Chiton infestation - Page 2

burgerchow1 · 03/06/2017, 12:55 PM

Chitons are so cool. I never heard of them before until about 10 yrs ago I was checking out my 120 reef at night and I saw one clinging to the inside of my glass. It was about 2" long. A living fossil.
They've been around for over 400 million years. Just think, you could be breeding living fossils.

Agostinone · 03/06/2017, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ReefKeeper64

How about a pic of this infestation taken at night?

Not that it helps with your situation but it would be really interesting to see a shot of all these guys roaming around your tank at night. I think they are cool little beasts and I too would purchase them if I came across a source.

hotelbravo · 03/06/2017, 11:55 PM

I also am wanting some chitons please send me pm I will pay.

Livinlocal619 · 03/07/2017, 12:00 AM

+1 for seeing the "infestation" at night

homer1475 · 03/07/2017, 05:35 AM

If anyone is truly looking to purchase some chitons, reefcleaners regularly have them up for sale. They sell out fast, but they typically have them every couple weeks for sale.

FoxFace Fish · 03/07/2017, 07:05 AM

Bro send me some

sde1500 · 03/07/2017, 07:12 AM

Found a couple in my tank a few months ago, not a clue where they came from. They are starting to spread as well, found babies wandering the glass the other night. I'd think it is like any animal/organism, where population goes in cycles. You must currently have a lot to feed them, eventually they over populate and die off from lack of food. Considering the amount of people on here right now asking to buy some I'd definitely try harvesting as much as you can haha.

AquaticEngineer · 03/07/2017, 04:09 PM

I wouldn't want chitons in the tank anywhere near the glass or acrylic. Chitons teeth are coated with magnetite, the hardest material made by a living organism.

They will 100% put little tiny teeth marks across any aquarium surface.

https://www.newscientist.com/article...-in-the-world/

I find them all the time when collecting stuff for my coldwater marine tank.

pszemol · 07/06/2017, 12:56 PM

I had Shingle Urchin (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colobocentrotus_atratus) for many years in my reef tank. Brought it back from one of my scuba diving trips to Hawaii. Beautiful animal.

It was busy all day scraping coralline algae from all surfaces of my tank helping it to spread everywhere.

It left in fact teeth marks on plastic items: Oceanic tank black overflow insert, Maxi-jet powerhead, etc. But no harm to glass at all.

I am not scared of your chitons - if you can ship them to me I would be glad to have some.

Pszemol
--
Maroon Clownfish, breeding pair, Red BTA.

03/06/2017, 12:55 PM	#26
burgerchow1 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: vancouver bc canada Posts: 24	Chitons Chitons are so cool. I never heard of them before until about 10 yrs ago I was checking out my 120 reef at night and I saw one clinging to the inside of my glass. It was about 2" long. A living fossil. They've been around for over 400 million years. Just think, you could be breeding living fossils.

03/06/2017, 11:55 PM	#28
hotelbravo Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 2,175	I also am wanting some chitons please send me pm I will pay. __________________ -Hodge Current Tank Info: 180 gallon, 40b sump. 3x OR T247 lighting, Reef Octopus protein skimmer, phosban 550 reactor, tunze ato, gyre xf 150, 2x mag 9.5 returns.

03/07/2017, 05:35 AM	#30
homer1475 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 5,313	If anyone is truly looking to purchase some chitons, reefcleaners regularly have them up for sale. They sell out fast, but they typically have them every couple weeks for sale. __________________ 80G SCA Build: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2560256 Originally posted by der_wille_zur_macht: "He's just taking his lunch to work"

03/07/2017, 07:05 AM	#31
FoxFace Fish Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 435	Bro send me some __________________ FoxFace RabbitFish For Life Everyone in this hobby has made a mistake at least once. Be smart and learn from others mistakes Current Tank Info: Reason I am broke as a joke

03/07/2017, 07:12 AM	#32
sde1500 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Glocester, RI Posts: 3,336	Found a couple in my tank a few months ago, not a clue where they came from. They are starting to spread as well, found babies wandering the glass the other night. I'd think it is like any animal/organism, where population goes in cycles. You must currently have a lot to feed them, eventually they over populate and die off from lack of food. Considering the amount of people on here right now asking to buy some I'd definitely try harvesting as much as you can haha. __________________ My build thread: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2548422 Current Tank Info: 65 gallon mixed reef, Eshopps sump and HOB overflow, RO-110int skimmer, Reefbreeder 32" photons V1.

03/07/2017, 12:00 AM	#29
Livinlocal619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 73	+1 for seeing the "infestation" at night

03/07/2017, 04:09 PM	#33
AquaticEngineer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Damascus, OR. USA Posts: 413	I wouldn't want chitons in the tank anywhere near the glass or acrylic. Chitons teeth are coated with magnetite, the hardest material made by a living organism. They will 100% put little tiny teeth marks across any aquarium surface. https://www.newscientist.com/article...-in-the-world/ I find them all the time when collecting stuff for my coldwater marine tank. __________________ COLDWATER MARINE AQUATICS Current Tank Info: Coldwater Cube thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2358372 Timelapse video of the tank: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3IW8Z7eBPI

07/06/2017, 12:56 PM	#34
pszemol Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: La Grange, IL Posts: 632	I had Shingle Urchin (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colobocentrotus_atratus) for many years in my reef tank. Brought it back from one of my scuba diving trips to Hawaii. Beautiful animal. It was busy all day scraping coralline algae from all surfaces of my tank helping it to spread everywhere. It left in fact teeth marks on plastic items: Oceanic tank black overflow insert, Maxi-jet powerhead, etc. But no harm to glass at all. I am not scared of your chitons - if you can ship them to me I would be glad to have some. Pszemol -- Maroon Clownfish, breeding pair, Red BTA.