Mushroom maybe?

[Reef man 89]

Is this a mushroom? Came in on my kp love rock about 8 months ago and just noticed it 2 weeks ago. It has moved all over my tank. The stager thing is during the day time when the lights are on it closes up to look like a funnel. As soon as the lights go out it opens up do you look like a mushroom. As far as I knew mushrooms could not walk around the tank don’t know if that’s true or not.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Looks close to a Ultra Metallic Orange Mushroom

 

[Anthony Kochevar]

From the photos and what you describe, I'm thinking it might be a limpet snail with a large mantle.

 

[Reef man 89]

Will mushrooms move around the tank like an BTA?

 

[tbrown]

It looks kind of like a mushroom but I'm fairly certain you have a fleshy limpet or similar. Good hitchhiker in my opinion. In answer to your question though, yes, mushrooms can and do walk. Also, often when they walk they get scratched and leave small pieces of flesh on the rocks and those can/will become new mushrooms.

 

[Frizzy reefnewb]

Mushroom type definitely

 

[LRT]

Its cool whatever it is. Don't think its a mushroom though.

 

[fishguy242]

hi,large limpet ?? large flatworm?
poke to see if hard cone body "shell" if so limpet..

 

[tbrown]

Still fairly certain it's a fleshy limpet.

 

[CanuckReefer]

From the photos and what you describe, I'm thinking it might be a limpet snail with a large mantle.

Credit to here..... looks the part , and looks cool....

 

[Reef man 89]

This is it in the cone shape.

 

[Snoopdog]

Fleshy limpet, I have two that size in my sump. Look identical to that. They are very cool to watch, the bottom half looks like a snail but that have this umbrella looking thing on the topside, reddish orange. Likely you got your rock from Florida, orange fleshy limpets are all over the waters in Florida.

Orange Sea Slug

I received 15 lbs of live rock from KP Aquatics from the keys around one week ago. I noticed this guy hiding during the day and way active at night. Any ideas? Thanks!!

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