slug?

Discussion in 'ID This!' started by Onjinsan, Feb 2, 2009.

to remove this notice and enjoy 3reef content with less ads. 3reef membership is free.

  1. Onjinsan

    Onjinsan Fire Worm

    Joined:
    Dec 7, 2008
    Messages:
    163
    Location:
    Michigan City Indiana
    I saw about 4 of these after lites out. It has a long proboscus with the shell being sort of iridescent (like mother-of -pearl).
     

    Attached Files:

    Onjinsan, Feb 2, 2009
    Onjinsan, Feb 2, 2009
    #1

    2. Click Here!

  2. totter0817

    totter0817 Purple Spiny Lobster

    Joined:
    Feb 4, 2008
    Messages:
    464
    Location:
    Michigan
    Maybe a sea hare
     
    totter0817, Feb 2, 2009
    totter0817, Feb 2, 2009
    #2
  3. unclejed

    unclejed Whip-Lash Squid

    Joined:
    Sep 23, 2008
    Messages:
    2,964
    Location:
    Clinton Township, Michigan
    I don't see the shell. Looks like a common Sea Hare. Keep a good count of them, depending on the type, if it dies it will poison the tank.
     
    unclejed, Feb 2, 2009
    unclejed, Feb 2, 2009
    #3
  4. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Sep 25, 2007
    Messages:
    5,734
    Location:
    Bend,Oregon - USA
    Looks like a dirty ol' stomatella to me.......... Hard to tell with the debris attached to it.
    Looks as if this one is struggling to be bigger than the strand of chaeto in the pic. If it is a hare and dies, you probably won't even notice it.
     
    missionsix, Feb 2, 2009
    missionsix, Feb 2, 2009
    #4
  5. pagojoe

    pagojoe Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

    Joined:
    Jan 14, 2008
    Messages:
    707
    Location:
    Conroe, Texas
    It does look like a Stomatella animal, but I can usually see the spire of the shell through the mantle. The iridescent shell sounds like a Stomatella too, so I'll guess that's what it is. If it's not that, it's probably a fissurellid, one of the species with an animal that is considerably larger than the shell like the genus Amblychilepas.

    Cheers,



    Don
     
    pagojoe, Feb 2, 2009
    pagojoe, Feb 2, 2009
    #5
  6. Onjinsan

    Onjinsan Fire Worm

    Joined:
    Dec 7, 2008
    Messages:
    163
    Location:
    Michigan City Indiana
    THe shell only covers about 1/3 of the body. Thanks for suggesting stomatella. Are they bad? Or bad only if they die?

    Never mind found my own answer, good for tank, algae eater.
     

    Attached Files:

    Last edited: Feb 2, 2009
    Onjinsan, Feb 2, 2009
    Onjinsan, Feb 2, 2009
    #6

    7. Click Here!

  7. bc219

    bc219 Millepora

    Joined:
    Oct 21, 2008
    Messages:
    937
    Location:
    Mishawaka, IN
    They are beneficial, they like to eat algae :)

    The above about being bad if they die is regarding a sea hare. Personally I don't think it's a sea hare, I'm going with stomatella, and when they die no biggie.
     
    bc219, Feb 2, 2009
    bc219, Feb 2, 2009
    #7