Reef Safe Limpet?

[Fungusamongus]

Can anyone tell me if this is a reef safe limpet? Hard to grab a good photo. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

 

[IKD]

I don’t know of any non-reef safe limpets. The one in the picture should be reef safe.

 

[GlassMunky]

I don’t know of any non-reef safe limpets. The one in the picture should be reef safe.

Key hole limpets from the Caribbean are coral eaters.
I had 2 that ate my blastos.
There was also another recent thread where someone had one eating acros and other corals as well.

 

[Gtinnel]

It looks like the ones I’ve had in my tanks without any issues. From my limited understanding if they don’t have a hole in the shell then they should be fine.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

True limpets (no hole on top of the shell) are safe - two subfamilies of Keyhole limpets (some species of which are found in the Caribbean/Western Atlantic) are known to eat corals.

For more info, see my post in the thread below:

Acro Eating Limpets

I wanted to post this for some visibility as I do not believe it’s too well known that certain limpets will eat acros. I believe they are sourced from the gulf. I have only had them in my last 2 builds (started in my 25 > upgraded to 150 and transferred rock) and I have had multiple orders of...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[IKD]

Key hole limpets from the Caribbean are coral eaters.
I had 2 that ate my blastos.
There was also another recent thread where someone had one eating acros and other corals as well.

…and I’d like to add that I am now aware of certain non-reefsafe limpets LOL

 

[Fungusamongus]

Thank you all. I couldn't see the small hole at the top and assumed this wasn't but thought i would try to get some extra eyes on this little guy.

 

[UMALUM]

 

[Fungusamongus]

Thank you for the reference photo. Yikes, did it do ajy damage?

 

[UMALUM]

Thank you for the reference photo. Yikes, did it do ajy damage?

Hahahaha, luckily nothing expensive. Zoas, pectina, birds nest, monti, ect. Needless to say he wasn't picky.

 

[Fungusamongus]

Wow....I would be mortified. Hate seeing anything go. Was it a gradual disappearance or a huge chunk gone over night?