Biggest/Best hitchhiker so far.

[Jscwerve]

My 125 is currently cycling with about 40lbs of live rock from a well established tank and about 40lbs of dry rock. Need more rock, right?

Wasn't planning on any today, but stopped by the LFS on my way home for some salt (I like to buy local, LFS owner is a good guy). Checked out the LR while there and noticed a nice big piece. I am in need of a few larger than average pieces. Weighed it, paid and brought it home in a bucket with saltwater. Go to put it in the tank (I haven't started scaping yet, just random rock) and notice this! Unfortunately I didn't notice soon enough to acclimate him or I would have. He is now moving around the tank rather rapidly and munching on leftover algae from the existing LR I started with. I sure hope he lives.

Not like they are pricey, but it is great to get a Turbo Snail hitchhiker rather than something bad! Picture really doesn't do justice, he's about 1.5" across, That rock he hid in as about 16" wide.

No noob question, just sharing a story of a good hitchhiker. :thumbsup:

 

[Sapelo]

It's like the free chocolate chip cookie in the checkout line, nice score!

 

[Stevent1981]

Nice find. My turbo is my longest member in my tank going on 5 years now and is almost the size of a baseball he's huge. You will enjoy him.

 

[Stevent1981]

Go Broncos by the way!!

 

[Jscwerve]

Nice find. My turbo is my longest member in my tank going on 5 years now and is almost the size of a baseball he's huge. You will enjoy him.

Ya, I like those guys. I have two in a small tank I have and they are a trip. They will climb onto the powerhead that is toward the top of the tank and the shell will vibrate against the glass top. They don't even seem to care. That little tank and the equipment in it is SPOTLESS. Here is one in the little tank last night with crab shenanigans. The crabs are going into the fuge of the new tank, they already killed on of what my wife likes to refer to as "elephant snails" (nassarius).

 

[draq]

My biggest and best hitch hiker is a stomatella. Now I know that's no big deal but this is the coolest looking stomatella I've had