Verrrrrrrrrrrrry Creepy but funny

Has anyone ( besides me ) ever turned out the tank lights then waited for about 1/2 hour and then looked at your tank with just a flashlight ? Well I did last night and what I saw was very creepy crawlies in my tank.... Bugs really creep me out and I saw some bristleworms and swimming things.................LOLOLOL. Just wondered if I was the only wierd one here. I know I will think twice about picking my LR up again ;D

 

haha! yea in my dads tank he did the same thing with a flash light and saw a puffy grayish mantis shrimp that looked like it had been mutating under the rock for a few years....and we wondered why the smaller rocks were falling

 

I reckon we must all do it to be honest
when I was new to the hobby I used to wake up at daft am and go and look at it
family thought I was crazy (well they are right about that)

Steve

 

I am off the curious sort so I couldnt resist looking in on my tank inhabitants. Sort of reminded me of a mutant horror film in there. Havent seen a mantis shrimp yet......LOL

 

i bet you would hear it first! i think the are really interesting but not reef friendly.

 

i think most of us are a little bonkers that way. looking for the after dark creatures in our tanks. and no disrespect meant by the bonkers part. id rather be bonkers than sane. lol.

 

bonkers is a nice way to put it;D

 

LOL my family laughs at me because I peep into the rocks and watch the night life in my tank.

 

Every night without exception. It's part of the joy of owning a piece of the reef. Many corals look completely different at night. Bubble corals, trumpets and others exhibit large stringy feeder tentacles that extend inches sometimes.

And yes, the bugs come out at night. Don't let them creep you out! They can't live on dry land so if they were to escape (they'd never voluntarily leave wet for dry), they'd be deader than a fillet 'o fish sandwich.

I keep a flashlight immediately next to my tank for late night, lights-out viewing. I don't think there's a night I haven't checked things out when getting up to get a drink of water, or some other reason.

So no. You're not crazy at all. You're in good company.

 

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