Mollusk/Snail ID?

RockyProndoa · Apr 24, 2018

So I came across this guy tonight while viewing the tank about an hour before the blues come on. It's about 1/2 - 3/4" long, very dark almost black in color and appears to be a snail with a very soft, flat shell of some sort. Pics were taken with a cell phone, so not the best quality but perhaps someone can make something of it?

redfishbluefish · Apr 24, 2018

The picture is terrible.....google Scutus and see if that is what you have.

Crabs McJones · Apr 24, 2018

Is that a black stomatella snail?

RockyProndoa · Apr 25, 2018

redfishbluefish said:
The picture is terrible.....google Scutus and see if that is what you have.

Yeah, I know the pictures are awful. Couldn't get phone to focus and by the time I got upstairs to get real camera he was gone.

That being said, scutus is close, but they seem to be flatter and have a white stripe down their back. Mine appears to be more slug-like, cylindrical and no stripe.

RockyProndoa · Apr 25, 2018

crabs_mcjones said:
Is that a black stomatella snail?

I think that's it! Thanks!

Crabs McJones · Apr 25, 2018

RockyProndoa said:
I think that's it! Thanks!

If it is, SCORE! Awesome hitchhiker

RockyProndoa · Apr 25, 2018

crabs_mcjones said:
If it is, SCORE! Awesome hitchhiker

Oh yeah? Only ever heard of them, no real knowledge of them. Hopefully there's more than one!

Tanks been up for a year and I haven't added any new rock since startup. Maybe came in on some chaeto - all my frags get dipped.

Crabs McJones · Apr 25, 2018

RockyProndoa said:
Oh yeah? Only ever heard of them, no real knowledge of them. Hopefully there's more than one!

Tanks been up for a year and I haven't added any new rock since startup. Maybe came in on some chaeto - all my frags get dipped.

Part of it is stomatella only come out at night and they're very quick moving. So hard to detect unless you're scanning the tank at night.

RockyProndoa · Apr 25, 2018

crabs_mcjones said:
Part of it is stomatella only come out at night and they're very quick moving. So hard to detect unless you're scanning the tank at night.

Nice. I'll have to be on the lookout! Thanks for the info.

Krzydmnd · Apr 25, 2018

RockyProndoa said:
Nice. I'll have to be on the lookout! Thanks for the info.

They're awesome! I was excited to find my first one, now I have about 8 that I have seen. Different colors too, one is a beautiful pearlescent pink. Hopefully you can catch them spawning sometime, they jet sperm into the water column. Very cool to watch.