found this in my fuge...

thanks for ur help!
david

 

looks like an urchin of some type... but idk....

 

Possibly a limpet... I have several in my tank too that hitchhiked in. Haven't found them doing anything bad yet, just kinda hang out on the rock.

 

so its ok 2 have just woundering around?

 

I believe they are just algae eaters. If yours have small holes at the top of their shells they are not true limpets but keyhole limpets... they can SOMETIMES graze on soft corals. Mine are true limpets and have never harmed anything to date.

 

Check these out. I'd think that it the identification as limpets is pretty accurate. If they are, in the fuge they're probally well suited.

 

Yes, it's a keyhole limpet. It looks kind of odd, but it may just be my imagination. I'd guess it isn't one of the species that is likely to eat corals. I think it will be one of the algae/sponge eaters. Is the base flat, as in, would it sit flat on a table, or is the base curved like a saddle?

Cheers,


Don

 

the base is kinda round... it looks exactly like a snail.... but a snail having a really weird shell lol

 

Gotcha. It is a snail of course, just one from a fairly ancient family. I think it's a Diodora species. Here are some for your comparison:

Diodora singaporensis

Shell Catalogue - Family FISSURELLIDAE EMARGINULINAE DIODORINI

Cheers,



Don

 

yup thats what it looks like lol thanks man