Top 5 Common Live Rock Hitchhikers
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Күн бұрынIn Today's video, We are going to be taking a look at the Top 5 common live rock hitchhikers. Live Rock is the best way to increase the biodiversity of your aquarium but sometimes you get additional critters. The term hitchhiker is now used to describe the array of life on Live Rock as hitchhikers.
Most of these reef critters are a good addition to your reef tank and have huge benefits but there are some not so great ones as well. If you're new to my channel make sure you subscribe for more reef tank videos.
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@blakeisakson2966 Жыл бұрын
That's a blue eyed hermit crab (Calcinus gaimardii, or Calcinus laevimanus ). I have one and love it.
@youraveragephesh3173 2 жыл бұрын
I got a very rare hitchhiker, a longspine urchin! Found it at night a few months ago on my zoanthid rock, now it’s a permanent resident. A freebie urchin :)
@waterforgizmo3232 Жыл бұрын
I ended up getting an emerald crab from my first live rock he lived through my cycling phase I felt so bad. He’s still going strong to this day
@Messier87_M87 3 жыл бұрын
I got a bunch of critters called Chiton on my live rock. I was very concerned at first, but once i was able to identify them i learned they are harmless and eat alage. I usually notice them at night after the lights are out. Great video Jeff!
@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын
That is awesome!
@fitfinances111 3 жыл бұрын
Please do a Top 10 Fish for 55 gallon reef tank! Not many videos on KZfaq that I could find discussing this topic.
@infamoushiphop7943 3 жыл бұрын
Feather dusters are definitely number 1 for me, my favorite hitchhikers were bivalves and corynactis.
@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын
Yes. Great add-on
@prophetoftru7h 2 жыл бұрын
Just got some new hermits in and one of them came with a great big barnacle on his shell, which is definitely the most exciting hitchhiker I've recieved
@Ybfoxed 3 жыл бұрын
My life rock is covered in zoas, that made creating my nano really easy
@chickencr0ssroad883 3 жыл бұрын
@Arjun Everett I think it’s fishy if you go to that website, you might prob get virus cuz I saw that EXACT comment reply in another video.
@cantusaurus8530 3 жыл бұрын
The mini-brittle stars are really cool hitchhikers, and great clean up crew! I started with dry rock, and I wish I had some of these good hitchhikers in my tank
@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын
Don't we all. Thanks for watching!
@AaronHendu 3 жыл бұрын
The timing of this is perfect for me...have had my pico up and running for about two months now with nothing in it and am going to go pick up some live rock within the next few days. My favourite hitchhiker from previous tanks are the little nudibranch you sometimes get. I think if I got a smaller species of mantis shrimp, I'd probably keep it...I just recently found out there are species that stay really small and won't smash your tank...they will still kill everything though.
@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thanks for sharing.
@robertwalsh8912 2 жыл бұрын
Almost every fish at LiveAquaria, "Email me when available".
@haymatr 2 жыл бұрын
That was a good and easily understandable tutorial for beginners keep it up
@cesarthepleaser16 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve scored some stomatellas before and those dudes are awesome. Bad ones I’ve gotten were the sundial snails they killed all my Zoas until I figured out what they were. Nice vid!!
@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын
Thats sucks!
@Novaruu 2 жыл бұрын
my live rock came with an elephant snail! i love him, his name is Dart and he is nocturnal and lives on my live rock.
@MadHattersReef Жыл бұрын
That’s awesome
@shauncooke7375 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video I’ve followed for a while now....... hey from the uk ;)
@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thank you!
@kylealderson5087 3 жыл бұрын
Nice video my man! Very informative
@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@VictoriaLeeCreates 3 жыл бұрын
New subscriber from Chicago. Setting up two salt water tanks this summer💛💛💛💛💛💛💛
@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for subbing
@Novaruu 2 жыл бұрын
had a baby trochus snail in my new tank, he was on the glass for a few days and then disappeared. i’m hoping it’s hiding in my rocks somewhere and not dead
@MadHattersReef Жыл бұрын
Very cool
@moeorleanz 3 жыл бұрын
How do you prevent small hitchhikers from getting sucked up in the filter? Especially with a WaveMaker.
@exocraft8134 3 жыл бұрын
Pre filter- basically a filter sponge that goes over the wave maker or filter inlet
@rossrossallan4339 3 күн бұрын
It's a blue eye hermit .... They have white markings on the claw
@CD-ol7xi 3 жыл бұрын
Great video I already got all dry rock though. In Canada I can never find good live rock): I also have a HUGE sponge in my reef
@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын
That is awesome!
@kevincaristo2216 3 жыл бұрын
I scored some good hitchhikers on my rock but also some bad ones. Can you do a video on the bad hitchhikers cause I had a time trying to find out what was bad and good. Thanks man keep them coming.
@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын
This was kinda a mix bag but Ill write it down for a future video topic.
@benscolari4427 3 жыл бұрын
Surprised to not see starfish- brittle stars and asterina- got tons of them in my system now
@sagarkgear 3 жыл бұрын
Question do hitchhikers only found on live rock what about on corals....base and all
@keviniand585 3 жыл бұрын
Are the silikit a food source ?
