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Where did this come from and what is it?


Neebles

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So I was downstairs checking on my tank and saw what looked like a black hole on one of my rocks. Upon closer inspection it looks to be a black slug type thing, with a flat, black shell. It's probably 1 1/2" long and real flat. It has 2 antennae, and it's pretty dang quick. I will try to post a pic in a bit, but don't know how to from my phone. I'm not sure where this thing came from as I started with dead rock etc...it must have hitchhiked in when it was real small, on a frag....

 

Anyway, long, black, flat, 2 antennae, black flat shell. Any ideas?

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After looking at some pics via Google, it looks a lot like a stomatella snail, but 100% black.

 

Consider yourself lucky, everyone wants the black ones.

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I just noticed one of those in my tank the other day as well.

 

I thought it was some kind of a mutated snail since the shell didn't cover all of it!! :blink:

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So I was downstairs checking on my tank and saw what looked like a black hole on one of my rocks. Upon closer inspection it looks to be a black slug type thing, with a flat, black shell. It's probably 1 1/2" long and real flat. It has 2 antennae, and it's pretty dang quick. I will try to post a pic in a bit, but don't know how to from my phone. I'm not sure where this thing came from as I started with dead rock etc...it must have hitchhiked in when it was real small, on a frag....

Anyway, long, black, flat, 2 antennae, black flat shell. Any ideas?

 

I had one of these once and the shell was pretty dark as I recall. Any chance this is it?

 

http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/scutus

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Stometella snails small shells get covered by flaps of skin. I have a black one that is about 2" across and has a white shell that's usually covered. Very cool and never bothers anything but algae on the glass. :)

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