Saw this fuzzy clam looking thing on my sand bed. Looks like a clam but it’s fuzzy and has a weird flat base to it. Should I keep it as a free cleanup crew or toss it? Thanks!
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It’s the exact same thing I just pulled it out didn’t want to take the chances and I know from studying animals, is that anything that’s fuzzy, don’t touch!It looks kinda similar to what I have in my tank. They've been in there for about a year I think?
I just assumed they were mussel's hairy cuisine.
The fuzziness is all over except for the bottom of it. I don’t have a camera that is capable of taking a picture of something that small.Any chance you can get closer up pics of it preferably in a container of tank water?
I have some ideas, but I'm not confident in any at the moment, and straight-on pics of the top, both sides, and the bottom could be helpful.
Also, when you say it's fuzzy, is it just the fuzz visible in the pics around the edges, or is the top fuzzy too and just laying flat instead of stick up?
I'm thinking it may be a Horsemussel (taxonomic subfamily Modiolinae) or similar, but I can't say for sure.The fuzziness is all over except for the bottom of it. I don’t have a camera that is capable of taking a picture of something that small.