@dadsquatch79 10 ай бұрын
I miss real live rock. The amount of cool stuff that showed up attached and would pop out was crazy. Sponges, copepods, worms. This stuff we have nowdays needs to be called dead rock
@reefcubedan2680 3 жыл бұрын
Surprised not to see bristle worms on there, great vid tho bud, keep them coming
@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
@beckypalmer5154 2 жыл бұрын
I got a bristle worm an have no clue if it's beneficial or not it's small an red
@qcstarlord3121 6 ай бұрын
It is if its really a bristleworm there are two worm that look alike one is good the other one is not
@atfinthehouse8631 3 жыл бұрын
What’s that zoanthid coral at the end of your presentation? Red skirt, blue face. What is that called?
@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын
Fire and Ice
@cyanblue5888 3 жыл бұрын
I have some sponge that were attached to my live rock but, I was happy bc my butterflyfish likes pecking at the sponge
@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын
hmm thats interesting
@GoGoGoGoGoGoGoGoGo 3 жыл бұрын
Maybe it is the key to keeping them
@ross2398 3 жыл бұрын
I think live rock is underrated, especially considering the benefits. With dry rock you will receive dead, white or colored rock; although it can look just as pretty. The real benefit of live rock is the diverse bacterial colonies you receive and it can stabilize and speed your tank maturation. I have received a great free cleanup crew as well. Small beneficial snails, a breeding colony of limpets, oysters that filter particulate, cup corals, spaghetti worms/ bristle worms, a bumblebee snail, ornamental algae, filtering sponges, and tunicates. All which help me to run no filter and test 0 nitrate. As for the negatives... I have a 10 gallon with a lime green mantis shrimp... he’s cool though. A little live rock with your dry rock will really help create a stable ecosystem.
@matthewlooby3181 3 жыл бұрын
Can pineapple sponges die naturally and if so does it have much of an impact on a nano tank and so how do you remove them
@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын
You would have to test the water to know for sure but unless you had a ton I don't think it would be a huge deal.
@crazwolf9825 3 жыл бұрын
Curious as to the hermit crab @ 7:00 also. I have 5 or 6 of em
@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын
Do you!? They are great and I would love to have more of them.
@frenchfryfrier 3 жыл бұрын
@@MadHattersReef calcinus laevimanus, maybe? i had one before too.
@hunterswilling9138 3 жыл бұрын
@@MadHattersReef Calcinus laevimanus I believe.
@novemharrison4524 3 жыл бұрын
What about peppermint shrimp and copperband butterflyfish
@calebmullins416 2 жыл бұрын
The hermit crab at 7:00 is a zebra hermit crab calcinus laevimanus
@WorthyClog 3 жыл бұрын
That strange hermit crab looks like a color morph of a blue line hermit, still not sure why yours doesn't have the blue lines on its legs
@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын
Not much. He's awesome and I love to have more of them.
@ProxoDJ 3 жыл бұрын
Agree, i've got a few they're commonly called electric blue hermits, yours looks like some kind of hybrid! Great hermits but they can be bulldozers and like the odd snail for lunch, unless mine is french.
@dawnferrara1634 3 жыл бұрын
I’m pretty sure that big hermit is a electric blue hermit
@Whiskey5-0 3 жыл бұрын
vermintide snails should be on the list.
@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын
I've had them they have never bothered me until they get out of hand.
@Ybfoxed 3 жыл бұрын
Mine was covered in brittle stars
@xisotopex 9 ай бұрын
will a copepod population be self sustaining?
@MadHattersReef 6 ай бұрын
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@joaoricardo8376 3 ай бұрын
He forgot to mention about sessile worms, they can come on live rocks and spread all over your thank 😅
@MadHattersReef 3 ай бұрын
Oh my
@youwerehackedlol8661 2 жыл бұрын
Your hermit crab is actually a blue eyed hermit
@jackpt1981 3 жыл бұрын
Calcinus laevimanus - if no one has answered your question yet ;)
@NinjaSushi2 2 жыл бұрын
I have a ton of pineapple sponges popping up. Lol they came out of no where.
@MadHattersReef Жыл бұрын
It happensz
@madhatttter6754 Жыл бұрын
Whats up mad hatter
@clkong3427 3 жыл бұрын
My blue legged hermit killed 3 of my turbo snails…
@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын
That will happen if there is not enough shells or if the snail falls and can not up right it’s self.
@YouTuber-xp2bv 3 жыл бұрын
Starfish
@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын
Yes
@TNpyro-nk8ky 2 жыл бұрын
i get more bristle worms than anything on this list
@MadHattersReef 2 жыл бұрын
Haha, this is the way.
@OnlyMotivatingPeople 3 жыл бұрын
FIRST?
@MadHattersReef 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@westoncase5447 3 жыл бұрын
Cant forget those little bastard starfish that eat zoas
@rc2300s2r 3 жыл бұрын
Yes! Asterina stars. F those things. I had an explosion of them. Easily 300+ in only a few months. They ate all my new zoas I got. I got a harlequin shrimp and it is helping a lot. I’ll just have to donate it to my LFS after it’s finished with them.
@TheDangerdago 3 жыл бұрын
Lol common to who 😂
@ruvainhartline3609 3 жыл бұрын
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@kilo5869 3 ай бұрын
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@Ripsaw17 Жыл бұрын
That's the first thing I did when I set up a 50 gallon was got a bunch of them bottles of the isopods and put them in there and let them go for a month before I put the mandarins in there not a big goby person put these fish for two beautiful to pass up I had to put a tank with them in it
@MadHattersReef Жыл бұрын
That's great to hear thanks for watching
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