I.D please

[Grease5796]

I was just cleaning my tank and found this little critter
Should I keep him in there or remove it?

 

[TCatlin]

Most likely a stomatello, see google images at, https://www.google.com/search?q=sto...uoHQBw&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1252&bih=659&dpr=1, generally these are good there are exceptions see thread in another forum, Is This Snail Good Or Bad!!! - The Reef Tank,

 

[Tahoe61]

It is a Stomatella, harmless, an algae eater.

 

[shred5]

It is a Stomatella, harmless, an algae eater.

Yep agreed... These actually multiply in a reef too....

 

[mcarroll]

Looks like a so-called elephant slug, but would have to get a better photo to be sure. Does he eve display a white streak or part of a shell on his back? Too bulky and dark to be a Stomatella IMO.

All good for the tank in any case, I think. Can you get a better-lit photo, from the side maybe?

-Matt

 

[Grease5796]

Put him back in now, he did have 2 white spots on his shell

 

[tektite]

Its a stomatella, abalone-shaped shell. Black is not as common of a color, but still exist.

 

[TarHeelReefer22]

is it lacking a shell?

 

[mcarroll]

I think I see the two spots in the photo....not a black limpet/elephant slug then.

Just for reference:
https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/selling-forum-livestock/61813-duckbill-limpets-aka-elephant-slugs.html


(In my best Ahnuld Swatzenegger..) Ihts Naht A Limpit!

-Matt