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10-02-2007, 05:12 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: michigan
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Need Hitch-hiker Id Please!!
just found this scary looking flatworm looking thing in my tank, doesnt look like an aefw but it doesnt look good to me, what is it???
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10-02-2007, 05:27 PM
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Still Here
Join Date: Jan 2007
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it is a flatworm, theres alot of different kinds out there  & some get REALLY big
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10-02-2007, 05:54 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Sep 2006
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its not a bad one though?
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10-02-2007, 05:55 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: michigan
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anyone have a link to that site with all the different worms and such?
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10-02-2007, 05:56 PM
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Saltwater Mom
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10-02-2007, 05:58 PM
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Still Here
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10-02-2007, 06:30 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: SF Bay Area, CA
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looks like a chiton to me also.. 8 segments to the shell/body..
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10-02-2007, 06:33 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Canada
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I was gonna say limpet, but it looks like a chiton and a very colorful one.
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10-02-2007, 06:37 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: west virginia
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I just found one of those in my tank, put it in another thread, Yes its a chiton, there was a red one in the pics that I just went thru i'll try to find it, and completely safe. here is the other thread with mine. only difference is the color. http://thereeftank.com/forums/showthread.php?t=106501 |
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10-02-2007, 07:20 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: michigan
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hmm, well thats too bad i yanked him and tossed him while i was waiting for a response, he was crawling out of view so i figured id grab him while i still could if he was bad. maybe i have more of them... ugh, now i feel bad  |
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10-03-2007, 12:17 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: bend, oregon
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definitely a chiton, not a flatworm.
Thats already been covered though......I just posted to say I have this huge (almost 1") lavender colored one that i see every 4-6 months. I always like finding him. 
Too bad you murdered him Mike. 
Just kidding. When in doubt get it out.
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10-03-2007, 12:21 AM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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Another vote for Chiton.
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10-03-2007, 06:09 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by reefermike1
hmm, well thats too bad i yanked him and tossed him while i was waiting for a response, he was crawling out of view so i figured id grab him while i still could if he was bad. maybe i have more of them... ugh, now i feel bad |
what mike did everyone is a normal reaction when you are not sure about something you find in your tanks. we all try very hard to have a beautiful living reef tank. finding something that may or may not destory it is not nice on the mind.
the best suggestion is to remove said discovery to a clear container so you can take good pictures. then place it in tothe sump where it can live until a correct ID can be made. this way if it is bad it can easliy be romoved, if good it can either live in the main display or stay warm and cosy inthe sump.
mike, not picking on ya just using this thrad as a good example.
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