An interesting crab that I can never find, is the Paguritta crab. I just heard about it recently, it's a really obscure type of crab. It's a very tiny crab that lives in the abandoned tubes of bristle worms (it's unclear whether they find abandoned tubes or kill them). I think some of them actually live in the polyps of some corals. They do filter feed, it's very comical watching a little colony of them since they are mostly sedentary and don't move around. It would be interesting to try to breed them, since they don't appear to be sold anywhere.
@infamoushiphop79435 жыл бұрын
Porcelain crabs are my favorite inverts in my tank they have so much personality and actually come out of the rocks when they see me, just waiting for me to drop something:)
@x15silvia15x3 жыл бұрын
Awesome info man! I am just starting my first reef tank! 55 gallon Elos cube! Super excited about it. Don't know what I'm gonna love more! The reef or my planted freshwater tanks haha
@rustytehmeathook6 жыл бұрын
HAHA!! totally agree on the Sally Lightfoot crabs. they are so cool looking and i love watching them run out and snatch food from the water column during feeding, the best crab in my opinion.
@cubanreefer15826 жыл бұрын
Definitely am adding that Sally t my tank
@MadHattersReef6 жыл бұрын
I love mine.
@brandonmckenzie84453 жыл бұрын
That wash your hands joke was way ahead of its time 10/10
@je10023 жыл бұрын
Guys great always has reliable and very useful info
@2000zx26 жыл бұрын
Now I am in an elite class since Fish of Hex is a patreon too lol. Brian
@MadHattersReef6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your support Brian!
@rockmicah40606 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot bro ,,, for fulfilling my wish and you made it on my request
@MadHattersReef6 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome!
@davidnavarro8835 жыл бұрын
I have a Sally Lightfoot, who I suspect is the predator in my tank. It drove me crazy for awhile because I have a very active cleanup crew and they would eat the evidence. After some losses, I finally caught the Sally, on camera, reaching out and trying to snag my smaller fish.
@lukewoods9386 Жыл бұрын
woah. that's too bad I wanted one myself but I have smaller fish
@ZokomoTV6 жыл бұрын
Did you mean Trochus snails? The Astrea turbos I had couldn't right themselves at all
@MadHattersReef6 жыл бұрын
You must of had some special ones.
@jaredc57896 жыл бұрын
That picture looks like the trochus snails I have. I've never had a problem with them flipping over.
@uhohhotdog6 жыл бұрын
Astrea do Not right themselves
@ThatCarGuy5 жыл бұрын
Not all Turbo snails can not flip themselves over. Mexican turbos can not. What is pictured were Trochus snails and Astrea turbo snails which can flip themselves over. Google mexican turbo snail to see if its what you have.
@devon66104 жыл бұрын
@@MadHattersReef Astrea Snails do not Right themselves.
@FishOfHex6 жыл бұрын
Happy to support the channel.
@MadHattersReef6 жыл бұрын
Thanks man!
@dougiebuckets13644 жыл бұрын
If anyone reading this has a nano tank, I'd highly recommend my favorite invert, the pom pom crab
@hydra36663 жыл бұрын
1:01 Epic
@fishfuxors4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for showing us your website.
@talkingweevil31722 жыл бұрын
Could I keep a tuxedo in a five gallon if I give it lots of nori and algae wafers
@briangoldstein30076 жыл бұрын
Sally Lightfoot Crabs are technically not reef safe. They've been known to snatch up small fish and are pretty agressive.
@ciannapauline87766 жыл бұрын
Brian Goldstein will they eat a something smaller than a clownfish
@jnava1216 жыл бұрын
They grow fast and get aggressive , i tried to catch one and it jumped out of the tank but my dog ate it so problem solved
@uhohhotdog6 жыл бұрын
Reef safe means it won’t eat coral
@lukewoods9386 Жыл бұрын
dog came in clutch!@@jnava121
@DavinciReef4 жыл бұрын
Hello, would you recommend feather duster worms?
@plootsa6 жыл бұрын
Another great info video
@MadHattersReef6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@davidmedford3536 жыл бұрын
I am torn on the Sally Lightfoot I have had them b4 and love the activity and personality of them until they get large and started attacking and killing my fish...but loved them for about 2 years before they did
@MadHattersReef6 жыл бұрын
They are awesome but do need to be removed at that point.
@ReeferGil6 жыл бұрын
Great picks Jeff. Miss my Harley Shrimp.
@MadHattersReef6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for stoping by Gil!
@maddawgzzzz6 жыл бұрын
cleaner shrimp, is by far the best invert. Mine are getting so huge its sick. Like outsizing my large fish.
