Instant Tang
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I've seen this guy in my tank late at night after all the metal halides and actinics have gone off. It's sensetive to light, so I can't examine him with a flashlight for long.
He can change shape from being "half cylindircal" (what you see in the photo link) to really pancaked out. When he's flat like a pancake he looks mostly tan with a round white spot in the middle of the pancake and small white bumps around the edges.
When he's in his normal mobile mode he is white/tan, about 8mm across, and has three distictive "white diamond" shapes on his back that are rimmed in brown/tan colors. He's got many small white bumps on his head.
He appears in the same location when I find him. I've never seen his entire body, and there doesn't appear to be a shell really- so I can't tell if he's much bigger than what I've seen, but part of his body is definitely hidden always from my view. He seems to only be on my live rock- I've never seen him on a coral.
What the heck is this thing? I've looked on many sites and have yet to see anything that looks like him.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=204678&size=big&papass=&sort=1&thecat=
Sorry for the fuzzy picture, but I think it reveals enough shape for him. I'll try to setup with a tripod next time, but the photo is a little distorted from the bowfront curved glass (next time, I'm avoiding curved glass fronts on any tanks!!!!).
Your help is greatly appreciated! I want to know if he's a bad predator and could be eating things I don't want him to be eating.
He can change shape from being "half cylindircal" (what you see in the photo link) to really pancaked out. When he's flat like a pancake he looks mostly tan with a round white spot in the middle of the pancake and small white bumps around the edges.
When he's in his normal mobile mode he is white/tan, about 8mm across, and has three distictive "white diamond" shapes on his back that are rimmed in brown/tan colors. He's got many small white bumps on his head.
He appears in the same location when I find him. I've never seen his entire body, and there doesn't appear to be a shell really- so I can't tell if he's much bigger than what I've seen, but part of his body is definitely hidden always from my view. He seems to only be on my live rock- I've never seen him on a coral.
What the heck is this thing? I've looked on many sites and have yet to see anything that looks like him.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=204678&size=big&papass=&sort=1&thecat=
Sorry for the fuzzy picture, but I think it reveals enough shape for him. I'll try to setup with a tripod next time, but the photo is a little distorted from the bowfront curved glass (next time, I'm avoiding curved glass fronts on any tanks!!!!).
Your help is greatly appreciated! I want to know if he's a bad predator and could be eating things I don't want him to be eating.
