id please

[goldenfamaliy]

here is the critter, It looks snail like, the shell is very flat, it was only about a 1/4 - 1/3 inch long. I hope it is ok to keep, I have about 4 or 5 of them in the tank. This one was a pain to get off the rock. I thought that it might be a limpet, but, it did not have the cone shaped shell. It almost looks like a baby ablone (sp.?)

 

[mhills16]

looks like a species of cowrie

 

[pagojoe]

Nah, that's a Stomatella, although it's an odd color form.

Cheers,




Don

 

[goldenfamaliy]

just found them on the net and thats cool, don't get big, reproduce in the tank, eats alge, so far 3 for 3, they get to live.

 

[ed4]

They're good grazers IMO - definitely a keeper!

 

[ed4]

... and by the way, I'm surprised that it still has its foot.

When I go to grab one from a rock, its foot will detach and wiggle around in place. Very similar to what some lizards will do to distract predators.

 

[BuddhaKiss]

Stomatellas...fast lil suckers...for snails

 

[mhills16]

nice! i cant believe they lose their foot in an attempt to evade predators!

 

[lzqkeith]

that's Sea Hare