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Old 03/07/2007, 10:02 PM
FZ1Rider FZ1Rider is offline
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Two more of the most exciting id's ever! (with pics)

Ok, not really but I got you to look, Any help?

I don't think this is a Cowrie but maybe.


This is very small so the picture isn't great. It may not be possible to ID until it grows more.



Thanks again for all the help!
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Old 03/08/2007, 01:48 AM
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The first picture looks more like a chiton to me. The second picture seems to be a polyp of some sort, but there's not much detail.
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Old 03/08/2007, 06:08 AM
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first one kinda looks like a horseshoe crab
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Old 03/08/2007, 06:10 AM
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First pic is a stomatella snail. Harmless grazer and they multiply quickly.
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Old 03/08/2007, 06:32 AM
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First pic is deff a stomtella, you want those
Second pic not sure, sorry.
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Old 03/08/2007, 07:36 AM
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agree with the first pic. Sceond pic looks like xenia to me. Does it open and close repeatedly?
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Old 03/08/2007, 07:51 AM
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1st pic - I actually have a Chiton in the tank that hitchhiked in so I know it's not that.

How quickly will it multiply? I don't know if I really want to see these things all over the tank. There's probably some sarcasm here that I'm missing.

2nd pic - I thought the same thing. It doesn't open and close but it's so small I could easily fit 2 or three on a penny so it could be to small to start reacting like that.

Thanks again,
Peter
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Old 03/08/2007, 12:10 PM
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On the 2nd Pic. I now believe that pulsing xenia's is the right id. I went home at lunch today and watched them pulse in and out.

I hadn't seen that happen before but I could have just missed it.

Hopefully they grow bigger since I haven't been able to track down any xenia's near my house.

Thanks again!
Peter
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Old 03/08/2007, 12:59 PM
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Well it looks like you tracked some down without trying!!!

So you are all identified now
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Old 03/08/2007, 01:09 PM
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Love the coloring on that stometella. Most of mine are just an ugly beige color. Except the single Blue specimen I have seen on occasion. Also have some nice solid Black ones as well. It's amazing the color variations you find in stometella's. I've even seen an orange spotted fella.
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Old 03/08/2007, 01:12 PM
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My brother has black ones, white ones, black bodies with white shells, black shells with white bodies. yeah these are by far my favorite hitch hicker
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Old 03/08/2007, 01:16 PM
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the second pic looks like pom pom xeina.
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Old 03/08/2007, 01:21 PM
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black body with blue shell





I agree, the second pic looks like pom pom's to me too, but they're still tiny. Would be interesting to see if they grow into something we didn't think of. fwiw though, I have other "leathers" in my tank that pulse as well. but they don't look anything like that!
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Old 03/08/2007, 01:22 PM
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1st looks like a bi-valve of some sort to me

2nd looks like a baby glove polyp or xenia or anthelia.
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