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DeepBlue2011 12-19-2011 10:35 PM

Invert ID Need Help!
 
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/v2...7/PC198779.jpg
Thanks in advance

Leah 12-19-2011 10:42 PM

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

kole 12-19-2011 10:44 PM

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

DeepBlue2011 12-19-2011 11:37 PM

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 12-19-2011 11:38 PM

Looks spongy

Leah 12-19-2011 11:39 PM

Cuc maybe

ScubaSteve 12-19-2011 11:55 PM

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

jtbadco 12-20-2011 12:05 AM

+1 definitely Cryptoplax sp. chiton

DeepBlue2011 12-20-2011 12:11 AM

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 12-20-2011 12:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jtbadco (Post 662887)
+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?


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