Wheres the life?

[bmorosco]

Ok everyone I am asking a question im sure has been answered 1000 times but here it goes.
How long before you start seeing hitchhikers or some sort of life with your new rock?

 

[mboswell1982]

it takes time man, it wont happen over night, it might take 3-4 months before the first hitchhiker will show up

 

[bmorosco]

really Where are tey ? tucked away deep in the rock

 

[mboswell1982]

aye, its all buried deep down into the rock, they'll eventually start showing up, its just gonna take time, just be patient, it wont show up over night

 

[bmorosco]

ok will do ..

 

[mboswell1982]

was your rock dry when u go it? or was it cured live rock?

 

[zshain012]

yea it takes some time. a couple of feather dusters are just now coming out after about a month

 

[bmorosco]

Originally Posted by mboswell1982
http:///forum/post/2853999
was your rock dry when u go it? or was it cured live rock?
It was the Nano Package from *** and they said it was pre-cured.

 

[mboswell1982]

was it dry when u got it or still wet?

 

[bmorosco]

it was wet!

 

[mboswell1982]

then its gonna take some time is all

 

[freeborder_01]

ive had my rock for about 2 months now and it took about 4 weeks to see any bristle worms and just now after about 2 months i found like 2 tiny feather dusters
patience is a virtue

 

[happitylogan]

I dont think it takes that long. I saw hitchikers the first day I put my lr in... i bet if you woke up in the middle of the night and look at your tank Im sure you'll see some sort of life. It only takes a couple of weeks for the ampipods and copepods to breed before you start seeing them on the dt glass...

 

[nano-newb1983]

ive had my tank up since september and i saw my 1st hitchhiker a week or so ago. It was a cute little starfish

 

[bmorosco]

Im sure it matters what kind of rock you get also.

 

[zshain012]

yea I guess it does.

. I'm not entirely sure where my rock came from. Fiji, I think

lol. But anyways, a chiton came out of my rock the next day. So how long have you had your rock?

 

[todj2002]

i have found several small starfish, 3clams and lots of bristle worms. also a nudibranch but i have not seen him in a long time. i also have this growing on my rock but i dont know what it is. its really small so hard to get a good pic. there are two of these trying to grow on the same rock. anybody know what this is? look right in the center of pic, it is red and kinda star shaped.

 

[todj2002]

hey bmorosco - where upstate? i am from malone ny which is near plattsburgh. u ne where near there?

 

[zshain012]

it might be an anemone but I can't tell.

 

[todj2002]

here is another pic - some kind of zoo or sponge? it has been there a long time trying to grow but until recently i had a bad algae problem that was keeping it covered.