Chiton?

Unstoppable algae! · Jan 30, 2020

Found while dipping zoa's. Incredibly small.

Thanks

BloopFish · Jan 30, 2020

Yes, good guy chiton.

ReefGrammie · Jan 30, 2020

That's what it looks like to me. I used to have a fuzzy chiton. Very unusual and interesting critter!

BloopFish · Jan 30, 2020

ReefGrammie said:
That's what it looks like to me. I used to have a fuzzy chiton. Very unusual and interesting critter!

Used to have some chiton, actually a large Hawaiian one. A crab decided to peel it off and kill it... Seems like they like killing them more than snails in my experience.

ReefGrammie · Jan 30, 2020

BloopFish said:
Used to have some chiton, actually a large Hawaiian one. A crab decided to peel it off and kill it... Seems like they like killing them more than snails in my experience.

Seems like I had 2 for a pretty good while. I'm not sure what happened to them, but eventually they were gone. Maybe the same demise as yours...

BloopFish · Jan 30, 2020

ReefGrammie said:
Seems like I had 2 for a pretty good while. I'm not sure what happened to them, but eventually they were gone. Maybe the same demise as yours...

I have visited tidepools often, and Chitons are definitely much less common than snails for sure. Their shell is kind of useless against crabs that can peel them off. Heck, they have parts of their flesh sticking out (their shell doesn't completely cover their outer side). Often I see them under overhangs, holes, and under rocks or some are under heavy wave action where crabs can't reach them safely. It seems they have to hide often... so much for their shells lol

Unstoppable algae! · Jan 30, 2020

Wow, thanks for all the quick reply's.
Bad news is he did not survive the coral Rx dip, better safe than sorry.

Thanks again!!

KJ · Jan 30, 2020

Isopod serolid.

Macdaddynick1 · Jan 30, 2020

If you have an acrylic tank, time to toss that little guy. I got one from a buddy of mine and just one absolutely destroyed my tank.

Unstoppable algae! · Jan 30, 2020

KJ said:
Isopod serolid.

After a quick google search it looks very similar. Also was a good guy correct?
Thanks

KJ · Jan 30, 2020

Unstoppable algae! said:
Also was a good guy correct?

Yes.

Unstoppable algae! · Jan 30, 2020

Macdaddynick1 said:
If you have an acrylic tank, time to toss that little guy. I got one from a buddy of mine and just one absolutely destroyed my tank.

Thanks, it died when dipping the coral. I noticed the spec on the frag plug and it finally came off when splashing the water around. The frag is still in time out until further notice lol "quarantine"