Strange thing in my tank

March 3, 2010
From: Brandon Buys

Hi

I found this in my marine tank, it has Kenyan Live Rock in

Length: 5 cm. Photographer: Brandon Buys.

Brandon Buys

brandonbuys93@gmail.com

Buys, B, 2010 (Mar 3) Strange thing in my tank. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/23289

Dear Brandon,

This is a chiton. See the Fact Sheet and attached messages for more information. It should do no harm in your aquarium and my be useful in keeping the glass clean

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2010 (Mar 3). Comment on Strange thing in my tank by Brandon Buys. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/23289

Factsheet

Chitons, Amphineura and Polyplacophora

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