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Yamaxt660 · 12/26/2020, 10:33 AM

Does anyone know what this little fella is and is it good or bad

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liverock · 12/26/2020, 10:48 AM

Limpet...good guy...

Yamaxt660 · 12/26/2020, 10:49 AM

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Limpet...good guy...

Great thank you

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Imaexpat2 · 12/26/2020, 03:40 PM

Yeah Limpet...I have seen sources that say safe and I have seen some that say certain species are suspect. If its not bothering anything I guess let it be...It most definintly will reproduce on you though giving you lots of them over some time. I had some show up in my QT tank once, hence why I know.

Yamaxt660 · 12/26/2020, 03:46 PM

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Yeah Limpet...I have seen sources that say safe and I have seen some that say certain species are suspect. If its not bothering anything I guess let it be...It most definintly will reproduce on you though giving you lots of them over some time. I had some show up in my QT tank once, hence why I know.

I will keep an eye on it there is nothing in tank at moment as its a new setup but thank you for replying with this as will watch out and see what it gets upto

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Sk8r · 12/26/2020, 07:05 PM

I have them all over: good little cleaners. And will breed.

Imaexpat2 · 12/26/2020, 07:18 PM

The ones I had seemed to be algae only eaters...but I am kinda paranoid so go they must.
I aint taking no chances! But heck yeah they reproduce like no tomorrow!!! In just a couple of weeks they were all over the place in my 6 gallon QT tank.

Yamaxt660 · 12/27/2020, 03:03 AM

Hopefully they won't start to distruct anything when I have corals and fish in tank.

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gabedawg · 12/27/2020, 11:26 PM

Be careful when you’re cleaning the glass if you get a bunch of babies they are hard to see and will for sure scratch the tank if you run over them

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Imaexpat2 · 12/28/2020, 01:09 PM

+1 to that with the glass magnet cleaner!

Yamaxt660 · 12/28/2020, 01:14 PM

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+1 to that with the glass magnet cleaner!

I have magnet cleaner on my tank so hopefully one of these dont get behind that and scratch glass. Might have to keep a close eye on possible reproduction on these.

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cody6766 · 12/29/2020, 12:05 AM

I've had many limpets in almost all of my tanks after a handful of moves. I've never encountered on that was a problem, nor have I had one get stuck in my magfloat and scratch my glass. I'm rebuilding a 2'ish year old tank after a prolonged winter power outage and have noticed a few limpets on the glass. They leave behind a trail of cleared film algae and nothing more than poo.

It's a good idea to keep an eye out for any odd behavior out of something you didn't add to the tank for a reason, but your risk of problems is low to zero with these guys.

Yamaxt660 · 12/29/2020, 05:35 PM

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I've had many limpets in almost all of my tanks after a handful of moves. I've never encountered on that was a problem, nor have I had one get stuck in my magfloat and scratch my glass. I'm rebuilding a 2'ish year old tank after a prolonged winter power outage and have noticed a few limpets on the glass. They leave behind a trail of cleared film algae and nothing more than poo.

It's a good idea to keep an eye out for any odd behavior out of something you didn't add to the tank for a reason, but your risk of problems is low to zero with these guys.

These have come in on the live rock a added to tank while cycling reef tank. Hopefully they won't cause any issues.

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Yamaxt660 · 12/29/2020, 05:37 PM

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These have come in on the live rock added to tank while cycling reef tank. Hopefully they won't cause any issues.

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cody6766 · 12/29/2020, 09:25 PM

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These have come in on the live rock a added to tank while cycling reef tank. Hopefully they won't cause any issues.

The likelihood of problems is incredibly low-to-nil. I consider them a dollar saved on a snail whenever I see one. Ditto for stomatila snails, colistina snails, bristle worms, and astrea stars. There's a lot of cool microfauna that you'll notice as your tank matures. Most of it is perfectly safe.

12/26/2020, 10:33 AM	#1
Yamaxt660 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2020 Posts: 19	Life on rock Does anyone know what this little fella is and is it good or bad Sent from my SM-N975F using Tapatalk

12/26/2020, 10:48 AM	#2
liverock RC Sponsor Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Tampa Posts: 3,836	Limpet...good guy... __________________ Rock-On! Madelyn & Jocelyn www.tbsaltwater.com Find us on Instagram tbs_liverockrocks Current Tank Info: mixed reef

12/26/2020, 07:05 PM	#6
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	I have them all over: good little cleaners. And will breed. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

12/29/2020, 12:05 AM	#12
cody6766 Super Best Friends! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: OKC, OK Posts: 3,772	I've had many limpets in almost all of my tanks after a handful of moves. I've never encountered on that was a problem, nor have I had one get stuck in my magfloat and scratch my glass. I'm rebuilding a 2'ish year old tank after a prolonged winter power outage and have noticed a few limpets on the glass. They leave behind a trail of cleared film algae and nothing more than poo. It's a good idea to keep an eye out for any odd behavior out of something you didn't add to the tank for a reason, but your risk of problems is low to zero with these guys. __________________ "The moral is the chosen, not the forced; the understood, not the obeyed. The moral is the rational, and reason accepts no commandments." - John Galt Current Tank Info: Cadlights 60G Arisan II mixed reef with 2x MP40s and 24" ATI

12/26/2020, 03:40 PM	#4
Imaexpat2 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chagos Arch. Posts: 474	Yeah Limpet...I have seen sources that say safe and I have seen some that say certain species are suspect. If its not bothering anything I guess let it be...It most definintly will reproduce on you though giving you lots of them over some time. I had some show up in my QT tank once, hence why I know.

12/26/2020, 07:18 PM	#7
Imaexpat2 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chagos Arch. Posts: 474	The ones I had seemed to be algae only eaters...but I am kinda paranoid so go they must. I aint taking no chances! But heck yeah they reproduce like no tomorrow!!! In just a couple of weeks they were all over the place in my 6 gallon QT tank.

12/27/2020, 03:03 AM	#8
Yamaxt660 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2020 Posts: 19	Hopefully they won't start to distruct anything when I have corals and fish in tank. Sent from my SM-N975F using Tapatalk

12/27/2020, 11:26 PM	#9
gabedawg Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 11	Be careful when you’re cleaning the glass if you get a bunch of babies they are hard to see and will for sure scratch the tank if you run over them Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

12/28/2020, 01:09 PM	#10
Imaexpat2 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chagos Arch. Posts: 474	+1 to that with the glass magnet cleaner!