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    Posted: December 04 2003 at 10:29pm
I forgot to ask about this in the meeting.  In my tank, a white shelf-like thing has apeared.  It wasn't there at all less than 16 hours before I found it.  It is about 1in wide and 1/2in deep.  The color is a total bleach white and its rough on the top.  There is definatly something moving in the cave behind it but I dont know what.  Also just a few inches infront of the shelf there is what apears to be a pointy shell that is just as white.  Any answers?...Beware   
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My guess, without seeing it, is that it's a bivalve foot. There are various clams/oysters that come in on LR and do well for a while. Unfortunately we don't have enough food circulating around so they eventually(1/2 - 2 yrs) die off.
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FYI Update,  I pulled the shelf thing off with tweasers and behind I found a whole bunch of shells and things.  I found that a good sized deep purple crab had somehow made a tunnel back there.  This hole is kind of big and wasnt there about a month ago...Beware
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Was it a pistol shrimp ? they love to dig caves.
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When you say that you found a bunch of shells back there are you saying that they were cracked and dead bivalves?  If so it sounds like you found the den of a mantis shrimp.

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