Whats the best hitch hiker you've had?

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  1. 32Boom

    32Boom Coral Banded Shrimp

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    That's funny because it's true..

    Good: Mini brittles, a neon green palau nepthea that was on live rock from a local reefer, halimeda, good asterine stars, spaghetti worms, an oyster (died), sponges, spionid worms, zoas, various types of coralline, a small pink leather coral that wasn't grown since day uno.

    Bad: Apstasia, bristle worms, this dang bicolor pseudochromis that hitch-hiked in a plastic bag from my LFS that I happened to pay for and can't get out of my tank, caulerpa, pyrams, bubble algae, more macro algae, this sponge that killed my candy canes.

    WORST: These itty-bitty colonial tube anemones that spread like wild fire (much worse than aptasia) and sting. The sting really hurts, itches, swells up, itches (2x for emphasis), and lasts a few weeks. I had trouble sleeping last night from the sheets rubbing on my current sting. It sucks.
     
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  3. 32Boom

    32Boom Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Unfortunate, considering that's what you are.
     
  4. Da_Gopherboy

    Da_Gopherboy Fire Shrimp

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    Best I got was 2 polyps of whammin watermellon Zoanthids

    Worst that made it into my DT, Aiptasia
     
  5. Shark Bait

    Shark Bait Banned

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    Ok guys I have a cool hickhiker on a colony of clove polyps it is some kind of leather maybe.

    The skin is almost yellow and it has little polyps (raspberry colored) that comes out of it. I thought it was sponge but it does not squish like sponge it feels more like a ginseng root and also kind or looks like a colorful ginseng root... Any clues? I will take a pic when I get home so we can try to species crack it..
     
  6. oceanparadise1

    oceanparadise1 Fire Squid

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    Dang now i have to post more so im not lol::)
     
  7. Siddique

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    Best: Christmas Tree Worm, Feather Dusters, Stylophora;D
    Worst: Definitely AIPTASIA:angry:
     
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  9. stepho

    stepho Panda Puffer

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    Best: barnacles. They were awesome until my mantis ate them all. Also small feather worms, they are almost as cool.

    Worst: Stone crab, he killed a bunch of chromis... then was fed to my mantis shrimp, which made my girlfriend very mad at me... stupid crab.. I would also say aiptasia but my peppermint shrimp ate them in like a day. ;D
     
  10. xmetalfan99

    xmetalfan99 Giant Squid

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    3" rose bubble anenome
     
  11. Shark Bait

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    Here it is

    Ok I took a few pics of the hitchhicker. Best I can snap right now sorry. Any Help??
     

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    Yellow with raspberry colored polyps!