OK..........WHAT, is This!!! ..PICS..

Saltcity · 07/12/2006, 10:34 PM

I was cleaning my sump and found this thing in there just crawlin around. It's about an inch or a little longer and slides along like a snail, the back of it is hard like a shell.....What the heck is it??

Tu Ku · 07/12/2006, 10:37 PM

CHITON! score, keep him around, they're great, they'll eat their weight in algae

Saltcity · 07/12/2006, 10:38 PM

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Originally posted by Tu Ku
CHITON! score

HUH?? Is that good?

Tu Ku · 07/12/2006, 10:39 PM

yeah, it's good. it's basically a sea slug without a massive shell

Saltcity · 07/12/2006, 10:40 PM

Chiton.....Just found it online. Is it reef safe?

whiteshark · 07/12/2006, 10:40 PM

Doesn't look like a chiton to me. I would guess Stomatella (not real sure of spelling. Its something like that) snail.

Tu Ku · 07/12/2006, 10:41 PM

yep, completely

tsquad · 07/12/2006, 10:41 PM

That is not a chiton. It is a stomatella snail. Still good to have around. http://www.melevsreef.com/id/stomatella.html

Tu Ku · 07/12/2006, 10:42 PM

maybe, a stomatella, but either way, it's pretty much the same thing. atleast in its habits within the aquarium

King-Kong · 07/12/2006, 10:43 PM

Stomatella. I have many.. well HAD many.. not as common anymore in my tank.

Great snails, spawn regularly.

whiteshark · 07/12/2006, 10:44 PM

BTW, those are some nice close up pictures

masterqaz · 07/12/2006, 10:44 PM

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Originally posted by whiteshark
Doesn't look like a chiton to me. I would guess Stomatella (not real sure of spelling. Its something like that) snail.

ya im going to have to go with the stomatella (paper snail).

ACBlinky · 07/12/2006, 10:49 PM

It's a stomatella, they're great little grazers. They come in a range of colours and breed like rabbits. Keep him around, he's just another beneficial member of the cleanup crew

archie1709 · 07/12/2006, 10:50 PM

Yeah...

Chiton would be something like this:

image borrowed from www.amonline.net.au

Saltcity · 07/12/2006, 11:00 PM

Now that I know what I'm looking for....They're all over my LR.
I counted about 12 of them that I could see with a flashlight.......Huh, Who knew!

Saltcity · 07/12/2006, 11:05 PM

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Originally posted by whiteshark
BTW, those are some nice close up pictures

Those were taken in a quick panic!!

NOW here's a close-up!! Of my Brain.......

sunfish11 · 07/12/2006, 11:29 PM

Definitely Stomatella. My Cleaner Shrimp hunt and eat them and keep the population in check.

n1ack · 07/13/2006, 01:56 AM

Stomatella are very cool snails, take a flash light on my old tank and I could see easily 40-50 over the rock, little ones to ones 2 inches long. Pretty cool snails if you ask me.

07/12/2006, 10:34 PM	#1
Saltcity Moved On Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Missouri Posts: 4,297	OK..........WHAT, is This!!! ..PICS.. I was cleaning my sump and found this thing in there just crawlin around. It's about an inch or a little longer and slides along like a snail, the back of it is hard like a shell.....What the heck is it??

07/12/2006, 10:40 PM	#6
whiteshark Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bethlehem, PA Posts: 3,024	Doesn't look like a chiton to me. I would guess Stomatella (not real sure of spelling. Its something like that) snail. __________________ Deep Blue 60 gallon cube: Setup in progress.

07/12/2006, 10:41 PM	#8
tsquad Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 3,297	That is not a chiton. It is a stomatella snail. Still good to have around. http://www.melevsreef.com/id/stomatella.html __________________ Tyler Reach out your hand, if your cup be empty If your cup is full, may it be again

07/12/2006, 10:44 PM	#11
whiteshark Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bethlehem, PA Posts: 3,024	BTW, those are some nice close up pictures __________________ Deep Blue 60 gallon cube: Setup in progress.

07/12/2006, 10:49 PM	#13
ACBlinky Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Peterborough, ON, Canada Posts: 4,954 Blog Entries: 20	It's a stomatella, they're great little grazers. They come in a range of colours and breed like rabbits. Keep him around, he's just another beneficial member of the cleanup crew __________________ "The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea." - Isak Dinesen Current Tank Info: 150g mixed reef, 30g sump/refugium, LED lighting, 100lbs LR, coral beauty, flame angel, blue & yellow tangs, gobies, damsels, 6-line wrasse, lawnmower blenny, dottyback, clown pair, rabbitfish, shrimp, crabs, CUC.

07/12/2006, 10:37 PM	#2
Tu Ku Moved On Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 353	CHITON! score, keep him around, they're great, they'll eat their weight in algae

07/12/2006, 10:39 PM	#4
Tu Ku Moved On Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 353	yeah, it's good. it's basically a sea slug without a massive shell

07/12/2006, 10:42 PM	#9
Tu Ku Moved On Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 353	maybe, a stomatella, but either way, it's pretty much the same thing. atleast in its habits within the aquarium

07/12/2006, 10:43 PM	#10
King-Kong Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 2,346	Stomatella. I have many.. well HAD many.. not as common anymore in my tank. Great snails, spawn regularly.

07/12/2006, 10:50 PM	#14
archie1709 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 401	Yeah... Chiton would be something like this: image borrowed from www.amonline.net.au

07/12/2006, 11:00 PM	#15
Saltcity Moved On Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Missouri Posts: 4,297	Now that I know what I'm looking for....They're all over my LR. I counted about 12 of them that I could see with a flashlight.......Huh, Who knew!

07/12/2006, 11:29 PM	#17
sunfish11 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Weyauwega, WI Posts: 2,365	Definitely Stomatella. My Cleaner Shrimp hunt and eat them and keep the population in check.

07/13/2006, 01:56 AM	#18
n1ack Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 99	Stomatella are very cool snails, take a flash light on my old tank and I could see easily 40-50 over the rock, little ones to ones 2 inches long. Pretty cool snails if you ask me.