The Ultimate Beginners Guide To Live Rock Hitchhikers | part 1

[@ericsfishingadventures4433]

You've clearly done your research and have experience in this hobby, good for you young man!

[@Joels_Animals]

Thank you so much!

[@emilycooper6539]

Thank you! This. Video helped me identify my pretty big stomatella snail live rock hitch hiker! Was gonna kill it but I’ll try to catch it bc I have macro algae growing in the display but it seems to nit be killing any!

[@Joels_Animals]

Glad I was able to help! Thank you for watching!

[@tammy_oh_nevermind]

Great list, thanks! I've been away from the hobby quite awhile and this was a good refresher.

[@Joels_Animals]

Thank you! It’s never a bad time to get back into the hobby!

[@jaydonegan2862]

Very helpful my tank is full off freeloaders 😄

[@aquariumreefergirl240]

Didn't know those guys at 5:40 were Chiton lol I've seen them on my rock. This is some amazing info I'm surprised you don't have more subs. Nonetheless you just gained one!

[@Joels_Animals]

Yea I didn’t know what they were at first either but they share the same shell characteristics as chiton so that gave me my conclusion. Also thank you I really appreciate it!

[@valuablefacts9956]

@@Joels_Animals thanks

[@harlanmichael7088]

Thanks for the video!

[@fearfx1]

Excellent video

[@daniellikesfishtanks9169]

Dang great info man keep it up

[@adamdahlberg4403]

Nice video. Learned a lot.

[@saltwateraquariums2309]

Had to deal with all of them at some point except for the ball anemone

[@instaluxuk1281]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@Joels_Animals]

Your welcome!

[@haymatr]

That was a good and easily understandable tutorial for beginners keep it up

[@Meilingsueyoung]

Good video

[@c.a.6249]

Thank you for all this info! Do Aiptasia harm fish? I recently found and removed two from a live rock that I got from a pet store.

[@Joels_Animals]

They do have the potential to sting fish if they get too close however I believe it to be rare for them to kill. It may depend on the size of the aiptasia and fish however it’s unlikely. I’d be more worried about other corals that are within reach of the aiptasia since their sting can stress out corals to the point of death. Thank you for watching!

[@3jimp]

Good video young man

[@mrdouglasbaker]

Good job kid!

[@cool93zEqualizer]

I have 2 small clownfish with a living rock inside, is this safe? I’m sorry, I am new to this and still learning

[@Joels_Animals]

Never heard of live rock hurting a clownfish sounds safe to me, what size tank do you have?

[@joshwilderness4710]

Cool!

[@manjunathbabu5054]

Bro wats the advantage of keeping both dead and live rock in marine tank.

[@Joels_Animals]

By dead rock I’m assuming is the same as dry rock and the advantage to this is that you will not bring any unwanted hitchhikers or pests. The only downside is that not only does it not have the pretty pink/purple coloration that some live rock has, but it may need to be cured to prevent leaching ammonia and other toxins. Mixing both live rock and dead rock together will allow the bacteria to colonize the dead rock and help your tank cycle. When the dry rock becomes cured and has beneficial bacteria, then it will become live.

[@SONTHFC_EDITX7]

Could i make a aquarium with just hitchhikers? Or would that not work?

[@Joels_Animals]

Yup! I’ve actually tried to do that it’s pretty fascinating what comes out of the rock! I