What the heck is this?

[Susan Edwards]

Just spotted this in my tank a couple days ago. No shell that I can see. Is it good? I can't decide if it's cute or butt ugly.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

I think that's one of those "so ugly it's cute" critters... tagging along, I'm curious what it is too.

 

[Susan Edwards]

lol's @Robin Haselden When I first saw it I though ewwww. Then I saw the "face" and it's both cute and ewww Have no idea where it came from.

 

[Meldrath]

Looks like a limpet of some sort.

 

[Reefhunter007]

It's a stometella snail I know I spellled it wrong lol but there reefsafe good algae eater

 

[tdileo]

Yes, stomatella snail. They will breed readily without you trying and are primarily nocturnal. Great microalgae eaters.

 

[mjt82]

Stomatella! I have hundreds of them that start migrating up the glass just before lights out. My tank glass is covered with them at night. Good to have!

 

[John Gemmel]

Butt ugly

 

[Paul B]

It's a stometella snail

Yes it is. At first I thought it was one of my old girlfriends, but the stometella has a shorter mustache

 

[Susan Edwards]

Lol's @Paul B I'd love to know how one of those got into my tank! I started with dry rock! And from the size, it's been in there quite a while. Thanks to all who replied!

 

[Paul B]

I have no Idea but my tank has been set up for decades and I occasionally get one of those. One of them got huge but very cool looking. It scared me to death once when I heard a noise in my kitchen and it was making itself a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich.

 

[rtparty]

They can hitch hike on anything. I too started with all dry rock and have one good sized stomatella and just found a baby the other day. They are great for our tanks and an excellent part of the cleanup crew

 

[tdileo]

I started with dry rock as well. I am confident my first one came in on my first montipora frag and now I have a population.