Something that most of us had forgotten, is how intensely we studied our fist pieces of liverock we put in our tanks when we started. I suddenly realised it again when I saw how often we see guys enquiring about hitch hiker they found on their rocks.
This made me think about all the hitch hikers I got through the years. My first hitch hiker that I can remember and I think my most remebered one was a Bicolour blenny I saw in my tank in the 90's. He just pitched up one day out of nowhere.
I do have a very good idea as to how he ended up in my tank. I bought a very nice piece of liverock from a shop in Plumstead ( The shop is no longer in existance, but the older reefers should know which shop I am talking about.)
After about a week I noticed this very, very strange fellow looking at us from inside a piece of rock. He was really intrigued by what was going on outside his world, almost as much as we were with him. He immediately got a name " Agie " and right there a relationship started that lasted for quite a couple of years. I think he ended up in another guys tank, by the same means, that got him in my tank in the first place.
I think I should actually have a pic of him somewhere in the archives.
BUT my latest hitch hiker is something I got within the last couple of weeks. I bought a zoa rock and whilst inspecting the rock before buying it I saw something at the back, looking suspicious. I called the shop assistant and showed it to him and he said it was only polyps. I said I don't think so and he assured me it is. So I asked him whether the price for the rock is with everything on it and he answered affirmative.
I told him I'll come back for the rock later and he must not sell it. I did go back later and the "polyps"were still part of the rock.
This is what the polyp looks like now. Unfortunately he is at a place where it is very difficult to get a nice pic. Its the one looking out from the top right back
Come on and share your hitchies with us
This made me think about all the hitch hikers I got through the years. My first hitch hiker that I can remember and I think my most remebered one was a Bicolour blenny I saw in my tank in the 90's. He just pitched up one day out of nowhere.
I do have a very good idea as to how he ended up in my tank. I bought a very nice piece of liverock from a shop in Plumstead ( The shop is no longer in existance, but the older reefers should know which shop I am talking about.)
After about a week I noticed this very, very strange fellow looking at us from inside a piece of rock. He was really intrigued by what was going on outside his world, almost as much as we were with him. He immediately got a name " Agie " and right there a relationship started that lasted for quite a couple of years. I think he ended up in another guys tank, by the same means, that got him in my tank in the first place.
I think I should actually have a pic of him somewhere in the archives.
BUT my latest hitch hiker is something I got within the last couple of weeks. I bought a zoa rock and whilst inspecting the rock before buying it I saw something at the back, looking suspicious. I called the shop assistant and showed it to him and he said it was only polyps. I said I don't think so and he assured me it is. So I asked him whether the price for the rock is with everything on it and he answered affirmative.
I told him I'll come back for the rock later and he must not sell it. I did go back later and the "polyps"were still part of the rock.
This is what the polyp looks like now. Unfortunately he is at a place where it is very difficult to get a nice pic. Its the one looking out from the top right back
Come on and share your hitchies with us
