Help ... is this Chiton or other??

[riemannp]

I think I've discovered a nocturnal team of "chiton" in my reef, but I'm not sure. Here are some clues:

These little buggers are ....
1) White with very mild brown stripes
2) VERY slow moving
3) size of grain of rice,
4) purely noturnal
5) no destructive behavior noticed (so far?)
6) They look somewhat like the attached photo (which I found poking around web).

Can anybody help me identify these little fellas ... worry they are pests,

Thanks in advance

 

[drummereef]

Looks like a chiton to me. They are reef safe.

http://www.melevsreef.com/id/chiton.html

 

[NaH2O]

Here is some more information: The Lean, Unmean, Grazing Machines - Chitons in Nature and Aquaria.

If you are interested in trying to find your chiton: Chiton Images

 

[riemannp]

Thanks for the feedback ....and helpful links .... I appreciate it!

 

[Krish]

Yeah...I'd agree it is a chiton. I've posted pics of them somewhere here before taken out in the wild. My firend had a few in his tank that he said took care of some of the nuicance algae