefish and arent super cryptic, im not talking about like snails and things, i have hermits and snails, i was thinking conchs and mabye like a arrow crab or smth

 

[Aboynamedsous2]

I’m not an expert but I would think a conch would be your best bet since it has a shell to protect it.

 

[davidcalgary29]

They should leave a long-spined urchin alone, although you might be stung, too.

 

[NoahLikesFish]

They should leave a long-spined urchin alone, although you might be stung, too.

no urchins i dont want one to go rouge and destroy my coraline and microfauna. any things like crabs and stuff though? i like strawberry conchs

 

[Sharkbait19]

Anything too big to fit in their mouths

 

[NoahLikesFish]

not really gonna work, my hawk ate a peppermint shrimp that was larger than its mouth

 

[Onewolf]

A Spiny King Crab would be a tough Hombre in a tank.

 

[NoahLikesFish]

A Spiny King Crab would be a tough Hombre in a tank.

arent they coldwater and can catch fish

 

[NoahLikesFish]

oh they are alaskan. id get one if i could in a cold water tank

 

[Sharkbait19]

What’s the exact size and stocking of the tank? Any particular jobs you want done?

 

[NoahLikesFish]

What’s the exact size and stocking of the tank? Any particular jobs you want done?

no jobs. i have talked about it in my 20 long thread, i think its in my profile. i have a hawk and a tetragorid scorp which could be predatory to anything small. i was considering an arrow crab cause they are big or mabye like a sea cucumber and things. i want some stuff thats free living and uniuqe not like just 50 scarlet reef crabs and 50 snails or whatever live aquaria says

 

[Onewolf]

I have a large Blood Red cleaner shrimp and my Arc Eye Hawkeye has not shown any interest in him. However the Hawkeye will wrestle with the Hermit crabs over food scraps.

 

[NoahLikesFish]

I have a large Blood Red cleaner shrimp and my Arc Eye Hawkeye has not shown any interest in him. However the Hawkeye will wrestle with the Hermit crabs over food scraps.

ok

 

[Sharkbait19]

no jobs. i have talked about it in my 20 long thread, i think its in my profile. i have a hawk and a tetragorid scorp which could be predatory to anything small. i was considering an arrow crab cause they are big or mabye like a sea cucumber and things. i want some stuff thats free living and uniuqe not like just 50 scarlet reef crabs and 50 snails or whatever live aquaria says

Tetragorid scorp? Is that the brackish one?
That and your hawk get to about 3 inches I think, so assume anything around 3 inches or larger is safe. Pistol may work, it hides often. Large brittle stars. No experience with arrow crab so I can’t comment there.
Hermits are some of the best options for small predators though, as they have the shell that provides a defense against them. Not to mean they are 100% safe, but obviously better off than a small shrimp.
Do not get a cucumber. That tank is way to small to avoid being nuked by it.

 

[NoahLikesFish]

Tetragorid scorp? Is that the brackish one?
That and your hawk get to about 3 inches I think, so assume anything around 3 inches or larger is safe. Pistol may work, it hides often. Large brittle stars. No experience with arrow crab so I can’t comment there.
Hermits are some of the best options for small predators though, as they have the shell that provides a defense against them. Not to mean they are 100% safe, but obviously better off than a small shrimp.
Do not get a cucumber. That tank is way to small to avoid being nuked by it.

they are euhyraline

 

[Sharkbait19]

Let me ask, what exactly do you have in mind? Easier to come up with suggestions when there are more guidelines.
One problem is that many of the things that aren’t threatened by the fish, can be a threat to the fish and corals.
Also, how old is the tank? Many things should not be added until at least a year in.

 

[NoahLikesFish]

they are the same family as the rooster scorp you like a lot

 

[NoahLikesFish]

Let me ask, what exactly do you have in mind? Easier to come up with suggestions when there are more guidelines.
One problem is that many of the things that aren’t threatened by the fish, can be a threat to the fish and corals.
Also, how old is the tank? Many things should not be added until at least a year in.

i dunno just cool free living inverts that arent super cryptic. i have tons and tons of pods and algae for stuff to eat and phytoplankton, i have mussels that are reproducing and a living sponge. my tanks 2 months old rn

 

[Sharkbait19]

they are euhyraline

they are the same family as the rooster scorp you like a lot

Noevespicula depressifrons right? I like these guys. From what I’ve researched, they tolerate full marine, but do best at much lower salinities (1.010-1.015).

i dunno just cool free living inverts that arent super cryptic. i have tons and tons of pods and algae for stuff to eat and phytoplankton, i have mussels that are reproducing and a living sponge. my tanks 2 months old rn

At 2 months, I’d hold off on adding anything else right now. Too early for most of the delicate inverts, and from what I’ve seen you are currently having coral trouble. Take a break on adding for at least a month.
When the time comes, you might be able so get one of the non pairing pistols (just look for the type that doesn’t kill fish), they hide a lot but have a huge presence in a tank.
Most of the inverts that can survive a predator will be rather cryptic, if they were out in the open they wouldn’t survive.

 

[NoahLikesFish]

Noevespicula depressifrons right? I like these guys. From what I’ve researched, they tolerate full marine, but do best at much lower salinities (1.010-1.015).

At 2 months, I’d hold off on adding anything else right now. Too early for most of the delicate inverts, and from what I’ve seen you are currently having coral trouble. Take a break on adding for at least a month.
When the time comes, you might be able so get one of the non pairing pistols (just look for the type that doesn’t kill fish), they hide a lot but have a huge presence in a tank.
Most of the inverts that can survive a predator will be rather cryptic, if they were out in the open they wouldn’t survive.

yeah i aint getting anything super soon. im gonna order some carbon or phos gaurd when i get home