wierd critter

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IceDragon

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last night i say this critter about 1 cm long and 1/2 wide and tall it had 2 definant antenni and what locamotion like a snails foot. the critter appered to be soft bodied all over and was brown with a little white on him. i turned on the light and then ran to get my camera and i guess the little blok ran for the hills becaus i havent seen him sence ... any idea what he is?
 
BoomerD

BoomerD

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Stomatella sp. snail perhaps? Theyoften appear to be soft-bodied with no shell...otherwise fits the description pretty well...

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IceDragon

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that looks about right except that mine had shorter stockier antenii and did not have the little bubble thing on his head ... btw do those have a common name and are they harmful?
 
BoomerD

BoomerD

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The only common name I've ever heard is "Reef Bunny", presumable because of the long antennae resembling ears? OR they are prolific as rabbits :D
There are several different species we can vome across in the hobby. Here's one of the ones I have in my tank... (crappy pic...)
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IceDragon

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okay i finally saw him again ... this time i got the camera befor turning on the lights.... hit the lights and took some pics as he ran (he is actually a quick lil blok)
 
Witfull

Witfull

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definately stomella snail...aka fingernail snail. algae eater and can be prolific breeders. harmless and beneficial to reefs.
 
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IceDragon

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it might be a while befor i get some more live rock and all the algea is cleared off the base rock should i drop in an algea disk?
 
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