Hello,
I have two hitchhikers in my tank that I haven't been able to positively identify. The first is attached to the shell of an Astraea turbo snail, and looks to me like an abalone:
Not a great image, here's another view:
But according to Wikipedia, "the majority of abalone species are found in cold water ...". I keep my tank at 78 degrees. Perhaps this is something else, but it sure looks like an abalone.
The second hitchhiker is definitely a starfish, but it is quite dramatically blue. It's about 5 mm across and the five arms are quite symmetrical:
I can't find any references to blue Asterinas..
Does anyone recognize these?
Thanks,
Don
I have two hitchhikers in my tank that I haven't been able to positively identify. The first is attached to the shell of an Astraea turbo snail, and looks to me like an abalone:
Not a great image, here's another view:
But according to Wikipedia, "the majority of abalone species are found in cold water ...". I keep my tank at 78 degrees. Perhaps this is something else, but it sure looks like an abalone.
The second hitchhiker is definitely a starfish, but it is quite dramatically blue. It's about 5 mm across and the five arms are quite symmetrical:
I can't find any references to blue Asterinas..
Does anyone recognize these?
Thanks,
Don