Microscope Images

[simplereefer20]

HI AA! I haven't posted in a long time and have lost my account info so I decided to make a new account to get started again(old account name: marty20... or something like that ha!) I have been seeing these tiny critters on the glass of my reef tank every morning for a while now and have given up tying to take good pictures of them with my phone so I finally decided to bring them in to work and take some pictures with the microscope... anyone have an idea as to what they are? im thinking tiny/baby snails but that's just a guess. Thanks in advance!

 

[Cichlid-dude]

The photos are pretty dark. I dont know what they are, im interested to see what they are though.


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[NigelK8485]

HI AA! I haven't posted in a long time and have lost my account info so I decided to make a new account to get started again(old account name: marty20... or something like that ha!) I have been seeing these tiny critters on the glass of my reef tank every morning for a while now and have given up tying to take good pictures of them with my phone so I finally decided to bring them in to work and take some pictures with the microscope... anyone have an idea as to what they are? im thinking tiny/baby snails but that's just a guess. Thanks in advance!

Leech or limpets? http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/Tank_critters2.shtml


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[simplereefer20]

I have looked further into it, I believe they are chitons based of other pictures I have found. The Black background was chosen to try and help show the edge of it so the definition wouldn't be lost with white

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[mr_X]

Yes, they are chitons and fine to keep.