Weird hitchiiker!!

[Grebex11]

I was just looking in my tank today and I saw something moving under a piece of liverock that was on top of another piece. He was kind of in the crevice. At first I thought it was a snail because it had sort of a snail face/mouth. But it turned and it had a soft body. It was longer than it is wide. I did some research and it kind of looked like a sea hare. It was less than an inch long. It is either a gray color or white. Or gray with white. It was hard to tell. I don't have a good camera. It must have come in on some LR.

Any ideas what it could be?! My only guess is a sea hare.

 

[akindbro4u]

sea hares don't tolerate being exposed to air for any length of time so I doubt it.

 

[Grebex11]

Well anyone else have an idea? Its definitely some type of sea slug then.

 

[Bongo Shrimp]

Maybe a stomatella? The colors vary but here's a pic of one: http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a323/BeesGoneWild/StomatellaVaria.jpg

(BTW I've had a sea hare which was exposed to air before for a while. I don't think they are affected by air. But that's another issue...)

 

[Grebex11]

I think you nailed it Bongo! It definitely had that kind of iridescent top look to him. At first I thought it had a shell, but then I thought it didn't. This could very well be it. It was about 3/4 of an inch long. Sound about right?

 

[whorulz1147]

A hundred bucks says its a stomatella. And I'm just as poor as most reefers...

 

[Bongo Shrimp]

I think you nailed it Bongo! It definitely had that kind of iridescent top look to him. At first I thought it had a shell, but then I thought it didn't. This could very well be it. It was about 3/4 of an inch long. Sound about right?

Sounds right! A lot of people think they have no shell because they kinda look like they don't.

 

[Grebex11]

Thanks guys!

 

[Reefir]

try to grab him i bet he drops his tail and takes off ...

 

[Reefir]

sorry his foot...lol

 

[Grebex11]

haha I would. He always hides between two rocks though.