chitons anyone???

jonthefb

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Has anyone had these guys in their tanks at all??? I found one in mine the other day, he must have been smuggled in on some lr, but hes about an inch long, and hangs out on the front glass below my sandbed. Hes not quick, but every morn when i check on him he is in a different spot! Anyone know anythign about these guys? Thanks in advance!
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jonthefb

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well it is about and inch long and is oval. I have yet to dig him out of the sand and actually inspect him, but i really have no idea what else it could be. i worked at a lfs for awhile and we got some boxes of lr in and there were about 5 banana shaped creatures in the bottom of the box that we positively id'ed as chitons from Burgess's Marine atlas. This little guy looks exactly like these things, however size is diff. the ones we got in with the lr were 2-3 inches long, and this guy is only about an inch. I think ill try to dig him up tomorrow and find out what it really is. I dont think its a snail, because it doesnt have a foot. its just a long oval cream colored oiece of fles, that looks like it has a mouth at one end, and has darker coloration in the middle of the oval. Sorry about the crappy description, i have a dig. camera, and would take a pic, but i dont know how to post pics here. ANy help?????
thanks again,
jon
 
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fishyclown

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When I visited family in Longbeach, CA a few years ago we went to a few different tidal pool spots and chitons were one of the species I spotted. I'm a science teacher so I was loving every minute of it. I had visited the Pacific Marine Aquarium just the day before so I was able to identify a lot of things. It was really cool. I'm thrilled to hear that it's possible to get chitons in on LR. I have a keyhole limpet that came in on some of mine. He's a little boring, but I'm proud to have him. :)
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