unidentified critter?? sea slug?

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jrthomas40

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lol....i started to just take it out since i didnt know what it was but i figured it had been in the rock this long and i didnt know and it didnt hurt anything before so what would be the difference
 
sprang

sprang

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Whatever it is make sure it's not munching your coral. I've been having terrible luck with hitchhikers lately! Ahhh. Hopefully yours is harmless
 
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jrthomas40

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yeah that is what i was worried about but all of my corals seem fine but that was one of the first pieces of rock i bought and it has had be in there since and all my corals seem good so...hopefully now that i have seen it, it doesnt want to be naughty... :)
 
birdmom

birdmom

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Originally Posted by jrthomas40
i would try to get another pic but when i had that piece of rock out of water that was the first and last time i have seen it
Hmmm.. That is a side view right?? On first glance I would not say it is a limpet.. but, as the angle of the pic might be decieving I would not rule it out.
My second thought is a type of Chiton.. Still hard to tell...
My last & least likely thought is some type of olive...
I will keep thinking... I like a challenge...
 
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jrthomas40

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it came out today for the first time ever i dont know what it was doing but it was spitting stuff out and it really looks some type of snail or some type of gastropod i tried to get a picture but i cant get a clear picture
 
a2hotz

a2hotz

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It looked something like that. The first time I saw it, I couldnt tell if it was fossil in my live rock or something that was alive. I poked it with the back side of my net and it didnt do anything. It was pretty hard. I still wasnt sure if it was somethign imprinted in my rocks or not. The next day it was gone so it was definatly a critter. Then a few days ago I saw it again. I hope I can see him again. I have a camera ready next to my tank for when I see him again.
 
a2hotz

a2hotz

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I caught it and I dont know what it is.... It died earlier today from crawling out of the container... I just now, as I was typing this just spotted another! These are the things I started this thread for!
They are snail like on the bottom but not on top. they have segmented shells
NE IDEAS?
 
a2hotz

a2hotz

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chiton for sure! good call! Thanks a bunch! I seem to be finding these all over now. Ive only seen them once before today and now ive found like 5!
 
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