5 months and first time i see YOU....update 5.1.13

Discussion in 'ID This!' started by Swisswiss, Sep 22, 2011.

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  1. Swisswiss

    Swisswiss Caribbean Reef Squid

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    Greetings!

    So i was looking at my tank last night after lights off (one of the most interesting parts!) and came across this dude!

    its been about 5 months my tank is running and iv never seen him before, his "scales" are hard and the white part is similar to the texture of a sea snail skin.

    any ideas?
     

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    Swisswiss, Sep 22, 2011
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  2. clarkkey594

    clarkkey594 Aiptasia Anemone

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    looks like a chiton
     
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  3. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    Yup a chiton, great algae eater including coralline.
     
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  4. reefmonkey

    reefmonkey Giant Squid

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    +1 Chiton. Harmless and good part of CUC. Nice find :)
     
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  5. Swisswiss

    Swisswiss Caribbean Reef Squid

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    cool, didnt know they could get so big
     
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  6. Swisswiss

    Swisswiss Caribbean Reef Squid

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    thx guys, i shall name him dragon scale.
     
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  7. Swisswiss

    Swisswiss Caribbean Reef Squid

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    remember dragon scale?

    litte dude is still doing great!!! here is a new pic
     

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  8. 55gfowlr

    55gfowlr Zoanthid

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    That's great to know what that is, since I've got 2 of them, but couldn't get my camera to focus well enough to snap a pic. Thanks for posting this.
     
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  9. jerry26

    jerry26 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    cool. never seen one of those before.
     
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  10. sandiebrown65

    sandiebrown65 Astrea Snail

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    I had one of these crawl out of a trochus shell I bought with a morph attached. It was huge and was just walking about grazing like a cow. Thanks for posting
     
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