What is this?

[HowardJ02]

reminds me of a shell-less Trochus ?

 

[Lionfish Lair]

It's a stomatella.

 

[Maritimer]

+1 - but since I've only either seen liverock-camouflage ones or black ones, and yours is half-and-half, I declare yours a little bit extra-cool!

~Bruce

 

[Lionfish Lair]

I think he's an "original". That's not a species variation, but a hiccup of some sort. You'll have to let us know if you see more with split colors like that. They usually reproduce quite readily, so you should see more in the future.... mostly at night.

 

[HowardJ02]

Thanks, fellas!

 

[Lionfish Lair]

 

[HowardJ02]

I saw it again today-
Tried to sharpen the picture and make it less blue. Cell phone camera. You get the jist! Cool little guy.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

That's totally cool!

 

[HowardJ02]

What about this little guy? Is it a Trochus?

 

[Lionfish Lair]

That's a Collonista

 

[HowardJ02]

Thanks!

Wonder where these guys are coming from??
I've dipped every new coral I've gotten.

 

[HowardJ02]

Still alive! It's always kind of exciting to see it.. mostly because I just feel like my hermits will make it a snack some time. Haha

 

[Lionfish Lair]

These guys can drop their tail and run and they are fast, so hopefully a grabby hermit with pinch his tail.