What(Is?) this moving along my rocks?

[UncleSalty]

So awhile back, I swore I saw something strange on my rocks. I didn't think much of it, because the next day, it wasn't there. I told the wife about it and she said "maybe you imagined it" - now, several weeks later, I have found this on my rock here, and I don't believe it's been there. I can't get any better photos as it's away's away from the glass. Here are the best photos I can get, I haven't reached in and touched it yet, because I don't want to if it's something bad!

Any ID's? And there is a chance it's just a rock, but I am betting against it.

 

[khushtram]

Alien maybe ??

 

[khushtram]

So awhile back, I swore I saw something strange on my rocks. I didn't think much of it, because the next day, it wasn't there. I told the wife about it and she said "maybe you imagined it" - now, several weeks later, I have found this on my rock here, and I don't believe it's been there. I can't get any better photos as it's away's away from the glass. Here are the best photos I can get, I haven't reached in and touched it yet, because I don't want to if it's something bad!

Any ID's? And there is a chance it's just a rock, but I am betting against it.

 

[UncleSalty]

Whatever it is - its definitely alive. It's moved. It also has a sucker like a snail.

 

[UncleSalty]

I've got the son of a gun in a small jar. More pics coming.

 

[UncleSalty]

 

[UncleSalty]

maybe a baby sea hare?

 

[UncleSalty]

#Reefsquad

 

[saltyhog]

Is there any shell/hard structure on it? Cool critter!

 

[UncleSalty]

Is there any shell/hard structure on it? Cool critter!

No - its all soft. I don't know what to do with it! It's still in the jar and I just give it fresh water every so often so it doesn't die.

 

[Big G]

@KJ

 

[hdsoftail1065]

Looks like an elephant snail. Google it and see if it looks like one.

 

[hdsoftail1065]

Well, on second thought...similar but now I'm second guessing

 

[Ignitros]

Stomatella snail... good for your tank.

 

[UncleSalty]

I do believe you to be correct! The 'Kraken' has been released back into the tank.

 

[Ignitros]

an actual "good" hitchhiker.

 

[KJ]

Stomatella snail.

 

[Mikedawg]

+1 http://www.melevsreef.com/critter/stomatella

 

[Livinlocal]

Looks like a stomatella, but you said it doesn’t have a hard shell? Stomatellas have what looks like a pinkie nail as a shell.

 

[Ron Reefman]

Looks like a stomatella, but you said it doesn’t have a hard shell? Stomatellas have what looks like a pinkie nail as a shell.

I'm with Livinlocal. I'm not saying it isn't a stomatella, but every stomatella I ever had the shell on its back was quite obvious. This thing looks almost translucent, like a stomatella without a shell.

I'd have guessed there might, emphasise 'might' be a shell under some mantle that's wrapped over it. But 98 times out of 100, when you move a mollusk that extends it's mantle out over it's shell, they retract it when they are touched or disturbed... or moved into a glass!