Elephant Slug / Shield Limpet

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  1. xmetalfan99

    xmetalfan99 Giant Squid

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  2. SushiGirl

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    They have a ton of them in all of the awesome display tanks at one of the local stores here. I was gonna try to get some, but I seemed to have gotten a very small one on a frag, so I'm happy LOL.
     
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  3. xmetalfan99

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    We get them in as hitch hikers all the time and I never really looked at them. I always assumed they were a type of sponge and moved on with my life. Then today, I felt how slimy they were and had to investigate them. When I poked the flesh it moved and I was like *** is this.

    I brought a 3" and 1" one home with me today.
     
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  4. SushiGirl

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    I see quite a few people looking for them. The place here that has them said they got a couple in as hitchhikers and they've bred like crazy.

    I just realized though, that that's not what I have. I have a pure black stomatella, with a little white spot on the little curly part of its shell.
     
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