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Old 04/02/2007, 07:17 AM
MechEng99 MechEng99 is offline
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Snail/slug ID Please!

I posted this in the invert forum already, just trying to get a quick response...sorry to bug everyone.

I found this crawling around one of my corals (not eating it, just crawling around.) So, into a test tube he went until I knew what he was. Any ideas / is it reef safe? Thanks so much!





Just a lil help, he looks like a snail, but I'm not sure if that's a shell on his back or not. He also has long hairs (about his body length long) all over his back. The shell looking thing is a marbled/speckled black and white.
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Old 04/02/2007, 07:31 AM
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Looks like it might be a stomatella, but need better pics. There's too much distortion in that test tube. Put it into a larger container and take a shot of it top down, front, and underneath.
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Old 04/02/2007, 08:36 AM
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thats a Stomatella varia for sure. put it back they are great algae eaters. if theres two or more you will have more soon as well.
http://www.reefcorner.com/SpecimenSh...ella_varia.htm
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