What is he......

k9anna · 07-30-2001, 10:22 AM

found this new guy. well guys cause there is more than one in my 20 gal reef. he is about the size of a 50.cent peice and you can see the bottom of him. his back is soild black

rugger · 07-31-2001, 12:42 AM

I have the same slug(?) crawling around in my tank. I've never seen it do anything damaging, just seems to be eating algae off of the live rock and glass. Sometimes it has a thin white stripe down the middle of its back, has yours ever showed this? I've tried to i.d. it but no luck, hopefully this post will help both of us.

Brian

chromis · 07-31-2001, 12:23 PM

looks like a chiton to me. THey are harmless grazers, I have a couple in my ten gallon that I used to confuse with my stomatella varia. Does looks alittle like a turbo snail though.

HTH
Andrew

saltjunkie · 07-31-2001, 01:10 PM

It is a black elephant limpid. I have his twin in my tank. They are harmless, and eat algae.

Biomanjcs72 · 07-31-2001, 01:48 PM

Definately NOT a chiton, I vote for Limpet too.

SueT · 07-31-2001, 08:52 PM

Definitely a limpet. I had them in my old 55 gal. soft coral tank. I will warn you, mine multiplied like rabbits.

I ended up picking them out and turning them into my lfs. They have a hard shell and are also very hard to get out. They stick like glue.

check out my 120 sps tank:
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Coraltank · 08-01-2001, 05:44 PM

Not to confuse anyone but I believe it's an Elephant Snail Scutus antipodes.I wish I had mine back,didn't react to well to phosguard.

07-30-2001, 10:22 AM	#1
k9anna Council Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Eatonton Ga Posts: 321	What is he...... found this new guy. well guys cause there is more than one in my 20 gal reef. he is about the size of a 50.cent peice and you can see the bottom of him. his back is soild black __________________ Fish can Talk ! if Only we would Listen..

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saltjunkie Governor Join Date: May 2000 Location: Lakeland, Fl. Posts: 1,781	It is a black elephant limpid. I have his twin in my tank. They are harmless, and eat algae. __________________ I am not a failure! I have just found 10,000 ways to do it wrong! rlowride@hotmail.com http://www.danasoft.com/vipersig.jpg

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07-31-2001, 12:42 AM	#2
rugger New in Town Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Holbrook,NY Posts: 2	I have the same slug(?) crawling around in my tank. I've never seen it do anything damaging, just seems to be eating algae off of the live rock and glass. Sometimes it has a thin white stripe down the middle of its back, has yours ever showed this? I've tried to i.d. it but no luck, hopefully this post will help both of us. Brian

07-31-2001, 12:23 PM	#3
chromis Mayor Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Lynchburg, Virginia Posts: 518	looks like a chiton to me. THey are harmless grazers, I have a couple in my ten gallon that I used to confuse with my stomatella varia. Does looks alittle like a turbo snail though. HTH Andrew

07-31-2001, 01:48 PM	#5
Biomanjcs72 Mayor Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Birmingham, Al, USA Posts: 815	Definately NOT a chiton, I vote for Limpet too.

07-31-2001, 08:52 PM	#6
SueT Mayor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Houston,Tex. USA Posts: 544	Definitely a limpet. I had them in my old 55 gal. soft coral tank. I will warn you, mine multiplied like rabbits. I ended up picking them out and turning them into my lfs. They have a hard shell and are also very hard to get out. They stick like glue. check out my 120 sps tank: http://suetruett.homestead.com/home.html www.marshreef.org/members

08-01-2001, 05:44 PM	#7
Coraltank Just Moved In Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: N.C. USA Posts: 30	Not to confuse anyone but I believe it's an Elephant Snail Scutus antipodes.I wish I had mine back,didn't react to well to phosguard.

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