What's your FAVORITE invert for a reef tank?

[TopShelfAquatics]

Some of the more iconic, and also forgotten members of our reef aquariums in our hobby are the invertebrates we add into our systems. Whether it be Cleaner Shrimp or a Peacock Mantis Shrimp there is a wide range of critters to add into your tank, or even make a species only tank for!

Love to hear in the thread your favorite invert currently!

This Golden Coral Banded Shrimp caught our eye in the invert system in the retail store! Thought you all would enjoy! Happy Reefing!

 

[EricR]

Tiger sand conch -- goofy looking and no downside that I can think of.
Honorable mention to skunk cleaner shrimp -- fun but can make target feeding corals a bit of a pain.
*I actually really like a handful of different inverts more than fish

 

[TopShelfAquatics]

Tiger sand conch -- goofy looking and no downside that I can think of.
Honorable mention to skunk cleaner shrimp -- fun but can make target feeding corals a bit of a pain.
*I actually really like a handful of different inverts more than fish

Conch's are truly some characters with those little eye balls! Skunk cleaners are truly iconic!

 

[shrimpnreefdude]

Here's my latest favorite! Came in as a hitchhiker. Have only seen him this clearly once, a few days ago.
Neogonodactylus wennerae

Honorable mention to skunk cleaner shrimp -- fun but can make target feeding corals a bit of a pain.

Completely agree! I love my Skunk cleaner. Such a funny little guy...but boy is it an absolute pig of an eater. Spot feeding is nearly impossible with how fast he shows food. It's a juvenile so it's growing like crazy. This is what I found this morning...3rd molt since the end of Nov when I got Jim. "His" name is Tempura

 

[vlangel]

I have an Atlantic cucumber named Karl.

 

[TripFamAZ]

I absolutely love our Peacock Mantis and developed our entire 50 gallon around him and his needs!

 

[JoJosReef]

I like my spotted nem crab and blue porcelain crab--they both like being target fed. LOVE my two strawberry conches. And when I had a tux urchin, loved him too. Inverts can be very cool.

Oh, how could I forget my pitho crab! Useless cleaner, but that's my own fault for spoiling him with personal pieces of nori...

 

[TopShelfAquatics]

Love seeing all these mantis shrimp getting featured!

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

Most definitely Gary,

 

[Troylee]

I absolutely love our Peacock Mantis and developed our entire 50 gallon around him and his needs!

Max and the ref?

 

[Gill the 3rd]

I agree with all the conch's. Sounds boring, but I also like the standard cleaner shrimp. A group of them are just fun to watch, when they aren't annoying your corals...

 

[vetteguy53081]

Shrimp, always

 

[Waters]

Either money cowries or urchins.

 

[Waters]

Either money cowries or urchins.

 

[jda]

Urchins. They do the most work.

 

[findingsimple]

Nassarius / Zombie snails always seem to be a crowd pleaser when they rise from their slumber and zip around.

 

[Project]

Recently had hair algae outbreak and single urchin took care of it. They were mainly on the back wall. You can see black Halloween urchin doing the work. I. Bought him after the outbreak in attempt to take care of it natural way first

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

Most definitely Gary,

I have a close up but this isn’t my conch. Can’t take credit for that…but This is my Gary w the Raja as a frag. She’s now plate sized.

 

[chipchipbro]

Harlequin Shrimp

 

[littlefoxx]

Mine!