@grammarpolice80344 жыл бұрын
How many hermit crabs would you recommend for a 120 gallon reef tank
@grammarpolice80344 жыл бұрын
Also how many shells and how many astrea snails
@brandonezdoofenshmirtz29164 жыл бұрын
If they are the sole clean up crew in a reasonably stocked tank you would probably want upwards of 60. All tanks are different though and only increase the count for how much algae or uneaten food you get
@grammarpolice80344 жыл бұрын
Brandonez Doofenshmirtz thank you for the info
@brandonezdoofenshmirtz29164 жыл бұрын
@@grammarpolice8034 also depending on the tank stocking and what crabs you get (scarlet being one of the smallest) keep in mind you need extra larger shells for them to grow into or they will kill eachother and snails for the shell
@juliehughes92195 жыл бұрын
How would I be able to tell if I have a tiny green and white Nudibranch in my reef tank, I’m wondering if it is a lettuce Nudibranch? Or if it’s going to eat my zoa’s? Any advice would be helpful, thank you so much! Your vids are helping me so much with my new reef tank...
@skookumchuckreefer9785 жыл бұрын
Interesting very interesting
@jaguaresed3 жыл бұрын
How are you gonna have a pest starfish? I dont get that, does it grow out of the tank or what
@gary97325 жыл бұрын
hi shout out to aquagaz can i say what a great videos that you do are just what people are looking for i.e. ME LOL keep them videos coming buddy
@bentleyangeldekao77684 жыл бұрын
When you get knocked out by mad hatter’s reef at the end of the video
@jimowens6720 Жыл бұрын
This is the only guy I've heard say a Scarlet Hermit isn't a hardy crab.
@cubanreefer15826 жыл бұрын
Definitely love that cleaner shrimp ( I have 5 in my 175) also the green crab but mine is red is the same right?
@MadHattersReef6 жыл бұрын
its a variations of it.
@captivebredcanada6 жыл бұрын
Interesting list although its kinda all over as far as ornamental and functional. I'm not a fan of hermits but I never would have thought of including sponge. Over time you should get all kinds just by accident. btw that's cool your mom is a reefer too!
@MadHattersReef6 жыл бұрын
She does her best... It makes it easy for Mother's Day! Thanks for watching
@tonyblack70466 жыл бұрын
Hey, i have 2 maxima clams just over a year now and use ATI t5 light fixture. You're telling me that they will not last long?
@michaelhannah12536 жыл бұрын
Tony Black I was thinking the same thing but mine are closer to 3 years. T5 is high lighting
@jlucka13 жыл бұрын
Can you have an emerald crab and a nudibranch together in a 10 gal. nano tank?
@michaelm30046 жыл бұрын
Great video Can you put the lettuce nubi with the blue leg hermits
@MadHattersReef6 жыл бұрын
I've never heard of people having trouble but that doesn't mean that it doesn't happen.
@brandonezdoofenshmirtz29164 жыл бұрын
I would just place it in the sump
@KreefAquariumhobby6 жыл бұрын
Nice. !
@MadHattersReef6 жыл бұрын
Sweet....
@KreefAquariumhobby6 жыл бұрын
Mad Hatter's Reef salt.... 🤣🤣🤣😆
@redefv6 жыл бұрын
What about fire shrimp?
@brandonezdoofenshmirtz29164 жыл бұрын
They attack corals for food and there are better clean up crew options, should have been an honorable mention though
@anthony70666 жыл бұрын
Any idea how to get rid of Digitate hydroids please help
@erica.55835 жыл бұрын
Youre so funny!! The cleaner shrimp is the clownfish of inverts?? Wtf??!! Ya bro, keep chuggin dat cough syrup!! 😂🤣 i love how you threw in that Disturbed reference too! “ Down w/ the sickness”! I love them too!! I enjoy your vids and info but i gotta say something about the crabs..i had a emerald crab before and they are agresssive. I also had a sally lightfoot and I witnessed it attacking my powder brown tang! Well, my pwder brown had enough of that and he kept whacking it with its tail spike and killed the lightfoot! Right in front of me! It happened so fast and i wish I video recorded it. I was in shock.. keep rockin these videos! Thanks for the info, Jeff! Happy New Years!! 😎👍
@cubanreefer15826 жыл бұрын
The red sponge does need to be taken to deep rx for pest and it can be place anywhere
@MadHattersReef6 жыл бұрын
Check out this video on adding sponges: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mJ1za8eCmdfPZJ8.html
@duraticatereef10036 жыл бұрын
I love your top # videos. What about halloween hermits or a blood\fire shrimp? Scarlet hermits are my fav hermit for a cuc at $5 a pop they can get expensive. Love the hobby and thanks for these videos
@MadHattersReef6 жыл бұрын
Halloween hermit crabs are awesome but I've never had them to speak to it. Thanks for watching!
