Whats the biggest pest and/or hitchhiker you've seen in your tank?

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Chiton. Unknown species.

Any pics of the top of this guy?

 

[KrisReef]

Any pics of the top of this guy?

Nope, it wasn't in a position I could get a picture from the top at the time. It surprised me when I saw it and I wasn't able to get a better picture.

 

[kevgib67]

And this is my biggest pest in the tank

How did you get it out?

 

[Spiller]

How did you get it out?

I meant myself. For the tank, I am the biggest pest

 

[Itsadeepbluesea]

I found a big ol' asterina on my glass today and wanted to see what others have discovered. U.S. quarter for scale!

I had one of those in my first tank many years ago

 

[Itsadeepbluesea]

Easy.. aiptasia. Once you have them you will never get rid of them.

These definitely are a pain in the butt, but if you are persistent you can get rid of them.

 

[kevgib67]

How did you get it out?

I meant myself. For the tank, I am the biggest pest

I know, I guess a poor attempt at a joke. I’ll keep working on it.

 

[Mysoftynanoreef]

I've been fortunate so far to only have seen and removed 1 small bristleworm and 2 small asterina stars...and I hope that's all I see..

 

[mtfish]

Biggest hitchhiker I have is shown in this thread. Not the fish eating "bobbit worm", but in the same group of polychaetes. Have no idea how big it is as it never completely comes out of one of his holes.

Bobbit worm

Seems like a long time ago I posted about a bobbit worm in my tank and people wanted a picture. This worm has been in my tanks for about 10 years or so. I have no idea how big it is now, but it was probably about 12 inches seven years ago. I transferred it from a 75 gallon tank that is now...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[paragrouper]

Biggest hitchhiker was a keeper

 

[Alexopora]

My porites. They came as a white patch on a live rock. have fragged them multiple times.

 

[kentexan3]

Flametail blenny…setting up new 75g placed the live rock in there to keep it wet before scaping walked by a while later and saw something out of the corner of my eye…boom there he was swimming around, pretty awesome

 

[Dolphin2409]

This!

 

[AstroMelly]

Wow! What is that? I’m guessing a Bobbit Worm?

 

[Alexraptor]

Biggest hitchhiker and could-have-been-pest would have been my G. Smithii.

 

[Dolphin2409]

Wow! What is that? I’m guessing a Bobbit Worm?

Yep, bobbit / eunice. 3 foot long!