Big Scaly Worm ID!

v3ngence · 06/30/2012, 11:29 PM

The rock has been in the tank for about a year, it came from the Caribbean off of Florida, and so far the only hitchhiker I've had to remove was a very large bristleworm.

This guy look pretty benevolent and comes out only at night but he lives burrowed under that rock, can he cause any harm?

Anemone · 06/30/2012, 11:34 PM

It's not a worm, it's a chiton. Harmless (and cool) hitch-hiker.

Kevin

v3ngence · 06/30/2012, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Anemone

(and cool)

I agree! He's fast when he wants to be too...

Thanks for the ID!

Neptunes World · 07/01/2012, 07:25 AM

I was gonna say the same but he has no algae on him. Thats the cleanest one I have seen.

06/30/2012, 11:29 PM	#1
v3ngence Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 34	Big Scaly Worm ID! The rock has been in the tank for about a year, it came from the Caribbean off of Florida, and so far the only hitchhiker I've had to remove was a very large bristleworm. This guy look pretty benevolent and comes out only at night but he lives burrowed under that rock, can he cause any harm?

06/30/2012, 11:34 PM	#2
Anemone Cloning Around Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Valencia, California Posts: 25,267	It's not a worm, it's a chiton. Harmless (and cool) hitch-hiker. Kevin __________________ Back in the pool, swimming with the sharks... Current Tank Info: Red Sea 425XL w/Kessil AP700, Vertex 180i Skimmer, 2 x Vortech MP40s

07/01/2012, 07:25 AM	#4
Neptunes World Registered Member. Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: 10,000 leagues under the sea Posts: 363	I was gonna say the same but he has no algae on him. Thats the cleanest one I have seen.