Just started my first reef tank

[burtc37$$]

I'm new here and new to this hobby the bottom pic
is my tank set up started about 4 weeks ago with live sand and live rock no fish yet getting a couple soon...... But I turned on the light for the tank and saw this guy, is this a good or bad hitchhiker looks to me like a cleaner shrimp

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Welcome to your new home for saltwater reef aquarium resources and fun! Welcome to the family!

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Welcome to R2R,

@ISpeakForTheSeas is good with hitchhikers. Hopefully they'll help you out soon.

 

[Fish Fan]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[strich]

Welcome and congrats on the hitchhiker! Exciting.

 

[Cichlid Dad]

Welcome To The Reef!

 

[00W]

Welcome Welcome to R2R!

 

[danreef55]

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[NonstopSoda]

Welcome to R2R! that looks like a Sexy shrimp! an awesome and mostly reef safe hitch hiker! I've heard of them bothering zoas and the anemone that they host.

 

[burtc37$$]

Welcome to your new home for saltwater reef aquarium resources and fun! Welcome to the fami

Welcome to R2R! that looks like a Sexy shrimp! an awesome and mostly reef safe hitch hiker! I've heard of them bothering zoas and the anemone that they host.

Thank you for that info it looked like a shrimp to me just wasn't sure and what kind it was lol, and I have no corals it's just the love sand and rock (3 of the rocks are live rock from the LFS) planning on getting a couple fish either this weekend or next weekend definitely not going to rush then the soft coral/anemone are next

 

[Brisk]

Welcome!

 

[NonstopSoda]

Thank you for that info it looked like a shrimp to me just wasn't sure and what kind it was lol, and I have no corals it's just the love sand and rock (3 of the rocks are live rock from the LFS) planning on getting a couple fish either this weekend or next weekend definitely not going to rush then the soft coral/anemone are next

No problem! Yeah take your time and wait for your tank to mature a little bit before getting corals and especially anemones. Soft corals are great to start and are super hardy!

 

[burtc37$$]

No problem! Yeah take your time and wait for your tank to mature a little bit before getting corals and especially anemones. Soft corals are great to start and are super hardy!

Definitely taking my time it's been at least 4 weeks just running and doing it's thing starting to see algae on the rocks and sand and also starting to see these what looks long little white fuzzy balls on the rock

 

[timmyrules]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[burtc37$$]

Welcome to R2R!!!

Thank you hoping to learn a little bit more about this hobby

 

[burtc37$$]

Welcome and congrats on the hitchhiker! Exciting.

Thank you and it is exciting just starting out and seeing something live in my tank without doing anything lol was just worried about if it was a bad or good hitchhiker and what kind of shrimp it is

 

[Ocean_Queenie]

Hello & Welcome to R2R!

 

[AetherealKnight]

Welcome to the Reef Party!

 

[tharbin]

Welcome to R2R! It does look like a Sexy Shrimp from your photo.