I.D. this creature please?

CrpReefer · 05/09/2013, 04:42 PM

curious what this is, i have only seen this one and it moves like a slug of some sorts mainly on sand bed

Anemone · 05/09/2013, 07:29 PM

Is there something we're supposed to be able to see in that picture? I see a vague outline that may possibly be a chiton, but it's too indistinct to really know.

Kevin

MARINECRITTERS · 05/09/2013, 08:20 PM

Hard to tell, we need a closer picture.
Looks pretty reef safe though maybe a chiton, specifically a crytoplax.

Hormigaquatica · 05/09/2013, 09:11 PM

Hard to see, but I would guess some type of scale worm.

bnumair · 05/09/2013, 09:25 PM

i see a worm but cant positively id.

CrpReefer · 05/09/2013, 09:35 PM

It's a grey slug/worm basically with a whitish head, I dont have a great camera, this thing is a 1/4 inch long, that's the best picture I can get, but it moves like a worm I just don't think it's a chiton

Fretfreak13 · 05/09/2013, 09:39 PM

It looks like some kind of flatworm. I'd remove it, just to be safe.

Normally I'm not one to kill all unknown hitch hikers, but flatworms scare me because you're lucky if you ever see it again.

05/09/2013, 07:29 PM	#2
Anemone Cloning Around Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Valencia, California Posts: 25,267	Is there something we're supposed to be able to see in that picture? I see a vague outline that may possibly be a chiton, but it's too indistinct to really know. 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

05/09/2013, 08:20 PM	#3
MARINECRITTERS Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 1,525	Hard to tell, we need a closer picture. Looks pretty reef safe though maybe a chiton, specifically a crytoplax. __________________ MarineCritters, life in the sea is superb Current Tank Info: 91 Gallon Reef

05/09/2013, 09:11 PM	#4
Hormigaquatica Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 3,022	Hard to see, but I would guess some type of scale worm. __________________ Reaching up and reaching out and reaching for the random, or whatever will bewilder me. Have Some Personal Accountability Current Tank Info: 240g LPS/Softie Reef

05/09/2013, 09:25 PM	#5
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	i see a worm but cant positively id. __________________ Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300 "Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16 Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE

05/09/2013, 09:35 PM	#6
CrpReefer Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 37	It's a grey slug/worm basically with a whitish head, I dont have a great camera, this thing is a 1/4 inch long, that's the best picture I can get, but it moves like a worm I just don't think it's a chiton __________________ 90 gallon mixed softies and LPS

05/09/2013, 09:39 PM	#7
Fretfreak13 I am not a boy! Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,114	It looks like some kind of flatworm. I'd remove it, just to be safe. Normally I'm not one to kill all unknown hitch hikers, but flatworms scare me because you're lucky if you ever see it again. __________________ ~Kali Just keep swimmin'