Friend or foe

[donnalaybourn]

Hi im new to forums and saltwater my tank is 20wks old and is a 2ft sq cube holding 170ltrs in dt and then the sump. At the moment i have a pink scooter blenny.2 black and white clowns.1blueline fairy wrasse.1purple firefish and 1 flame hawkfish.cuc.is 3 hermits. 3 narcissus snail and 3 troccus snails.and one lge fire shrimp.what i need to know is who or what is my latest little hitchhiker.picture attatched it is the purple blob thing

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[Oceanwave45]

Not sure on this one - let's see what the #reefsquad

 

[melypr1985]

Can you possibly put an arrow on the picture so we know what you are referring to? Not sure what you mean by "purple blob thing"

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

It looks like a Scutus
A shield snail.
If you can, tap it on the back to feel for a shell.
It's a good thing and many live for years.

 

[donnalaybourn]

Can you possibly put an arrow on the picture so we know what you are referring to? Not sure what you mean by "purple blob thing"

Its the small round circle thing on the bottom of the rock near the sand its quite dark

 

[Flippers4pups]

To the left of the picture, possible mushroom coral? Does it move any?

 

[donnalaybourn]

It looks like a Scutus
A shield snail.
If you can, tap it on the back to feel for a shell.
It's a good thing and many live for years.

The inner circle on the top is like a opening and the outer is wavey like a snail or slug it also has 2 long feelers like a snail.but i cant see a shell

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

The inner circle on the top is like a opening and the outer is wavey like a snail or slug it also has 2 long feelers like a snail.but i cant see a shell

It would be the oval in the center.

 

[donnalaybourn]

It would be the oval in the center.

Looked up on net and looks just like it except mines purpley like the rock. Looks like im breeding snails at this rate. He can join my gang of hitchhiking stomatellas. Thanks for your help much apreciated .