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07-11-2011, 11:20 PM
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ID Please
Hi all,
Name is Fred, live at Regina Beach. New to the reef hobby. Set up tank about a month ago. Started with live sand, live rock (from Bayside Corals, Saskatoon) and most recently the clean-up crew. I was shocked to find what I think is a really big hitch-hiker on the live rock, it must have been hiding for all these weeks in my tank. It decided to make it's debut today and has been slithering around the tank at a fast pace. I would really appreciate if anyone could ID it. My concerns are: will it be harmful to corals, anemones or any future inhabitants in the tank? If safe to keep, does it need to be fed? Thanks. 
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07-11-2011, 11:24 PM
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First off.....welcome to Canreef!
 ......looks like some sort of cucumber to me......
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260g mixed reef, 105g sump, water blaster 7000 return, Bubble King SM 300 skimmer, Aqua Controller Jr, 4 radions, 3 Tunze 6055s,1 tunze 6065, 2 Vortech MP40s, Vortech MP20, Tunze ATO, GHL SA2 doser, 2 TLF reactors (1 carbon, 1 rowa). http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=50034 . Tank Video here http://www.vimeo.com/2304609 and here http://www.vimeo.com/16591694
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07-11-2011, 11:53 PM
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some species can grow to about a foot long or more.....if I remember correctly
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260g mixed reef, 105g sump, water blaster 7000 return, Bubble King SM 300 skimmer, Aqua Controller Jr, 4 radions, 3 Tunze 6055s,1 tunze 6065, 2 Vortech MP40s, Vortech MP20, Tunze ATO, GHL SA2 doser, 2 TLF reactors (1 carbon, 1 rowa). http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=50034 . Tank Video here http://www.vimeo.com/2304609 and here http://www.vimeo.com/16591694
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07-12-2011, 12:03 AM
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from all of the pictures i have just looked up chitons have a sedmented shell covering and do not grow long. after looking at pics i am pretty sure its a sea cucumber but i am not an expert when it comes to hitch hikers.
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07-12-2011, 12:06 AM
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are you sure Lyndsy????.....I didnt find an exact match when I Googled it but from the pic the OP posted you can see that what ever it is, is smooth....with no "plates" like a chiton has???.....
chiton http://www.google.ca/search?q=chiton...w=1280&bih=861 sea cucumber http://www.google.ca/search?q=sea%20...w=1280&bih=861
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260g mixed reef, 105g sump, water blaster 7000 return, Bubble King SM 300 skimmer, Aqua Controller Jr, 4 radions, 3 Tunze 6055s,1 tunze 6065, 2 Vortech MP40s, Vortech MP20, Tunze ATO, GHL SA2 doser, 2 TLF reactors (1 carbon, 1 rowa). http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=50034 . Tank Video here http://www.vimeo.com/2304609 and here http://www.vimeo.com/16591694
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