Surprise marine life!

[craigcarlon]

Well so far the tank has been running for 4 days, every day there is something new that climbs from under the rock, so far we've seen some sort of tiny snail slithering up the glass, a little orange starfish, a bristle worm and just a moment ago a saw what looked like the claws of a crab, it was dark blue and was scraping up the leftovers, it seemed to come from under a rock, any idea as to what it could be?
I don't think the tv has been turned on since we got this tank, I'm amazed

 

[ritter6788]

It's awesome isn't it!?

The crab could be any number of species. If you can get a pic of even the claws we may be able to help ID or at least let you know if it's safe or not.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Have fun with your tank and enjoy it! Keep adding to it and watch it grow! It's awesome isn't it!

 

[ddinox64]

Besides setting it up. Best part of the hobby. Watching it. Get yourself a cheap flashlight(not too bright) and look at it a couple of hours after the lights go off. A magnifying glass is fun too.

 

[SeahorseKeeper]

The diversity of the life that comes on the live rock is one of the reasons that I got into the hobby.

 

[solar]

Sometimes the things that come out of the rock are bad!

I love watching my tank :nerd:

 

[Nemoose]

My tank had been set up almost a year and I am still seeing stuff I didn't know i had lol. I saw 2 different species of starfish for the first time within the last month.