Anyone have a favorite hitchhiker?

[Shadowbass]

Am i the only one that keeps cerain hitchhikers like im a small cube tank ive got a orange ball anemone (coral technically) that snuck in on a piece of live rock and a little majano anemone and plan to add hitchilers as i get them and put them in their own system and away from my display tank. What do you guys have?? Gorilla crabs, aptasia garden, hydroids, sponges etc

 

[nautical_nathaniel]

I got an acropora crab as a hitchiker. Unless my Melanurus wrasse did something to him, he's happily hanging out on one of acro colonies! He's by far my favorite though I can never get a picture of the little guy haha

 

[Shadowbass]

Nice! Does he harm the actual colony or just lives in/on it?

 

[smh254]

I'll 2nd acro crab. These guys live in a few of my acros. They don't bother the acro at all.

 

[nautical_nathaniel]

Nice! Does he harm the actual colony or just lives in/on it?

He lives on it! You can tell where he frequents though because the skeleton of the acro is a different color than the tips where he never goes since my dottyback tried to pull a fast one on him there.

 

[Shadowbass]

Do you guys have pics of them?

 

[smh254]

You can see his little elbow in the middle of the pic.

I also have one that lives in here. These guys like to hide.

 

[smh254]

I'll try to get a better picture when I get home

 

[Shadowbass]

Ive always wondered if having commensal animals in the tanks benefits the coral like does the crab guard it if something tries to eat it or does he clean it?

 

[smh254]

I think he will clean it may eat AEFW. I think they use it to hide mostly. Not my pic but this is the kind I have.

 

[Shadowbass]

Aww do you target feed? Sorry im asking so many questions i just like seeing unusual stuff and biodiversity.

 

[Tahoe61]

Stomatella is my favorite hitch-hikers.

 

[GoVols]

Got this (blue) micro Acro crab, as a hitchhiker.
Never stops cleaning on the SPS polyps.

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[CraigMixedReef]

This guys showed up recently! Gotta love a free nassarius snail.

 

[GoVols]

Aww do you target feed? Sorry im asking so many questions i just like seeing unusual stuff and biodiversity.

Shadowbass,

Welcome to our Reef 2 Reef family and hope you feel at home.

 

[CraigMixedReef]

This guys showed up recently! Gotta love a free nassarius snail.

 

[Shadowbass]

Thankyou for the welcome! That nassarius is pretty! Are stomatella similar to cowries?

 

[tdileo]

Stomatella snails!

 

[Shadowbass]

Anyone else got a cool or creepy hitchhiker?

 

[nautical_nathaniel]

Do you guys have pics of them?

I managed to get a partial photo of him. I almost never get to see him since he's so tiny! You can just barely see his little elbow haha

The acro I have him in looks just like @GoVols acro too so it could probably be the same kind of crab!