Live Rock Hitchhikers

Schmidt Aquatics

Schmidt Aquatics

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The most fun thing for a beginner saltwater aquarist, is probably to discover all of the living organisms that hitchhike with live rocks in your reef tank. Different shrimp, crabs, critters, sponges, algaes, seaweed, seagrass, corals, and bacteria will come with these live rock. Explore your reef, and gain even more knowledge about the hobby, and your system. Every system is different you have to remember that. Gain more information on what is in your reef tank. If you like this video, please comment, rate and subscribe! - Boywithafishtank :)

A little information on what i have discovered in my reef so far:
Spaghetti Worms
Bristleworms
Unknown Species of Shrimp
Unknown Species of Macroalgae
Unknown Species of Sponge
Mushroom Coral
Amphipods
Copepods
Brittle Sea Stars
Asterina Sea Stars
Stromatella Snails
Majano Anemones
Aiptasia Anemones
Coralline Algae
Red Bubble Algae
Diatoms
Nitrifying Bacteria
Fan Worms
Pineapple Sponge
Yellow Sponge
Unkown Species of something (Not harmful)
Turbo Snails

So as you can see, just by looking at your rocks very often you will ALWAYS find something new. I always grab a flashlight at night, and just look five minutes at my live rock everyday. This way, i find new species of hitchhikers every time. Its very satisfying aswell. Go try it yourself! You'll also discover alot of different behaviours from your fish and corals. Remember, hitchhikers are most visible at night, since most of them are nocturnal animals. Thanks for watching!

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