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Slick Eelie 
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 Topic: Unknown invert, ID help
Posted: September 13 2008 at 9:56pm |
On rare occasions I see this creature in one specific rock in my tank. It moves extremely slow and only comes out after the metal halides go off. I'm not certian, but I think it created all of the holes in the rock where it lives. Has anyone ever seen one or know what it is? It is about the diameter of a dime and 2 inches long. It has a white belly and a brown top with very distinct markings.
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James Mellor
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Posted: September 13 2008 at 10:06pm |
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I have no idea!
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Mike Savage
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Posted: September 13 2008 at 11:26pm |
It is hard to tell from your description and picture. Could it be a stomatella?
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Posted: September 14 2008 at 7:55pm |
I can't see a white belly and brown top with distinct markings, but I think I see something familiar. If you could crop and enlarge that photo before posting it, we could be more certain, but I wonder if I'm seeing a Mantis Shrimp. 
Disregarding the posted pic but going on what Mike was suggesting, does it look like a snail or a shrimp? If it looks like snail, another thought is that it's a Chiton or Cowrie.
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Posted: September 15 2008 at 10:10am |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowry
Does it look like any of these in this picture?
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Posted: September 15 2008 at 10:12am |
Or these?
I think Mark is on the right track.
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Posted: September 15 2008 at 2:27pm |
I think you're right Marshall. It looks like the chilton shell in the link. I have another photo on my pc at home that shows better color. I'll try to crop it and upload it later today.
It definately isn't a shrimp. It is more slug like, with no appendages.
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Posted: September 15 2008 at 2:36pm |
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I love chitons. They are boring but very useful.
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Posted: September 15 2008 at 2:40pm |
Here is another photo Mark. The image quality is bad after I cropped it.
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