Whats your favorite "unpopular/uncommon" Tank Creature?

[SlugSnorter]

Between less common fish and inverts, whats your favorite?

(Im talking mainly about uncommon or things people find boring, not something thats just super rare and pricey like a candy basslet or something)

 

[SlugSnorter]

Personally I love Lettuce Slugs

 

[Sump Crab]

Hitchhikers

 

[SlugSnorter]

Hitchhikers

What kinds? that is really broad

 

[Duncan62]

What kinds? that is really broad

All shrimps and crabs. Even mean ones. Spaghetti worms. Almost all worms. Lol. Hitchhikers. Lol. My reef is more interesting at night.

 

[SlugSnorter]

All shrimps and crabs. Even mean ones. Spaghetti worms. Almost all worms. Lol. Hitchhikers. Lol. My reef is more interesting at night.

ill like em except the mean ones cause they kill my stuff. I wish I got a squat lobster lol

 

[Duncan62]

ill like em except the mean ones cause they kill my stuff. I wish I got a squat lobster lol

I catch the mean one's and they live and fight in the sump. I have a beautiful red hairy crab that's the champ now. Lol

 

[Sump Crab]

What kinds? that is really broad

I love all of them. Only ones I have really ever had an issue with are ich and fireworms. I remove gorilla crabs out of precaution. Since ich is no longer a problem for me in the hobby I guess the only hitchhikers I dont care for are fireworms and gorilla crabs lol.

 

[cconnolly]

Our decorator crab has been a huge hit. They have a bad rep because they take corals and well decorate themselves. I mean if you go into it knowing they will grab what they can and accept that they are a fascinating and interesting tank inhabitant.

Watching it creep around the tank covered in random stuff is fun. Its also a very interactive feeder and comes right up to the tongs when I target feed it. They are cheap to buy and easy to take care of so an easy win.

 

[jcolliii]

I really want to try some sort of tunicate. Blue lollipop ones, maybe.

 

[flagg37]

Personally I love Lettuce Slugs

Are you talking about the lettuce nudibranch (that are not actually nudibranch)?

This is the one I used to have. It was very cool but my first ever casualty. It liked to detach from the rock and float around and got stuck in the pump. Hindsight, I should have added him later when there was more algae to graze on.

 

[flagg37]

Another I just thought of was my cowrie. The first time I saw it’s mantle over the top of its shell it freaks me out. Up to that point I had only seen it’s pretty shell.

 

[HeyLookItsCaps]

Chiton, absolutely the weirdest animal ever. I bought 4, and 2 have made it long term. The necropsy of the dead ones was just fascinating.

 

[Duncan62]

I really want to try some sort of tunicate. Blue lollipop ones, maybe.

I got some bright red ones that were very pretty. They lasted a year and started to wither.

 

[damsels are not mean]

I think sponges are misunderstood. Not that I understand them any better than anyone else. Considering how important they are to wild reefs I feel as though they are a missing piece in our aquariums somehow.

 

[nick654377]

All shrimps and crabs. Even mean ones. Spaghetti worms. Almost all worms. Lol. Hitchhikers. Lol. My reef is more interesting at night.

*** that. We had a 2 inch gorilla crab that was making everything in our tank scared to come out.

 

[Utubereefer]

I have a reef lobster… very elusive but when he pops out it’s very exciting! I’ve had mine for a few years… id say over 4”

 

[BanjoBandito]

Frog fish!

 

[Aiptaisia anemone]

Curlicue anemone

 

[footgal]

I have a reef lobster… very elusive but when he pops out it’s very exciting! I’ve had mine for a few years… id say over 4”

How’s this guy in your tank? Does he do well in a reef? What other fish do you have? I’ve wanted one for a while but I haven’t actually heard any direct stories about them, just ones that have been passed around