ID needed on this thing

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  1. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    not really sure what it is, a few days ago i noticed it. Originally thought it was one of my snails offspring but now i'm not to sure. He hasn't moved much on the glass the center is blue, outside is kind of green. It's hard to see the other side of it but it looks like there's some kind of shell but not to sure.

    Sorry for the bad pics, best i could get

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  3. RedGambit

    RedGambit Giant Squid

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    IMO, Looks like a snail of some sort without its shell... But thats just me :S.
     
  4. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    yea i think it's a snail of some kind, it does have some sort of shell, i can't get a good look at it because the bow. But at the same time it doesn't look like any of my other snails. Some kind of animal though
     
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  9. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    hard to say, i wish i could see the shell better, all i can see is the mouth side of it

    possiblity, it does look more like a limpet more than a chiton, but still hard to say.

    There's still a possibility that it's just a very young offspring of one of my inverts, but i really don't think so. So i'm leaning more towards a hitchhiker of some kind that just now decided to come out
     
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    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    nobody else, shall this thing remain a mystery
     
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    pagojoe Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    LOL it shall remain a mystery until you get photos of the dorsum. The bottom of snails' feet all look alike :). It's oval enough to be a keyhole limpet or some other fissurellid, but no way to know for sure from the pics.

    Cheers,



    Don