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Faedora
06/06/2011, 12:57 PM
I have a 16 gallon Bow front Saltwater Reef Tank that has a stowaway Sea Slug and I am trying to get it identifyed. I am attaching pictures of it. Please excuse the blurry photos. I took them with my cellphone and then enlarged them a bit so you could see it a little better. This slug is about 1 1/2 inches long max. It has a pearlized fragile shell that doesn't cover it's entire body. The body is a creamy color with thin brown stripes and tiny spots. It has "feelers" that you can see in one of the pictures and has a suction type mouth at the front of it's body (not on the bottom if the body ). It has tiny blackish eyes about the size of a pin head. When startled it releases a purplish cloud of Ink? that disappears quickly and doesn't cloud the water at all. It releases this cloud a few times then stops.. not one large cloud. I have had it in my tank for a few months now and it doesn't appear to do any damage or harm any of the other fish. It is housed with a Saebae Anenome, Clarkii Clown, Scooter blenny, candy cane pistol shrimp, 2 peppermint shrimp and a yellow watchman goby.

Any help identifying this little critter would be appreciated so that I can take care of it properly.

Thank you

thebkramer
06/06/2011, 12:59 PM
:bounce3: Stomatella Snail :bounce3:

great beneficial little bugger to have!!

Here are some great links to help with ID'ing any other HitchHikers you may come across :)

http://www.xtalworld.com/Aquarium/hitchfaq.htm
http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchhikers.html
http://www.melevsreef.com/id/

Faedora
06/06/2011, 04:03 PM
Thank you so very much for your help identifying this little guy for me...now, do I want to get more of these or let this little guy be by itself..lol. It obviously takes 2 to tango or I would have had more than 1 by now. Lucky for me, my 2 peppermint shrimp don't bother it

lordofthereef
06/06/2011, 04:25 PM
It's really up to you whether you add more of them. Certainly not necessary. I am not even sure of too many places that sell them.