When did I buy that?

[Anonymous]

I was feeding my clownfishes this evening, and a peppermint shrimp pop out of nowhere and went away with the food. Not surprising, but after a second or so, I realize that I brought it at lease 5 yrs ago, if not earlier, and I thought it was long dead. Now I am afraid to move my tank, since who knows what I going to find... there are quit a few critters that "disappeared" all these years.... 8O

 

[Mike612]

Haha that's actually pretty funny. I have a similar story. I bought a species of Goby for my tank. I put it in and I never saw it again. I never saw him come out to eat, I never saw him swim, nothing! Then one day I was feeding the tank and I saw a little blur coming from the back and I went to check it out and there he was. Unfortunately after that I really never saw him again but it's amazing to see how some of the animals can be around for so long without ever being seen.

 

[Anonymous]

That is part of the fun. Even more so when you find something you didn't even intentionally add to the tank, like a bristleworm as big as your forearm... "Holy Crap! where did that come from!" :x

 

[Anonymous]

I have been hearing clicking sound in my tank for more than a decade, and about two weeks ago, I finally see the pistol shrimp. How it managed to stay hidden among the rock all these years? This is a scary hobby....

 

[Ben1]

That is part of the fun. Even more so when you find something you didn't even intentionally add to the tank, like a bristleworm as big as your forearm... "Holy Crap! where did that come from!" :x

Thats when I remind myself I should be wearing gloves.