Super Chiton? (Update 12-27-11 post #19)

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  1. m2434

    m2434 Giant Squid

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    Was looking around the tank with a flashlight tonight and stumbled across this guy. Must be over 2" long, and probably 1.5 wide. At first I though it was a large flatworm due to it's size. Freaked me out at first, really blended into the rock, I had to do a double take :lol:

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  2. pink4miss

    pink4miss Panda Puffer

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    what is it? i don't see anything. what am i missing lol
     
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  3. inwall75

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    Wow!!! I've never seen one that big

    Look at the white spot in the lower left hand corner. Just above that spot, you'll see a brown oval with stripes on it. That's the chiton.
     
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  4. pink4miss

    pink4miss Panda Puffer

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    thanks, i just looked it up and now can see it. amazing how many creatures that turn up in our tanks. hey m2434... you threw me off with your spelling. i didn't know what i was looking at. lol
     
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  5. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    I just went and edited the spelling to make it easier for people to look up.
     
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  6. pagojoe

    pagojoe Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    Pretty cool! There's a similar tropical species from Tonga that grows to over 4 inches, although I've never seen one turn up in a tank. The plates tend to look blackish or bluish, though. There are some even larger monsters that come from temperate waters (California, South Africa).
     
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  7. m2434

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    LOL, it was pretty late, I'm just surprised I could figure out how to work the camera at that point :lol: Too cool not to post though!
     
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    Thanks for the info pagojoe! Glad to hear that I don't have a radiation leak into my RO/DI water or anything ;D At first I actually thought it was a big flatworm, the red plates were just so small in proportion and blended into the live rock so well, but then after staring for a minute or so, I finally realized what it was :)
     
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    leighton1245 Horrid Stonefish

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    Thats pretty neat what does a chilton do for our tanks?
     
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    Very cool on the monster chiton.

    Chitons remove algae and cyanobacteria from the rocks leighton including coralline.
     
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