someone tell me what on earth this is

[apolyom]

this thing moves around reasonably slow from what i have seen, i saw it with an anemone on its back the other day.

 

[mandarin w]

about how big is it? Looks huge in that shot, like 3inch or so. But then I don't know if you have it blown up.

 

[el bob]

wow, looks like something prehistoric, bump

 

[apolyom]

i'd say around 2 inch from memory
well i originally thought it was a fossil in my rock..... then it disappeared and i though some menace crabs destroyed it, but i have since seen it moving around i also got some video of it moving

 

[fender]

Chiton

 

[apolyom]

Originally Posted by fender
Chiton
which is? good, bad?

 

[fender]

Good

 

[apolyom]

what do they do?
eg: algae, waste, etc

 

[fender]

From what I have read they eat algae. Very safe and a good find. Biggest I have seen in a tank btw.

 

[apolyom]

wow i guess i got lucky.
i dont see it very often though
and i origianlly thought it was a fossil which would also have been cool

 

[bang guy]

They are a fossil, a living fossil, a very ancient life form.

 

[apolyom]

can you buy them and are they expensive?

 

[fender]

They are not commercially available (at least I have never seen them) but you might find someone here or there that may have 1 or 2 to sell or trade.

 

[ginarox]

that is very cool looking,,,,i would love to have one too...have a good day..

 

[fbm]

I have a couple in my tank, that came in on my lr. I thought it was some form of snail but wasn't sure.

 

[bang guy]

Good luck getting it off whatever it's attached to.

 

[saltn00b]

looks like a trilobite! your lucky

 

[fbm]

I tried pulling one from a rock and it was impossible. I couldn't even begin to move it.