Slipper Limpet?

[Zelly]

Is this some type of slipper limpet? I just noticed it filter feeding, it has been attached to the snail's shell for a long time, doesnt seem to move. Good or bad?

 

[AlyciaMarie Verified Admin]

I can't see the media. Can you try uploading via YouTube?

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Hard to say for sure from the video, but looks like it may be a Vermetid snail - if it's a red, spiralled tube that sends out a mucus string to feed, it's a Vermetid.

 

[Glowurm]

Cant be sure but fairly certain it is not a slipper limpet!

 

[Zelly]

Hard to say for sure from the video, but looks like it may be a Vermetid snail - if it's a red, spiralled tube that sends out a mucus string to feed, it's a Vermetid.

Its mostly black, maybe a little red. No spiral, sends out a white tube/string to feed. I have only seen it feed this one time but I have been watching it for a while now (I initially thought it was just part of the snail's shell or something) but it hasnt left the shell. Should I remove it?

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Its mostly black, maybe a little red. No spiral, sends out a white tube/string to feed. I have only seen it feed this one time but I have been watching it for a while now (I initially thought it was just part of the snail's shell or something) but it hasnt left the shell. Should I remove it?

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's a vermetid snail; it's generally recommended to remove them, as their mucus nets can irritate corals and they can reproduce to unsightly numbers (plus, their tubes are sharp and can cut your hand in the tank).