TonyInVa February 8, 2018 Share February 8, 2018 Last night, I saw this thing in my tank that I haven't seen before. It looks like a slug but looks to have a small shell on part of it's back. Does anyone know what this is and if it is something I should keep or try to removed from my tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madweazl February 8, 2018 Share February 8, 2018 Nudibranch of some sorts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mari.harutunian February 8, 2018 Share February 8, 2018 Black cowrie? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstContact February 8, 2018 Share February 8, 2018 Going with nudibranch or sea slug. Google it and find out what type it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite February 9, 2018 Share February 9, 2018 I was trying to look k it up. There is such a thing as a "fleshy limpit" which is ruffled like that around the outside of the shell, as opposed to plain limpits. I have never seen one in person, just going by what I saw on the internet, but it looks in pictures pretty much like the first picture in the original post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelin315 February 9, 2018 Share February 9, 2018 Agree with Treesprite, some sort of limpet. Hard to tell without seeing the shell and the foot which is very clear in the picture. Next time give it a tap and see what the shell looks like when it pulls its foot back under. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime February 9, 2018 Share February 9, 2018 I was trying to look k it up. There is such a thing as a "fleshy limpit" which is ruffled like that around the outside of the shell, as opposed to plain limpits. I have never seen one in person, just going by what I saw on the internet, but it looks in pictures pretty much like the first picture in the original post. Agree with Treesprite, some sort of limpet. Hard to tell without seeing the shell and the foot which is very clear in the picture. Next time give it a tap and see what the shell looks like when it pulls its foot back under. I thought for sure a nudi as well, but looking up fleshy limpit, I see they also have antennas, or some of them, neat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyInVa February 9, 2018 Author Share February 9, 2018 Thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmerek2 February 9, 2018 Share February 9, 2018 Polyclad flatworm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malacoda February 9, 2018 Share February 9, 2018 (edited) Not a polyclad flatworm. I've picked a couple of polyclads out of my tank; they're much flatter, more mottled, and don't have anything resembling antennae. Edited February 9, 2018 by malacoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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