Help Identify

kel2682 · 06/16/2008, 06:59 AM

Check out my pics From the red house and in like the last pic I have a White box around this little hitchhiker no sure what it is has some bristles on it it opens and closes thats about it doesnt really move..only once when i first added the rock it was in thought it was dead but guess not seems to be thriving now,
let me know what you think.

Avi · 06/16/2008, 08:12 AM

Well, the photo isn't really very clear, but my guess would be that it's a mussel covered with coraline algae.

06/16/2008, 06:59 AM	#1
kel2682 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: CT Posts: 532	Help Identify Check out my pics From the red house and in like the last pic I have a White box around this little hitchhiker no sure what it is has some bristles on it it opens and closes thats about it doesnt really move..only once when i first added the rock it was in thought it was dead but guess not seems to be thriving now, let me know what you think.

06/16/2008, 08:12 AM	#2
Avi Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Westchester County, NY Posts: 7,327	Well, the photo isn't really very clear, but my guess would be that it's a mussel covered with coraline algae. __________________ I'd keep the whole ocean if my den were big enough Current Tank Info: 120 gallon reef with 210 lbs. of live rock, Aqua-C EV180 Skimmer, Aquactinic double 250W MH with blue plus t5 support; 58 gallon freshwater planted tank using CO2 and T5s; 30-gallon cube with a few fancy goldfish; and a 110 gallon FOWLR