List of "Bad" things in a tank???

sheracr123

sheracr123

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I just thought it would be a neat idea if we had a list on here of critters that were bad in a tank. Like aptasia, those nails that eat other snails.... I'm not a newbie but even I might learn something from it. Maybe one of the moderators could but one together???
Just an idea....
Mendee
 
aarone

aarone

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sorry not cephalapods i meant copepods.
I think the one i am thinking of is a cirolanid copepod.
Someone correct me if i am wrong.
aaron
 
dreeves

dreeves

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Your hands...
Electricity...
This is an ever evolving list...it is easier to list the good things in your tank...
 
bang guy

bang guy

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Originally posted by aarone
Someone correct me if i am wrong.

Cirolanid Isopod. But only a few of the Cirolanids are carnivores. Most eat detritus.
I think most of the animals listed here are not bad, just inappropriate for a mixed tank. Mantis on a species tank are a lot of fun. They're pretty smart for a "bug".
I can see Aiptasia Anemone as being something easy to grow in a nano that a small child might be thrilled with. They're a whole lot more exciting than a Venus Fly-Trap IMO.
 
toddpolish

toddpolish

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just curious what makes gorilla crabs bad. I've had 2 and took them out because it was recommended on this board (a while back). I never really asked why.
 
bang guy

bang guy

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Originally posted by toddpolish
just curious what makes gorilla crabs bad.
They grow up to be quite large and will gladly eat a sleeping fish.
 
joemack

joemack

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Coral Banded Shrip screwed with my nice tank vibe. I had a managuense for 6 years and it grew to 14" in my 40 gallon. It was like it starting all over again with the punk CBS
HorseShoe Crabs! You never see them till they eat up everything in your sandbed. They they run around till they die. Mine is doing it not I think.
Decerator Crab. Not unless you have a fatty tank with a lot of stuff. It was destroying everything and puting it on his back and then not liking it. I only had a few things to make it happy.
The last bad thing was when I had my south american FW tank and a pack of ciggs fell in over night and the water was brown in the morning and all my fish were on a nicotein high. Tons of carbon and a water chage fied that in a few hours. Stupid me!
 
aarone

aarone

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The last bad thing was when I had my south american FW tank and a pack of ciggs fell in over night and the water was brown in the morning and all my fish were on a nicotein high. Tons of carbon and a water chage fied that in a few hours. Stupid me!

LOL Did they go through withdrawls???
I bet they said they would quit then just started back up again huh?:D
aaron
 
joemack

joemack

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lol! nope. I guess they had a bad experience.
luck me nothing was harmed except the fish looked stoned when i woke up.
8)
 
aarone

aarone

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LMAO!
Thats a good one, I wonder what a drunk fish would act like.... (no experiment in the works BTW)
aaron
 
bdhough

bdhough

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I trust where my hands have been.
I'd say other peoples hands when you aren't around..... Like my girlfriend........................................
 
soupysteve

soupysteve

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to let you know what "drunk fish do"....
A few New Years ago, someone "accidentally" poured a 12oz cup of Bud Lite into my 55 gallon Brackish tank. Water gets SUPER cloudy. The tank gets a rich, foamy head on it, most of your inhabitant die.
Not as fun as when I get drunk, no sir...
 
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