creature id please

workn2hard2day · #1 05-03-2009, 05:44 AM

Found this in the bottom of the bucket of live rock we got today from LFS.
It looks like it is covered in the gunk from the water.
It isn't squishy, is about 1 1/2 long, moving in 1 direction not very fast.
Should we dump it/add it to sump or????

hillegom · #2 05-03-2009, 05:51 AM

hard to tell, maybe clean it up a bit

marie · #3 05-03-2009, 06:15 AM

It's really hard to tell but could it be a chiton?

http://www.melevsreef.com/id/chiton.html

Leah · #4 05-03-2009, 10:59 AM

Looks like a nudibranch like a lettuce

Oxymoron · #5 05-03-2009, 03:09 PM

Here's a nice hitchhicker ID site. Hope it helps. +1 Chiton
http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchhikers.html

Keri · #6 05-03-2009, 04:56 PM

EDIT: PLEASE DISREGARD THIS ENTIRE POST LOL... I READ "IT IS SQUISHY"

Unless you wanna read up on flatworms lol...

Looks like a chiton but if the body is squishy (chitons have hard shells) I'd go with Polyclad Flatworm - they come in an incredible array of colours and sizes

Please read down in this link to learn more

http://www.seaslugforum.net/showall.cfm?base=flatworm

christyf5 · #7 05-03-2009, 11:19 PM

Scaleworm. Harmless.

workn2hard2day · #8 05-04-2009, 12:00 AM

Thanks for all the replies.

Quote:

Originally Posted by christyf5

Scaleworm. Harmless.

That looks like it!