Anyone know why kind of bivalve this is? It just showed up in my tank over the last week

[dfran97]

 

[Salted]

Hard to see on my cell phone but possibly a limpet?

 

[dfran97]

Hard to see on my cell phone but possibly a limpet?

Not a limpet, this has two halves, outside starts as red then transitions to green at the base

 

[redfishbluefish]

My reply is not because of your picture, because I can't see anything, but that might be because I'm colorblind.....but my reply is from your red/green comment. There is an invasive mussel from Asia commonly known as the green mussel. When young, they are brightly red/green, and what I've seen is red at the base and more green at the lip.....opposite to what you've said. As they turn into adults, the colors fade. But again, that's the best I can do for a guess....google search Green Mussel and see if that's what you have.

 

[dfran97]

My reply is not because of your picture, because I can't see anything, but that might be because I'm colorblind.....but my reply is from your red/green comment. There is an invasive mussel from Asia commonly known as the green mussel. When young, they are brightly red/green, and what I've seen is red at the base and more green at the lip.....opposite to what you've said. As they turn into adults, the colors fade. But again, that's the best I can do for a guess....google search Green Mussel and see if that's what you have.

While it is not this exact one it does appear to be a mussel of some sort. Thankyou for some insight as to what it is

 

[DYIguy]

While it is not this exact one it does appear to be a mussel of some sort. Thankyou for some insight as to what it is

So the question remains- do you keep it, or toss it. I don't know what I'd do- I like different stuff- sometimes I take chances- I got a couple of differnt kinds of sponges- pineapples are fine the 'roots' are a pain- I had/ maybe still have a nudibanch of some kind , and recently found a brittle star, which lost some of it's legs when I moved it from one tank to another

 

[eholceker]

So the question remains- do you keep it, or toss it. I don't know what I'd do- I like different stuff- sometimes I take chances- I got a couple of differnt kinds of sponges- pineapples are fine the 'roots' are a pain- I had/ maybe still have a nudibanch of some kind , and recently found a brittle star, which lost some of it's legs when I moved it from one tank to another

Leave it be.

 

[dfran97]

I plan on leaving it, it joined my tank peacefully so I shall leave it, appears to filter feed when light are out

 

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