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Old 01-12-2004, 08:28 AM
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I found this sliding across a rock last night.





It is about 1.5cm long. Any idea what it is? Is it safe in my reef?

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Old 01-12-2004, 08:34 AM
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It's a chiton. You'll be fine.
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It look like some kind of chiton and it should be just fine in your reef.


http://www.wetwebmedia.com/mollusca.htm
"... Chitons however you might find stuck to shells and live rock. They are bilaterally symmetrical, ovoid shaped and flattened top to bottom; and as their name infers bear eight articulating plates dorsally. These innocuous creatures spend their days hiding from the light, adhering to a solid surface. They are algal scrapers who will do no harm to anything"
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I concur. I have two of them and they are very interesting creatures.
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