Evil demon creature wants to eat me help

Bobbitworm13 · 11/06/2017, 05:56 PM

So now that I've got your attention, what is this thing? It spits stuff out and moves around and generally looks menacing

homer1475 · 11/07/2017, 05:04 AM

Not exactly sure what were looking at other then 2 polyps of zoas, some LR, and possibly some bubble algae in the background.

mcgyvr · 11/07/2017, 05:27 AM

yeah I can't tell what we are looking at..
another angle maybe?

Bobbitworm13 · 11/07/2017, 06:59 AM

It's the thing on the side of the frag plug, I removed it last night because it was moving around and shooting stuff out of what seemed it's mouth, it had an extremely firm grip on the rock. It had a flat shell on top but most of the creature was soft flesh. I'll try to get more pictures tonight

homer1475 · 11/07/2017, 07:00 AM

From that description, I would say it was a stomatella snail. One of the good guys, and a great addition to your CUC.

They sort of look like a slug with a thumbnail for a shell.

Kind of what I was thinking after starring at the picture for a bit, but hard to make out.

ReefNomad · 11/07/2017, 09:20 AM

It's a stomatella! They're essentially flat-shelled snails. When you see it "spraying" stuff, it's typically reproduction. Any others in the tank will do it too, and soon you'll have babies!
These things are absolutely great in a reef. They graze, they stir up detritus, as adults they're food for almost everything, and when they reproduce via releasing mist they feed your corals too!

They also have a neat defense mechanism, where they split off their tail to escape predators. That tail can move for a long time after the split...

10Seconds · 11/07/2017, 08:33 PM

I laughed at the title because I have felt like that before with a couple things Inhad in the tank too

Bobbitworm13 · 11/08/2017, 02:47 PM

I thought it was a limpet or stomatella, but wast sore because it had a mouth right by its shell. I put it in a 5.5 gallon with a mantis shrimp, because a limpet is the only thing my mantis won't bother

Heuristic · 11/09/2017, 07:55 AM

Sounds like a stomatella. Good clean up crew guy. The stuff you're seeing shot all over the tank is... well.... It's reproducing juice.

zachfishman · 11/09/2017, 02:03 PM

I was expecting this to be a post about a large female Maroon clownfish. I have to wear elbow high rubber gloves!

Bobbitworm13 · 11/09/2017, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zachfishman

I was expecting this to be a post about a large female Maroon clownfish. I have to wear elbow high rubber gloves!

Haha no my question for that situation would be, "how dangerous would it be for my tank if i shot a 22 caliber bullet into it?"

rocsec1 · 11/09/2017, 09:07 PM

Or maybe a giant worm

11/07/2017, 05:04 AM	#2
homer1475 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 5,313	Not exactly sure what were looking at other then 2 polyps of zoas, some LR, and possibly some bubble algae in the background. __________________ 80G SCA Build: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2560256 Originally posted by der_wille_zur_macht: "He's just taking his lunch to work"

11/07/2017, 05:27 AM	#3
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	yeah I can't tell what we are looking at.. another angle maybe? __________________ Who me?

11/07/2017, 07:00 AM	#5
homer1475 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 5,313	From that description, I would say it was a stomatella snail. One of the good guys, and a great addition to your CUC. They sort of look like a slug with a thumbnail for a shell. Kind of what I was thinking after starring at the picture for a bit, but hard to make out. __________________ 80G SCA Build: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2560256 Originally posted by der_wille_zur_macht: "He's just taking his lunch to work"

11/09/2017, 02:03 PM	#10
zachfishman Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: St Petersburg, FL Posts: 3,577	I was expecting this to be a post about a large female Maroon clownfish. I have to wear elbow high rubber gloves! __________________ Patience is a reefer's best tool. Secret Xenia lover. M.S. Marine Biology Staff - Marine Discovery Center, St. Petersburg FL Tampa Bay Reef Club BOD 2018 Current Tank Info: 34g modded Solana

11/07/2017, 06:59 AM	#4
Bobbitworm13 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Russell Springs, KY Posts: 330	It's the thing on the side of the frag plug, I removed it last night because it was moving around and shooting stuff out of what seemed it's mouth, it had an extremely firm grip on the rock. It had a flat shell on top but most of the creature was soft flesh. I'll try to get more pictures tonight

11/07/2017, 09:20 AM	#6
ReefNomad Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 130	It's a stomatella! They're essentially flat-shelled snails. When you see it "spraying" stuff, it's typically reproduction. Any others in the tank will do it too, and soon you'll have babies! These things are absolutely great in a reef. They graze, they stir up detritus, as adults they're food for almost everything, and when they reproduce via releasing mist they feed your corals too! They also have a neat defense mechanism, where they split off their tail to escape predators. That tail can move for a long time after the split...

11/07/2017, 08:33 PM	#7
10Seconds Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 50	I laughed at the title because I have felt like that before with a couple things Inhad in the tank too

11/08/2017, 02:47 PM	#8
Bobbitworm13 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Russell Springs, KY Posts: 330	I thought it was a limpet or stomatella, but wast sore because it had a mouth right by its shell. I put it in a 5.5 gallon with a mantis shrimp, because a limpet is the only thing my mantis won't bother

11/09/2017, 07:55 AM	#9
Heuristic Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Sacramento Posts: 295	Sounds like a stomatella. Good clean up crew guy. The stuff you're seeing shot all over the tank is... well.... It's reproducing juice.

11/09/2017, 09:07 PM	#12
rocsec1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Medina oh Posts: 1,782	Or maybe a giant worm