What is this invert?

Betta-Chetta · Oct 28, 2015

Ok so about a year ago I bought a pink carnation coral that was attached to this rock. Well when my carnation coral died I left the rock in my tank. Well I found out that it isn't a rock and is actually an invert of some type. I've asked many people what they thought it was and can't find anyone who knows. It has a mouth and teeth but I think it only filter feeds. So please give me your input on what you think it is.

Reefing Madness · Oct 28, 2015

Stone fish is the only thing I know looks that much like a rock.

Betta-Chetta · Oct 28, 2015

Well see I know it's not a stone fish. Also it doesn't move it just opens and closes it's mouth that's all it does

Wiz · Oct 28, 2015

The pic is too dark I cannot even see it. But my guess without seeing is probably some sort of oyster. I have had oysters before it it looked very much like a rock

oldsaint · Oct 28, 2015

Hard to tell from the pic. But, I'd suspect it's a turkey wing clam. A bivalve of some sort. A pretty common hitchhiker on gulf rock.

Here is some more info on bivalves.

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2014/1/inverts

Betta-Chetta · Oct 28, 2015

Awesome I'll try to get a better picture of it and post it

Betta-Chetta · Oct 28, 2015

If it's still to dark let me know

Tahoe61 · Oct 28, 2015

Yes to Oyster, very very cool. Well at least some kind of bi-valve.

Reefing Madness · Oct 28, 2015

Oyster with TEETH??? WOW, NEATO!!

Betta-Chetta · Oct 28, 2015

Here is another close up

steelheader.262 · Oct 28, 2015

Thats awesome!!!

drstratton · Oct 28, 2015

Yes that's pretty awesome, but it's also a little creepy looking...lol

IronVulture · Oct 28, 2015

That's pretty cool I have never seen anything like that with teeth

Betta-Chetta · Oct 28, 2015

Ya me either and the sad thing is the lfs I bought it from doesn't even know what it is nor do the other lfs here

IronVulture · Oct 28, 2015

I would be willing to bet you will have to find a marine biologist to id it

Betta-Chetta · Oct 28, 2015

Sad thing is I'm going to school for marine biology and out of all the professors and even a good friend of mine owns a lfs and she's a marine biologist and doesn't know. But probably need to look far and wide for someone who only studies invertebrates

IronVulture · Oct 28, 2015

And maybe even someone that specializes in bivalves

Tahoe61 · Oct 28, 2015

Basic NPS bi-valve husbandry will apply. It's a filter feeder, and is obviously doing well thus far. Small particulate foods like Phytoplankton, Reefroids, ReefChili, Goniopower would all work.

My NPS always did the best when I stirred up the sand around them to stir up detritus, I usually did that every couple days.