Hitchhiker ID

[wheelman76]

I apologize because this question probably belongs somewhere else but I wasn't sure where to post it so here it is.

Btw this thing is about 1 inch long

Any help identifying this hitchhiker would be greatly appreciated.

http://i1073.photobucket.com/albums/w381/wheelman76/859fa1e1.jpg

 

[THS]

Looks like some kind of nudibranch

 

[wheelman76]

Will it eat corals?

 

[xxtriggermanxx]

Will it eat corals?

is it the same color as any of your coral ? I've seen Zoa eatting nudi that are very hard to tell from the meals they are having .

 

[sponger0]

yeah Id say thats a nudi. They generally eats things the same color as themself

 

[wheelman76]

Ok thx everyone, he is a bluish green color with a red pattern on his back, maybe I'll catch him and put him in my fuge, he's kinda cool looking.

 

[dzhuo]

This is a Thuridilla picta and an algae eater. Keep in mind that lots of sacoglossans (which this animal belongs to) are very selective of the type of algae they feed on so it's not guaranteed that he will find enough to eat but it certainly won't bother any corals.

And FYI. The "Other Invertebrates" forum is more appropriate for this type of questions.

 

[wheelman76]

Thanks dzhuo , that's good news

 

[wheelman76]

I used to see him every day , he would travel from one end of the tank to the other. You would see him on the glass , rocks and the sand. Last week he was blown off a rock and ended up being blown from one end of the tank to the other 3 or 4 times by the powerheads and survived his flying adventure but I haven't seen him in the last 2 days , it's too bad because he's really cool looking.