@rosedonnapur4 жыл бұрын
I saw a starfish in the in the aquarium I really really liked it and they said that it is basically food for the Harlequin they don’t have a Harley Quinn at the shop so they usually just give it to they freeze it and then give it a date or something I can’t member exactly but I think they’re really cute so I’m going to have one but I’m not going to be having a Harley Quinn
@plowboy19174 жыл бұрын
You showed troccus snails not turbo
@robbyanderson3145 жыл бұрын
I’ve had 4 turbo snails die because they couldn’t flip themselves back over.
@Henryelzie82733 жыл бұрын
lmao i keep freshwater tanks and this happens to me with nerite snails
@stevennguyen49933 жыл бұрын
Turbos never lasted for me. Turns out they need so much food, most are destined to die in smaller tanks. That, or they just die one by one until your tank can support a population
@chrsando6 жыл бұрын
idk why hermit crab in ur country is so expensive. in my country, that kind of hermit crab is just for under $1
@mrclean80495 жыл бұрын
Chris Ando that aren’t expensive it’s buying them in bulk they are under a dollar in the US
@rattyratstuff71252 жыл бұрын
i want shrimp and sea slugs so bad.
@briangoldstein30076 жыл бұрын
caught a blue legged hermit eating my elegance coral; some of them can be extremely fiesty.. will never buy one again.
@MadHattersReef6 жыл бұрын
Interesting I've never heard of that.
@stevenharden8036 жыл бұрын
Never heard of a blue legged hermit attacking a coral.
@mrclean80495 жыл бұрын
Brian Goldstein it was probably eating the dead stuff of your coral
@traynice96335 жыл бұрын
Hi my tank can not be drilled, other than a overflow box do I have any other options?
@MadHattersReef5 жыл бұрын
not really
@bunnybuns66386 жыл бұрын
Is they're any crabs that don't kill my fish and other invertebrates
@MadHattersReef6 жыл бұрын
I have a sally light foot that is huge and the thing he does is act a little grumpy when someone gets to close. I love them. Another option would be the Emerald crabs.
@desisarod6 жыл бұрын
no star fish?!! can all the invertebrates mention here live in the same tank!??
@jerryebner75826 жыл бұрын
why do my snails get out of the tank ? I test the water and its in check ?
@herper66 жыл бұрын
Most snails we keep live in intertidal zones so they are used to climbing up and out of the water and going from pool to pool.
@jerryebner75826 жыл бұрын
Trouble is they end up on the floor dead from time to time, not every day. Just every once in a while.
@adamsavageee4 жыл бұрын
2 years later and I’ve caught Covid-19 from watching this video.... thanks
@noshame57913 жыл бұрын
im i the only one that has 293 fish on my wishlist?
@rasheedabdul8904 жыл бұрын
Wil cleaner shrimp eat corals? I had some peppermint shrimp eat of up my hammers!!!😤
@MadHattersReef4 жыл бұрын
No
@BillyPipes6 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍👍 you get 4 out of 4 thumbs up. I did a video on a clean up crew pack I got from saltwaterfish.com. check it out while you're laying on the couch feeling like crap lol.
@MadHattersReef6 жыл бұрын
Billy Pipes laying on the couch???? that’s a little specific. You got my house tapped?
@BillyPipes6 жыл бұрын
Mad Hatter's Reef lol. LOOK BEHIND YOU!!!
@freeetter38615 жыл бұрын
I got milion of them they in the wild here😂
@subswithoutaVideo-eh1ux5 жыл бұрын
I feel bad one day I ate mine
@roguepossum42395 жыл бұрын
I used to like sally lightfoot crabs, until they become complete assholes and slaughtered my other critters, and would attack my baby tessalata moray despite constant feeding.
@humphreywilliams63514 жыл бұрын
How is it that none of the top 10 inverts are corals? You can’t have a reef tank without them
@LunchBoxNM4 жыл бұрын
Sponges? Really?
@MadHattersReef4 жыл бұрын
?
@LunchBoxNM4 жыл бұрын
Mad Hatter's Reef, with all due respect. Every thing I have ever read from R2R on says sponges are not reef safe. It isn’t that they compete for nutrients or minerals. But sponges release toxins into the water that will kill corals. I have read about carbon filtering but that also removes trace elements and minerals. So you also have to monitor and dose now too. I wouldn’t call it easy to keep either. Love your show love the podcast. But I disagree with your call here.