Mystery Critter

[shanepike]

Any idea what this thing is? It looks and moves exactly like a snail with no shell. This is the first time I've seen it in the light. The only other times I've seen it were at night, and it's always hiding in the rock work.

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[dawgface]

Stomatella Snail. No worries, algea eater.

 

[shanepike]

Very cool. Thanks!

 

[raz0945]

+1

dawgface;773792 wrote: stomatella snail. No worries, algea eater.

 

[shanepike]

Here's an even better shot of it. It's starting to come out in the light now. Doesn't look like the stomatella picture in the Hitchhiker's Guide...thus the mystery.

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[dawgface]

Stomatella for sure now.

Edit: Fwiw there are hundreds of different species.... That is one of them.

 

[cjsparky]

Awesome algae eaters...and a good hitchhiker to get!

CJ

 

[dawgface]

They also breed extremely well in the aquarium setting, granted you don't have a wrasse that finds them tasty.