Anyone know what this is? Picture

Mcooper73 · 09/15/2016, 04:14 PM

I have literally watched this thing slowly crawl around on my rocks. It's pretty thin, too thin to a snail I would think. Once it got to the spot in the pictures it has stayed there for weeks and grown. It is about 2x the size as when I saw it for the first time a month ago.

CafeReef · 09/15/2016, 04:29 PM

Stomatella snail

eastlake · 09/16/2016, 06:33 AM

looks like a limpit to me, could be wrong though

homer1475 · 09/16/2016, 07:14 AM

Stomatella snail.

oneofmany · 09/16/2016, 10:39 AM

It does kind of look like a Limpet. Just try and pry it from the rocks the next time you see it and you should be able to tell right away. The fact that it hasn't moved in quite awhile seems more indicative of a Limpet as opposed to a Stomatella snail too IMO.

Sugar Magnolia · 09/16/2016, 11:09 AM

Limpet.

mcgyvr · 09/16/2016, 01:09 PM

Limpet = good guy..

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A sea K · 09/16/2016, 01:30 PM

Stomatella=good guy too. It does however look like a Limpet to me.

CafeReef · 09/16/2016, 02:57 PM

I agree, limpit, the first time I was on my phone and I saw it the middle ring made me think it was the snail cap on the stomatella's back. But now seeing on a PC in larger I see it's a solid, pointy shell. Limpit for certain.

Mcooper73 · 09/16/2016, 05:46 PM

I will have to read up more on thoses. Thank you guys for the ID!

hotelbravo · 09/16/2016, 09:05 PM

also agree definitely not a stomatella and is a limpet. either way good clean up crew

Dkuhlmann · 09/17/2016, 03:32 AM

"m in the limpet group too. Stomatella snails have a flatter shell than limpet's do. Also with limpets they don't have much of their flesh extending past the shell where Stomatella snails have a long tail

abIngenui · 09/19/2016, 07:52 PM

Another one for the limpet clan. I have a couple of those in my my sump and in and round the crevices of my live rock. Good to have

09/15/2016, 04:29 PM	#2
CafeReef Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Elkhorn, NE Posts: 1,405	Stomatella snail __________________ 50 Gallon cube

09/16/2016, 07:14 AM	#4
homer1475 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 5,313	Stomatella snail. __________________ 80G SCA Build: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2560256 Originally posted by der_wille_zur_macht: "He's just taking his lunch to work"

09/16/2016, 11:09 AM	#6
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	Limpet. __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

09/16/2016, 01:09 PM	#7
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Limpet = good guy.. bookmark this for future reference.. http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker.shtml __________________ Who me?

09/16/2016, 01:30 PM	#8
A sea K Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Branford Fl Posts: 3,024	Stomatella=good guy too. It does however look like a Limpet to me. __________________ I am not a pro so excuse me if I'm wrong. Current Tank Info: 30gal Deep Blue rimless 9/10/2014, 80gal Deep Blue rimless 40gal sump/refugium 9/11/16 LPS reef, 2 x Kessil A160 with a single Maxspect Razor, RO Prime 150INT skimmer, Sicce 3 return pump, Vortech MP40 and MP10

09/16/2016, 06:33 AM	#3
eastlake Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: willoughby Posts: 648	looks like a limpit to me, could be wrong though

09/16/2016, 10:39 AM	#5
oneofmany In Memoriam Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: California Posts: 151	It does kind of look like a Limpet. Just try and pry it from the rocks the next time you see it and you should be able to tell right away. The fact that it hasn't moved in quite awhile seems more indicative of a Limpet as opposed to a Stomatella snail too IMO.

09/16/2016, 02:57 PM	#9
CafeReef Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Elkhorn, NE Posts: 1,405	I agree, limpit, the first time I was on my phone and I saw it the middle ring made me think it was the snail cap on the stomatella's back. But now seeing on a PC in larger I see it's a solid, pointy shell. Limpit for certain. __________________ 50 Gallon cube

09/16/2016, 05:46 PM	#10
Mcooper73 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 24	I will have to read up more on thoses. Thank you guys for the ID!

09/16/2016, 09:05 PM	#11
hotelbravo Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 2,175	also agree definitely not a stomatella and is a limpet. either way good clean up crew __________________ -Hodge Current Tank Info: 180 gallon, 40b sump. 3x OR T247 lighting, Reef Octopus protein skimmer, phosban 550 reactor, tunze ato, gyre xf 150, 2x mag 9.5 returns.

09/17/2016, 03:32 AM	#12
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	"m in the limpet group too. Stomatella snails have a flatter shell than limpet's do. Also with limpets they don't have much of their flesh extending past the shell where Stomatella snails have a long tail __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

09/19/2016, 07:52 PM	#13
abIngenui Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 50	Another one for the limpet clan. I have a couple of those in my my sump and in and round the crevices of my live rock. Good to have