black slug with shell??

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  1. Ashevillian

    Ashevillian Pajama Cardinal

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    Any information leading to the identity and lifestyle of this creature would be highly prized with gratitude! ;D

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    Ashevillian, Aug 7, 2011
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  2. Coastie Reefer

    Coastie Reefer Millepora

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    Stomatella snail, good guy to have.

    One of the best free tank cleaners you can have IMO.
     
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  3. SAY

    SAY Ocellaris Clown

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    +1 on the stomatella
     
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  4. Ashevillian

    Ashevillian Pajama Cardinal

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    its prob the most active cleaner in the tank i got him for free with a few ceriths one time
     
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  5. Swisswiss

    Swisswiss Caribbean Reef Squid

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    stomatella, you will see more and more pop up, good cleaner and good sign your tank is doing well.
     
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  6. Ashevillian

    Ashevillian Pajama Cardinal

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    but I purchased this with a group of ceriths (guy threw it in bag for free) so my question is how will more pop up? asexual reproduction?
     
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  7. Swisswiss

    Swisswiss Caribbean Reef Squid

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    you probably have some in your live rock, i didnt buy a single one of them and my tank now holds over 10 of them and from what iv read the release both the eggs and milt in your tank resulting in a slight clouding of your tank water.
     
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  8. Ashevillian

    Ashevillian Pajama Cardinal

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    live rock has some interesting surprises!! since i only have a 29g i have been letting the tank cycle and the rock thrive without adding any additional bioload except a emerald crab and a condy anemone and it's been doing really well. i really need to add some macroalgae to fill up the bare feeling of the tank and i think it would help nitrates as well as food for my emerald. have a lot of creepy pods of all sizes and diff worms that like to do a slam dunk type of motion from their hiding space in the rock lol real creepy
     
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  9. elweshomayor

    elweshomayor Giant Squid

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    everything sounded really good until you said this words together "condy anemone and cycling"
     
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  10. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    It could very well be a small scutus (shield limpet) too. The picture is a little blurry and I there's no sense of size from the pic. Stomatella come in various colors (and sometimes black too). However, their shells are rarely white. Scutus on the other hand are always black and their shell is always white.
     
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