SteveM November 29, 2007 Share November 29, 2007 (edited) Okay, I was checking out my tank tonight and saw something on my overflow. I got out my flashlight and this si what I found. Anyone know what it is and should it be in my tank??? It appears as thought it has been there for a while since it looks like its covered in coralline algae but who knows..... I do know that it is a very slow mover. I tried put it in a container but I could not get it off of the overflow. It was very hard except on the edges of it. Edited November 29, 2007 by SteveM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelin315 November 29, 2007 Share November 29, 2007 Chiton, harmless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason the filter freak November 29, 2007 Share November 29, 2007 Harmless, cool, and a fun addition to the clean up crew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phisigs79 November 29, 2007 Share November 29, 2007 Looks like a teenage mutant nija turtle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshnarw November 29, 2007 Share November 29, 2007 Chiton, harmless. unless you have acrylic...it'll scrape it up. Nice find! Quite envious of you (haven't found them for sale). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gastone November 29, 2007 Share November 29, 2007 unless you have acrylic...it'll scrape it up. Nice find! Quite envious of you (haven't found them for sale). Daniel, I've got babies if you want some (1/8" +/-). These things reproduce like crazy in my tank. I find them everywhere at night. My variety stay small though and don't get any bigger than 1/4" or so. Garrett. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boret November 29, 2007 Share November 29, 2007 Looks like a teenage mutant nija turtle Ha ha ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM November 29, 2007 Author Share November 29, 2007 Thanks everyone. Glad to know its harmless. It's a pretty good size and so far I have only seen this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshnarw November 29, 2007 Share November 29, 2007 Daniel, I've got babies if you want some (1/8" +/-). These things reproduce like crazy in my tank. I find them everywhere at night. My variety stay small though and don't get any bigger than 1/4" or so. Garrett. You are the greatest man!! I would love a few! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatortailale November 29, 2007 Share November 29, 2007 http://library.thinkquest.org/J001418/chiton.html Neat find. Google got hit to above page and info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite November 29, 2007 Share November 29, 2007 if anyone is planning to pass some around, could I have a few too please? Aren't those a creature that was around in prehistoric days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanman November 29, 2007 Share November 29, 2007 Aren't those a creature that was around in prehistoric days? Yes... although you might be thinking of trilobites; obviously related. bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trble81 November 29, 2007 Share November 29, 2007 we used to dissect them in the Evolutionary Biology lab that I taught in undergrad....memories.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshnarw November 30, 2007 Share November 30, 2007 if anyone is planning to pass some around, could I have a few too please? Aren't those a creature that was around in prehistoric days? Yep - Late Cambrian (~500 million years ago) for first appearance. One of the coolest creatures out there, essentially unchanged for 500Ma - nearly as long as the crinoid (feather star) and the nautilus. But these are easy to keep in a fish tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite November 30, 2007 Share November 30, 2007 I WAS thinking trilobites and was afraid I would spell it wrong so I didn't try... you spelled it the way I was thinking it was spelled, so was I right or are you spelling it wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanman November 30, 2007 Share November 30, 2007 I WAS thinking trilobites and was afraid I would spell it wrong so I didn't try... you spelled it the way I was thinking it was spelled, so was I right or are you spelling it wrong? I spell well... I picked up a bunch of trilobite fossils in Bolivia - 10,000 feet above sea level. I'd guess they were freshwater animals. bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshnarw November 30, 2007 Share November 30, 2007 I spell well... I picked up a bunch of trilobite fossils in Bolivia - 10,000 feet above sea level. I'd guess they were freshwater animals. bob Trilobites? They were all saltwater animals that we have record of. They went extinct in the Permian extinction 250 million years ago that gave rise to the dinosaurs (but were "effectively" extinct ~350 million years ago). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dentoid December 1, 2007 Share December 1, 2007 Trilobites? They were all saltwater animals that we have record of. They went extinct in the Permian extinction 250 million years ago that gave rise to the dinosaurs (but were "effectively" extinct ~350 million years ago). Here is one that I found in my tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quazi February 1, 2008 Share February 1, 2008 Here is one I found in my tank: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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