Sea slug?!

[elfda]

Guys.
You will not believe what I found in my tanks, at work.

Is s/he friendly or a pest?

 

[pugcrush]

Guys.
You will not believe what I found in my tanks, at work.

Is s/he friendly or a pest?

stomatella snail - FRIENDLY...awesome cuc to have

 

[elfda]

stomatella snail - FRIENDLY...awesome cuc to have

Woo!

 

[elfda]

Hmmm... reviewed my photos.
I don't see any kind of shell.

And their antennae seem "fluffy".

 

[Tahoe61]

It's a nudibranch, not sure what kind. @Lionfish Lair.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

It's probably an Elysia and is eating that filamentous algae.

 

[elfda]

It's probably an Elysia and is eating that filamentous algae.

Helpful squishy friend, then?

 

[Lionfish Lair]

I moved to my big screen to have a closer look and I actually think I would remove him. I don't recognize those antennae (rhinophores) as being Elysia.

 

[ArtsyAxolotl]

I have an E. Crispata and Lionfish Lair is right, that's definitely not Elysia rhinophores, at least not any belonging to a crispata or clarki. I'm also not sure that it's a nudibranch. It doesn't appear to have any exposed gills anywhere. Unless it does and you can't see in the pics?

 

[Lionfish Lair]

They remind me of those like you would find on a dermatobranchus. I can't ID it as such, as there's not enough detail, but I don't think he's a "good guy".

 

[elfda]

I'll try to get better pictures next time I'm in. :/

 

[elfda]

They remind me of those like you would find on a dermatobranchus. I can't ID it as such, as there's not enough detail, but I don't think he's a "good guy".

Did a quick Google search for dermatobranchus and that looks much more similar. Little dude is very smooth on top, with fluffy "antennae".

 

[elfda]

...more googling shows it might be interested in snacking on my toadstool coral.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Like a Dermatobranchus rodmani...

 

[elfda]

Like a Dermatobranchus rodmani...

Ah! That's totally it!

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Sorry about the incorrect ID the first time round.

 

[elfda]

Sorry about the incorrect ID the first time round.

No worries; it all worked out in the end.

 

[elfda]

I found out what they're eating.
And I figured out why my GSPs were suddenly so miserable.

Manager is gonna try to order some coral dip. =_=

 

[Lionfish Lair]

He looks fat and healthy.

 

[elfda]

He looks fat and healthy.

Living in the buffet will do that, methinks. [emoji14]