What is this weird thing munching on my glass?

[bzb]

Cross posted on R2R, but figured one of yall might know.

Threw on a glove and extracted this from my DT. It's about an inch long, has antenna, but also looks like some tentacles on its back. It's entirely beige/white, but has a small shell (or something hard on its back).

It was eating like a regular turbo snail - that "munch munch" action with its mouth. When I pulled him out of the tank into the specimen container, it wouldn't let go of my finger!

I'll take "weird crap that I didn't buy" for $500, Alex.

 

[ichthyoid]

Stomatella a type of mollusk/snail. They are harmless.

stomatella - Google Suche

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[bzb]

How did he get so big?!

 

[Tanster2]

Looks like a stomatella. They come out more at night in my experience, so you don’t always notice them. I have one in my tank nearly the size of a thumb lol

 

[ichthyoid]

Likely was imported on a rock/coral and found plenty to eat afterward

 

[bhodges82]

I've seen them bigger than that, definitely a stomatella

 

[chuck]

Those taste really good too fyi.

 

[bzb]

Those taste really good too fyi.

With all the food I had in there, he's definitely seasoned with garlic already. Come get it!

Thanks everyone - that's great to know. Just wanted to be sure it wasn't yet another setback in my comeback!

Good boi snel is back in the tank. They're so quick!