On the Move

CAMAKAZY · 01/08/2009, 10:08 PM

So I recently got a used reef tank and the owner was unsure of some of the livestock. This lil guy is about the size of a half dollar and is constantly on the move. Second pic is to try an show what he moves with. Pic was taken on a phone so excuse the quality. So anyway what is it?

woodiecrafts · 01/08/2009, 10:17 PM

I can't tell from the pictures what it is, but it is wild looking. Someone will come along and be able to identify it.

CAMAKAZY · 01/09/2009, 09:17 AM

BUMP to the top.

K' Family Reef · 01/09/2009, 09:25 AM

limpet... scutus is more then likely what it is... havent seen a brown one before

heres a link
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...H_enUS265US265

TheMcs · 01/09/2009, 09:39 AM

+1 for Neptune's ID, I always called them fleshy limpets though, and I've never seen a brown one either, only solid black.

CAMAKAZY · 01/09/2009, 09:39 AM

The pic is kinda dark, but to me it looks orange in person.

TheMcs · 01/09/2009, 09:47 AM

I've never seen an orange one either.

K' Family Reef · 01/09/2009, 09:48 AM

here's some good reading about it
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-06/rs/index.php

CAMAKAZY · 01/09/2009, 10:04 AM

It looks like the second pic on this page. Thanks for the help.

http://www.seaslugforum.net/showall.cfm?base=keyhole

K' Family Reef · 01/09/2009, 11:15 AM

we found a scutus in our tank
and was thrilled when we found it - especially as it had gone 'unseen' for couple years before it was noticed (what are the chances???)... the one you have would seem to be a more 'unique' find or less common anyway.

once it was found hanging upside down
on a piece of LR - like a bat in a cave... it stayed like that for several hours... have no idea what it was doing positioned like this and havent noticed this behavior since.

later on we caught it and stuck it in the fuge...

happy reefing.

regards

CAMAKAZY · 01/09/2009, 11:22 AM

Mine tends to like the underside of rock too. To see him transfer from rock to rock is unique to say the least.

01/08/2009, 10:08 PM	#1
CAMAKAZY Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 215	On the Move So I recently got a used reef tank and the owner was unsure of some of the livestock. This lil guy is about the size of a half dollar and is constantly on the move. Second pic is to try an show what he moves with. Pic was taken on a phone so excuse the quality. So anyway what is it?

01/08/2009, 10:17 PM	#2
woodiecrafts Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Jonesboro, AR Posts: 414	I can't tell from the pictures what it is, but it is wild looking. Someone will come along and be able to identify it. __________________ Always remember, no matter where you go, there you are. "Buckaroo Banzai" Current Tank Info: 2-75 Gal Mixed Reefs / with T-5 Nova Extremes // 1-10 gal nano reef w/ PC's

01/09/2009, 09:25 AM	#4
K' Family Reef Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,966	limpet... scutus is more then likely what it is... havent seen a brown one before heres a link http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...H_enUS265US265 Last edited by K' Family Reef; 01/09/2009 at 09:33 AM.

01/09/2009, 09:39 AM	#5
TheMcs Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Broken Arrow, OK Posts: 2,272	+1 for Neptune's ID, I always called them fleshy limpets though, and I've never seen a brown one either, only solid black. __________________ Evaporation and top off don't count as water changes... Current Tank Info: 185g Deep Sea display, 2x 40g frag tanks, 90g fuge, 60g sump (400+ gal system)

01/09/2009, 09:47 AM	#7
TheMcs Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Broken Arrow, OK Posts: 2,272	I've never seen an orange one either. __________________ Evaporation and top off don't count as water changes... Current Tank Info: 185g Deep Sea display, 2x 40g frag tanks, 90g fuge, 60g sump (400+ gal system)

01/09/2009, 09:17 AM	#3
CAMAKAZY Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 215	BUMP to the top.

01/09/2009, 09:48 AM	#8
K' Family Reef Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,966	here's some good reading about it http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-06/rs/index.php

01/09/2009, 10:04 AM	#9
CAMAKAZY Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 215	It looks like the second pic on this page. Thanks for the help. http://www.seaslugforum.net/showall.cfm?base=keyhole

01/09/2009, 11:15 AM	#10
K' Family Reef Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,966	we found a scutus in our tank and was thrilled when we found it - especially as it had gone 'unseen' for couple years before it was noticed (what are the chances???)... the one you have would seem to be a more 'unique' find or less common anyway. once it was found hanging upside down on a piece of LR - like a bat in a cave... it stayed like that for several hours... have no idea what it was doing positioned like this and havent noticed this behavior since. later on we caught it and stuck it in the fuge... happy reefing. regards

01/09/2009, 11:22 AM	#11
CAMAKAZY Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 215	Mine tends to like the underside of rock too. To see him transfer from rock to rock is unique to say the least.