Invert ID Need Help!

[DeepBlue2011]

Hey everyone,

I just noticed some sort of invert escaping my frag tank lol. It is approx. 2" and I would like to know everything about it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/Delorean5027/PC198779.jpg
Thanks in advance

[Leah]

Oh my god that is weird...no clue what it is. How big is it?

[kole]

Google chiton I've had a similar one in my tank for years.

[DeepBlue2011]

Its approx. 2 - 3 inches long. It looks like it can stretch because it moved and it is longer now.

It is not a chiton.

[Leah]

Looks spongy

[Leah]

Cuc maybe

[ScubaSteve]

Definitely a chiton. It's a Cryptolax sp. Harmless and beneficial

[jtbadco]

+1 definitely Cryptoplax sp. chiton

[DeepBlue2011]

Actually it was moving even further away so I pushed it with a turkey baster back in the water. It looks like I slug lol. It sure maneuvers like a slug....

[DeepBlue2011]

+1 definitely Cryptoplax sp. chiton


I guess you are right. . . . I thought Chitons have plates that won't allow them to position themselves the way pictured. Weird....

Are they dangerous?

[Leah]

Mine had plates I think that is what threw me. Not dangerous.

[DeepBlue2011]

Glad to know its not dangerous lol!

However, I still wonder what is it doing out of the water. . . Lack of food?