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FAQs on Chitons 2 Related Articles: Chitons, Mollusks, Sea
Slugs,
Related FAQs: Chitons 1, & FAQs on: Chiton Identification,
Chiton Behavior,
Chiton Compatibility, Chiton Selection,
Chiton Systems,
Chiton Feeding, Chiton Disease,
Chiton Reproduction &
Mollusks, Sea
Slugs, Sea Slugs, Marine
Snails 1, Marine Snails 2, Marine
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Chitons eat coralline –
10/30/2007
A little while ago I sent y'all some pictures of some large inter-tidal
Chitons from Florida I have in my tank. I them remember a query we had a little
while ago asking if there were any animals that eat coralline algae.
<Oh yes... they do>
We know that some urchins and Chitons will eat it. And now I can tell you
(within a reasonable degree of certainty) that these Chitons eat coralline algae
too. I've been watching them chew little patterns in it for a few weeks now. :-)
Best,
Sara
<Danke. BobF>
Hitchhiker ID
10/16/07
Hello to whoever is on, thanks for all your WWM work. Just got a few
boxes of new Tonga live rock this morning. I found this slug-like
hitchhiker at the bottom of one of the boxes. It's about 6" long and 1"
wide, and made it alive through 36 hours in transit. I've looked at the
invert pictures on the site, and can't quite find it. It looks something
like a Chiton,
<Is>
but there is no bony/plate-like top.
<Covered...>
It is not colorful the way most sea slugs seem to be. Kind of like a
snail without a shell, but I've never heard of such. He is alive, and
trying to crawl out of the plastic bin I have him in. Any ideas what he
might be? I'm pretty sure he's too big and ugly to put in my tank, but
if he's safe I might put him in quarantine or someplace separate.
Pictures are attached, one of him trying to crawl out, one of his
underside, one close up of his back when he curled up.
Thanks in advance for any ideas. He is like nothing I've seen before.
Scott
<Sorry for the lateness of this reply. Please read here:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/chitonfaqs.htm
Bob Fenner>
Re: Hitchhiker ID 10/16/07
Thanks for the reply. You apologized for the lateness of the reply, but
FYI, someone actually did answer me within about 24 hours. We found a
clear picture somewhere else and did verify it's a chiton as well. So no
worries.
Thank you!
<Real good. BobF> |
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