What's Your Dream Invert?

[livinlifeinBKK]

So I've seen dream fish forums but don't think I've seen a dream invert forum yet...what's your favorite invert you either do or don't have yet regardless of difficulty? It could be anything from lace corals to blueberry gorgs to Crinoids (feather stars)... personally I'd like a blueberry gorgonian but they're pretty difficult to care for and with my current tanks I don't think I could provide for it's needs. What about you guys?

 

[Reefer Matt]

I haven't tried non photosynthetic coral like sun coral yet. Maybe one of those.

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

I haven't tried non photosynthetic coral like sun coral yet. Maybe one of those.

They're really cool! I have a black sun coral and love it! They're some hungry corals though...you have to feed them manually every day

 

[Tuan’s Reef]

Colorado Sunburst nem for my clowns. Its their dream house. lol

 

[Waters]

For whatever reason when I read the title I was thinking mobile inverts......so I will go with Harlequin shrimp. I just don't have the patience (or desire) to feed them.

 

[Alexraptor]

Tridacna clams! I've been thus far barred from keeping them, on account of predatory worms, which are proving impossible to eradicate. =/

 

[Garpgarp]

I'd like to experiment with sea slugs in the future, Berghia being an obvious place to start. Sacoglossans and other known herbivores, and predators of other potentially sustainable food items like those Blue Velvet guys being next in line. Won't find me trying to culture sponges as food though.

Edit: actually I wonder if you could feed excess of the easier slugs to any of the "cannibalistic" nudis, or if their diets aren't convenient enough to include attainable species.

 

[Miami Reef]

Maxima Clams. I currently have 7 but need to get more lol.

 

[dcsorrell]

If only feather stars were small and easy to keep...

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

If only feather stars were small and easy to keep...

The way they swim is absolutely beautiful!

 

[OldRed1]

My dream invert is a mantis shrimp that hugs his colleagues every morning rather than trying to punch them.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

My dream invert is Nautilus pompilius (a bit cheating here, as I like both subspecies; “pompilius” - the largest nautilus - and “suluensis” - the smallest nautilus). I would love to try my hand at breeding them in a specially designed tank some day, but (given that they’re currently CITES restricted with no end to those restrictions in sight) that day may be a very long ways off.

Some runners up are Tonna galea (the Giant Tun Snail - massive snail, predator of sea cucumbers, leaves a luminescent trail behind it as it travels), and (the most reasonable on my list here) Tridacna gigas.

 

[Kapachuka3]

I would say a dream of mine is to own a starfish that’s captive bred and does well in an aquarium, since most don’t right now.

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

I would say a dream of mine is to own a starfish that’s captive bred and does well in an aquarium, since most don’t right now.

I'm currently experimenting and working on finding a way to make your dream possible brother! Believe me, I love em too. Otherwise I wouldn't have so much time and effort invested in my study of them.

 

[atoll]

My Magnifica anemone.

 

[PeterEde]

I haven't tried non photosynthetic coral like sun coral yet. Maybe one of those.

Too much work
I had one and you have to feed it daily

 

[tigre44]

Feather star. I think they are still on the list of animals that don’t live long

 

[ZipAdeeZoa]

I got to see the banded acro crab in the wild in Thailand and I am willing try and grow a piece of hardy sps just to house one!

 

[kinetic]

A small magnifica anemone with a bright red foot, purple tentacles, and green/yellow tips. The one I have now is really nice, but just purple with light tips. I just want one that's wildly colorful. I've seen some with red feet. Maybe I can get my hands on one one day.

 

[Glenner’sreef]

Pistol Shrimp. Cool the way he and my Goby hang out!