whats up my fishy friendz,quatersized flat worm help

fishheads · 01-03-2007, 06:23 PM

guys i have a flat worm as big as a quarter,solid black except when he wants he can make a shell appear,which is mottled white and very flat...the shell is not nearly as big as his surrounding body...ive personally have never encountered this critter in my years of reefing....is it predatory?do i have to fear for my precious corals..please get back 2 me ASAP because he came with a mushroom rock i just bought,thier aclimating now

Dentoid · 01-03-2007, 06:32 PM

Can you submit a picture? It would be helpful. Maybe it's a Sea Hare? They usually have an internal shell and they look like slugs.
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Scott

SueT · 01-03-2007, 06:51 PM

thats a limpet, I had scores of them when I had my 55g and they multiple like rabbits. I never had any problems with them and they were in with my lps and softies.

fishheads · 01-03-2007, 07:42 PM

i dropped my camera in my tank 1 day..so no pics..do flat worms have shells....i have books out of my arse....the only thing it looks like is a flat worm...imagine a black fried egg,with the yoke bieng his shell...hes able to conceal his shell like a cowrie...but he is really ,really flat

SueT · 01-03-2007, 07:51 PM

this is a limpet...I know exactly what type of critter you're talking about, I used to have them in my reef tank. They are called a limpet.

Witfull · 01-03-2007, 08:12 PM

i just watched "the incredible Mr. Limpet"~

does the shell look like a flattened cone with a lil hole in the top, if so its a limpet, aka "Opihi"

Dentoid · 01-03-2007, 08:22 PM

Limpets look like chinaman hats, cone shaped shell w/a hole in the top. Maybe it's a black one-eyed people eater.

Dentoid · 01-03-2007, 08:50 PM

Fishheads: I may have ID'd your flartworm. I consulted Julian Sprung's book, "Invertebrates-A Quick Reference Guide"and found what you describe as a Scutus cf. unguis or black limpet. It says that "...it is easily mistaken for a sea slug until its shell is revealed." It also states "...it is a good herbivore. Unfortunately it eats live coral too!" It hails from the indo-Pacific. Look this up in your references to see if this is it. Good luck!
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Scott

fishheads · 01-04-2007, 02:46 AM

thanx guys, you were a big help.....unfortunately i have already added the rock....i knocked over a rock ,picked it up,and immediatly he was gone...i doubt i will ever be able to remove him if he does become a problem...wish me luck

BrothaWolf · 01-04-2007, 03:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Witfull

i just watched "the incredible Mr. Limpet"~

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CLASSIC!!!

01-03-2007, 06:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
fishheads Ricordea Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: norcal Posts: 179 View Gallery* Karma Komment	whats up my fishy friendz,quatersized flat worm help guys i have a flat worm as big as a quarter,solid black except when he wants he can make a shell appear,which is mottled white and very flat...the shell is not nearly as big as his surrounding body...ive personally have never encountered this critter in my years of reefing....is it predatory?do i have to fear for my precious corals..please get back 2 me ASAP because he came with a mushroom rock i just bought,thier aclimating now __________________ 110 GAL.REEF,ask me for specs • What happens when you throw a green rock into the Red Sea? .....it gets wet...... Why are gold fish orange? .....The water makes them rusty!.....

01-03-2007, 06:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,827 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: whats up my fishy friendz,quatersized flat worm help Can you submit a picture? It would be helpful. Maybe it's a Sea Hare? They usually have an internal shell and they look like slugs. ____________ Scott

01-03-2007, 06:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
SueT Neon dottyback Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 650 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: whats up my fishy friendz,quatersized flat worm help thats a limpet, I had scores of them when I had my 55g and they multiple like rabbits. I never had any problems with them and they were in with my lps and softies. __________________ 120g sps/clam tank: http://berlinmethod.com/suet/ 2x250w 10k reeflux, actinic supplementation, mag12 return, 2 mjmods-1200, 2 mj1200 on wavemaker, kalk drip, ASM G3, 75+ spp. of acropora and montipora plating & encrusting sp. http://clamsdirect.com/phpbb2/

01-03-2007, 07:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
fishheads Ricordea Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: norcal Posts: 179 View Gallery* Karma Komment	Re: whats up my fishy friendz,quatersized flat worm help i dropped my camera in my tank 1 day..so no pics..do flat worms have shells....i have books out of my arse....the only thing it looks like is a flat worm...imagine a black fried egg,with the yoke bieng his shell...hes able to conceal his shell like a cowrie...but he is really ,really flat __________________ 110 GAL.REEF,ask me for specs • What happens when you throw a green rock into the Red Sea? .....it gets wet...... Why are gold fish orange? .....The water makes them rusty!.....

01-03-2007, 07:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
SueT Neon dottyback Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 650 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: whats up my fishy friendz,quatersized flat worm help this is a limpet...I know exactly what type of critter you're talking about, I used to have them in my reef tank. They are called a limpet. __________________ 120g sps/clam tank: http://berlinmethod.com/suet/ 2x250w 10k reeflux, actinic supplementation, mag12 return, 2 mjmods-1200, 2 mj1200 on wavemaker, kalk drip, ASM G3, 75+ spp. of acropora and montipora plating & encrusting sp. http://clamsdirect.com/phpbb2/

01-03-2007, 08:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,827 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: whats up my fishy friendz,quatersized flat worm help Limpets look like chinaman hats, cone shaped shell w/a hole in the top. Maybe it's a black one-eyed people eater.

01-03-2007, 08:50 PM	#8 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,827 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: whats up my fishy friendz,quatersized flat worm help Fishheads: I may have ID'd your flartworm. I consulted Julian Sprung's book, "Invertebrates-A Quick Reference Guide"and found what you describe as a Scutus cf. unguis or black limpet. It says that "...it is easily mistaken for a sea slug until its shell is revealed." It also states "...it is a good herbivore. Unfortunately it eats live coral too!" It hails from the indo-Pacific. Look this up in your references to see if this is it. Good luck! ______ Scott

01-04-2007, 02:46 AM	#9 (permalink)
fishheads Ricordea Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: norcal Posts: 179 View Gallery* Karma Komment	Re: whats up my fishy friendz,quatersized flat worm help thanx guys, you were a big help.....unfortunately i have already added the rock....i knocked over a rock ,picked it up,and immediatly he was gone...i doubt i will ever be able to remove him if he does become a problem...wish me luck __________________ 110 GAL.REEF,ask me for specs • What happens when you throw a green rock into the Red Sea? .....it gets wet...... Why are gold fish orange? .....The water makes them rusty!.....

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