need a critter identified

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  1. skennelly

    skennelly Coral Banded Shrimp

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    I have a critter in the tank that came along on some live rock. Not sure what it is seems like a snail, but just seems different. For a long time it lived on a piece of live rock and moved around a little and returned to its original spot. Now it is attached to the glass and acting like a snail, but it is flat all around and can't retract into it shell like a snail can.

    please help me identify this critter in the square box.

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    Thanks
     
    skennelly, Jan 7, 2005
    skennelly, Jan 7, 2005
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  2. Birdlady

    Birdlady Finback Whale

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    Birdlady, Jan 7, 2005
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  3. da colts

    da colts Skunk Shrimp

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    yes that is a limpet, also known as a chinese hat. they are good little algae eaters.
     
    da colts, Jan 7, 2005
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  4. OoNickoC

    OoNickoC Bubble Tip Anemone

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    I third that, Limpet.
     
    OoNickoC, Jan 8, 2005
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  5. skennelly

    skennelly Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Thanks everybody, that's pretty cool how it finds its way back to the same place on the same rock every night. Mine does exactly that.

    Sean
     
    skennelly, Jan 10, 2005
    skennelly, Jan 10, 2005
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