Clam, Abalone, Alien?

[thefishgirl]

I have this in my 75g tank. I got this along with some other live rock recently purchased from an LFS. I really thought it was a dead oyster or something...and that corals had grown on its back. There were a plethora of small feather dusters, so I thought it would be cool in my tank. ...until it unhinged itself in my hand. That was a bit unexpected to say the least.

Let me know what you think. I'm leaning toward abalone...or alien. Overall, it is about the size of my fist -- that includes the coral.

[MizTanks]

I vote Alien!!

[thefishgirl]

Macro shot of the inside of the shell... best and closest I can get with my PointNShoot that is 10 yrs old.

[BeakerBob]

Some kind of clam or mussel.....definitely not an abalone as they only have a half shell.

[carlitofish]

i told you it was alive!!! it is an oyster!!!

[thefishgirl]

I thought you meant the stuff on the outside. LOL It has some beautiful feather dusters on it! hahaha
Do I need to do anything special with it?

[carlitofish]

Originally Posted by thefishgirl

I thought you meant the stuff on the outside. LOL It has some beautiful feather dusters on it! hahaha
Do I need to do anything special with it?

hot sauce!

[thefishgirl]

Originally Posted by carlitofish

hot sauce!

I'm allergic to shell fish. LOL

[MizTanks]

Since I was right I.D.ing it I GET THE PEARL!!!

[jimsflies]

It sure ain't pretty!