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07/18/2007, 03:21 PM
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hitchiker ID please... clam?
this little guy measures about 3/4 of an inch and i didnt even notice him until i was looking closely at the zoas that surround him on a peice of my live rock. any help with an ID? some sort of clam maybe?
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07/18/2007, 03:22 PM
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Oyster I think.
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07/18/2007, 03:26 PM
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will it grow any bigger or just stay this size?
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07/18/2007, 07:42 PM
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scallop?
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07/18/2007, 08:14 PM
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Looks like some sort of scallop. Many do not live very long due to starvation.
Hope yours is the exception. |
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07/19/2007, 12:06 PM
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I'm pretty sure HB is right, it looks to be an oyster. Scallops are never connected to a rock by essentially half the shell. It it gets the right food, it should grow.
Cheers, Don |
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