What the heck is this thing???

tripsied · 02/27/2007, 08:15 AM

I have been around the slatwater hobby for a while, but I have never come across this one before. (The gray thing has been identified as a minjetus falldownicus)

Description

Whatever this is is nocturnal, it doesn't even like actinics.

The foot appears to be split - I have seen it crawling across the glass.

The hump is not a hard shell (I have poked at it).

When Ifirst noticed it in the tank, the hump had green marbling in it, it now appears to be have turned pinkish)

Usual hiding spots are buried under rocks or deep in the gracillara.

Seems to be an algae eater.

It doesn't look like any nudi I have seen. I was also thinking it might be a baby Nassarius but it has 2 antennae rather than a snorkel. This thing has me stumped!

Tom

greenbean36191 · 02/27/2007, 08:17 AM

Stomatella. It's a relative of Turbo and Astraea snails, not a slug. The hump is a shell, but it's very reduced.

jbittner · 02/27/2007, 08:17 AM

Stomata snail--great algae grazer and great reefsafe hitchhiker.

tripsied · 02/27/2007, 08:52 AM

After checking Google, it is definitely a Stomatella! Thanks for help!!!!

Tom

02/27/2007, 08:15 AM	#1
tripsied Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NJ Posts: 33	What the heck is this thing??? I have been around the slatwater hobby for a while, but I have never come across this one before. (The gray thing has been identified as a minjetus falldownicus) Description Whatever this is is nocturnal, it doesn't even like actinics. The foot appears to be split - I have seen it crawling across the glass. The hump is not a hard shell (I have poked at it). When Ifirst noticed it in the tank, the hump had green marbling in it, it now appears to be have turned pinkish) Usual hiding spots are buried under rocks or deep in the gracillara. Seems to be an algae eater. It doesn't look like any nudi I have seen. I was also thinking it might be a baby Nassarius but it has 2 antennae rather than a snorkel. This thing has me stumped! Tom __________________ [URL=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=9271074#post9271074]Check out my Build Thread[/URL] Current Tank Info: 65 gallon FOWLR, 5.5 gallon reef

02/27/2007, 08:17 AM	#2
greenbean36191 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 10,598	Stomatella. It's a relative of Turbo and Astraea snails, not a slug. The hump is a shell, but it's very reduced. __________________ Some say the sun rises in the East. Some say it rises in the West. The truth must be somewhere in the middle. Current Tank Info: tore them down to move and haven't had the time or money to set them back up

02/27/2007, 08:52 AM	#4
tripsied Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NJ Posts: 33	After checking Google, it is definitely a Stomatella! Thanks for help!!!! Tom __________________ [URL=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=9271074#post9271074]Check out my Build Thread[/URL] Current Tank Info: 65 gallon FOWLR, 5.5 gallon reef

02/27/2007, 08:17 AM	#3
jbittner Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Humboldt, NE Posts: 1,014	Stomata snail--great algae grazer and great reefsafe hitchhiker.