Reef tank update - 6 weeks with TBS rock

mtconnol · Jan 3, 2019

Just made this short video with my current tank, 6 weeks after getting rock from TBS. It's crazy how many crabs were hiding in this stuff! Two mantis shrimps have been evicted, one giant 3" stone crab is relegated to the sump, and one 3" gorilla crab is still on the lam.

The sea cucumber insists on repeatedly crawling through a black plastic clip with a round opening...but seems to escape unharmed each time, and is eating / pooping, so I'm leaving it alone for the moment...

jsker · Jan 3, 2019

Your are not kidding is regards to the crabs. Did you add the crabs or did they come as hitchhikers in the rock?

mtconnol · Jan 3, 2019

jsker said:
Your are not kidding is regards to the crabs. Did you add the crabs or did they come as hitchhikers in the rock?

All hitchhikers but I could swear the porcelain crabs have multiplied since they've been here. There are teeny tiny ones all the way to 1.5" ones. They must number over a hundred. There are also around 10 mithrax crabs, and probably 100 gorilla crabs ranging from pinky nail to 3". The only things I added to the packager were the clown and firefish.