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ethuman
08/19/2016, 01:33 PM
mounting some frags I bought last week and noticed this little critter. I think its a limpet so just looking for some confirmation. thanks in advance
vhuang168
08/19/2016, 01:34 PM
More like a chiton.


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Tripod1404
08/19/2016, 02:28 PM
Chiton, some are not reef safe. Dont know about this one though
Ron Reefman
08/20/2016, 03:40 AM
Chiton, some are not reef safe. Dont know about this one though

Do you have any support (like an article, not some reefer story) for why you say some chitons aren't reef safe?

I just ask because I've never heard that and I have them in my tank.
SeaCucumberFan
08/20/2016, 04:34 AM
100% Pure chiton
Chiton, some are not reef safe. Dont know about this one though O rly? Never heard of non reef safe chitons before
Subsea
08/20/2016, 04:47 AM
+10 to Reefman & Sea Cucumber.

I use diver collected aquacultured live rock from the Gulf of Mexico. It is full of chitons and limpets. I find them interesting and useful in my tanks.
SeaCucumberFan
08/20/2016, 05:10 AM
+10 to Reefman & Sea Cucumber.

I use diver collected aquacultured live rock from the Gulf of Mexico. It is full of chitons and limpets. I find them interesting and useful in my tanks. Lucky you, I only got 1 limpet, 1 chiton, and 1 snail.


Starfish ate em all (Lots of emerald crabs tho)
Subsea
08/20/2016, 06:25 AM
Lucky you, I only got 1 limpet, 1 chiton, and 1 snail.


Starfish ate em all (Lots of emerald crabs tho)

While I do have one emerald crab, I am very selective on my janitors. No starfish except micro brittles.
ethuman
08/20/2016, 11:00 AM
Thanks all my research over the past day says they're reef safe. Since finding this little guy and staring into the tank im seeing a lot more of them
lifeoffaith
08/22/2016, 12:30 PM
Man, i wish I had "a lot more of them" or any of them for that matter. They're tough to get your hands on, so yeah, send some of them my way!
Tripod1404
08/22/2016, 12:52 PM
Do you have any support (like an article, not some reefer story) for why you say some chitons aren't reef safe?

I just ask because I've never heard that and I have them in my tank.

Sorry, I was confused :headwally: There are some limpets that are not reef safe, not chitons :(