keep 'em or throw 'em (need help to ID...)

[m3rc3d]

Hi all.

Could anyone of you help me ID these hitchhikers and whether they are reef-safe or not?

They are very active at night (ligths off)

Thanks a million.

set 1

set 2

set 3

[LaW]

Hi all.

Could anyone of you help me ID these hitchhikers and whether they are reef-safe or not?

They are very active at night (ligths off)

Thanks a million.

set 1

set 2

set 3

very good quality LR.

i will keep the rest other than crabs and worms. not sure about that blacky in set 3 though.

[angelfishlover]

The worms and crabs are good undertakers.the snail looks like a cone snail.I think to be safer isolate the snail 1st and buy a damsel and see what it does wif it.Hmm wow u got a brittle star for free.It will remove any uneaten food.Whr on earth u got that rock(s)???All i noe mine got a lot of crabs

[tivoli]

bro,

set 3 is abalone.

I had it before. You will notice multiple holes in the shell.

Good for you. Its a very good algae eater.

Where did you get al these good stuff from ?

[big_ben102000]

the only hitchhikers i got were a load of crabs and lots and lots of worms.... yea like other bros said, remove the crabs

nice looking rocks you have there, lots of quality freebies

cheers

[kthc]

Nice stuff you have for free Looks like you even have an urchin in set 2.

I would get rid of the hairy crabs though... They'll grow bigger and might nip some fishes. Damm crabs....

[tagie_tag]

any idea how to get rid those hair crab

[kthc]

any idea how to get rid those hair crab

Assuming you have no fish yet...

Cut a plastic 500ml (or smaller) bottle in half, slot the part where you drink from into the bottom half. Place a market prawn (haybee worked for me...) into the bottle, leave it on your sandbed.

What I did was to push down one side of the bottle into the sand, so one side of the entrance is more or less level to the sandbed. Off the lights, wait for a night or too.

Do this during the cycling phase though. Good luck.