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Snailpowered
05/13/2012, 04:58 PM
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b290/snailpoweredae/DSCN8873.jpg

Its is on the left most part of the skeleton and is blue, there is another flatworm looking guy that is between the two astrina stars. I havent added anything to my tank in over a year... and is there a natual eater of these guys? My tank consists of a few palys and zoos, and my two Flame BTA's

thanks guys

Snailpowered
05/13/2012, 05:00 PM
they look like rolly pollies, for those who know what those look like

consumed corals
05/13/2012, 05:06 PM
It's a chiton
harmless grazers

Snailpowered
05/13/2012, 05:11 PM
m familiar with chitons but these do not have the clear skirt that chitons do, these just crawl along, and I have deffinately never seem a blue one. Im hoping that these may just be a genus of the chiton family.
thanks for the responce consumed corals

Wonton Soup
05/13/2012, 07:52 PM
Do you see a lot of them throughout your tank? They could be young nudibranchs of some kind or flatworms if you're seeing them all over.

pagojoe
05/13/2012, 07:59 PM
The one in the middle really does look like a chiton. Don't know about the purple one, since I can't see much detail. It may be tricky, but if you could get your camera to focus on the purple one, up close, we may be able to get it identified.

Cheers,



Don

Reef Noob
05/13/2012, 09:05 PM
they look like rolly pollies, for those who know what those look like

I grew up playing with rolly pollies. As a matter of fact, I saw one in the flower bed yesterday. (Location is near Ocean Direct & Fishy Business.)

Snailpowered
05/13/2012, 09:39 PM
i know where that is, i used to over in that area alot a few years ago