Need a ID
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Topic: Need a ID
Posted By: jaschall
Subject: Need a ID
Date Posted: December 26 2009 at 6:42pm
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Christmas morning I noticed one of my rocks shifted a little. So I went and moved it back, I picked the rock up and was looking at it when I seen this. Looks kinda like a clam shell, but dont think so, maybe even a scallop. It does'nt seem to like lights to much, it opens up at night. I have to sneak up to it befor it will close up, and as soon as I hit it with some light. Its connected to the rock also. Here is a few pics of it, first one its closed, and second one its opened a little.   |
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Posted By: jaschall
Date Posted: December 27 2009 at 12:36pm
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anyone |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: December 27 2009 at 12:50pm
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It looks like some kind of bivalve to me. Most likely harmless.
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Posted By: Deluxe247
Date Posted: January 11 2010 at 7:49pm
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I have a few of these guys in little caves in my LR. As far as i know they're just filter feeders like the little tube worms you'll see.
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Posted By: jmorrell
Date Posted: January 11 2010 at 8:37pm
| I have a bunch of these things on my live rock, but it seems half of mine are already dead. |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: January 12 2010 at 5:40pm
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I think they are cool. Like all bivalves they need dirty water to get enough food. To keep them fed, Stir or squirt the sand a lot more than you are doing.
Here is an oyster attached to a rock in one of my tanks. This one more than doubled in size in a year. They don't mind light when they are used to it. As you can see, this one grows in the sun.
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