"Living Fossils" in Our Reef Tanks

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by Enigma

You're correct. They're 400 million years old: they apparently have Devonian origins (so says Google). Cool! I haven't seen any in my system.

i have lots!!



even looks prehistoric.



ps.....marko hates this picture :P

[Nano]

Originally Posted by reefwars

ps.....marko hates this picture :P

ahhh yes

[Enigma]

Originally Posted by reefwars

i have lots!!



even looks prehistoric.



ps.....marko hates this picture :P

It looks glass or plastic.

As for diatoms . . . I have had those!

[claymax]

I think cyano is something like 3 billion years old, makes sense as to why it's so tough to get rid of!

[Jeontai]

Horseshoe crabs. Creepy things... 450Million years old or so?

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by claymax

I think cyano is something like 3 billion years old, makes sense as to why it's so tough to get rid of!

Cyano is as old as the earth itself :P I think it started its journey when the earth became a "live-able" planet (as far I can remember reading it somewhere).