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MarkoD
10-25-2012, 03:35 AM
Saw this thing moving along my locline.

it seems to be pretty flat, like some kind of slug.

anyone know if its good or bad?

http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss232/IvankaD/Screenshot2012-10-24at94041PM.png

http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss232/IvankaD/Screenshot2012-10-24at94102PM.png

BlueTang<3
10-25-2012, 03:37 AM
stomatella

kien
10-25-2012, 03:38 AM
Looks like a limpet.

kien
10-25-2012, 03:40 AM
I vote for what BlueTang just said tho.

MarkoD
10-25-2012, 03:45 AM
yup looks like a stomatella for sure.

moves crazy fast too

thanks guys

MarkoD
10-25-2012, 03:53 AM
just looked with a flashlight and there seems to be a bunch of little ones all over the place.

looks like the population is booming now that theres no more mystery wrasse

MMAX
10-25-2012, 11:47 AM
Seems like they come and go based on the amount of food there is to eat. When I frist got into the hobby about 5 years ago I noticed afew here and there. Wasn't long before they were everywhere. When the algae supply started disappearing so did they. They do a damn good job though.

Enigma
10-25-2012, 12:20 PM
Seems like they come and go based on the amount of food there is to eat. When I frist got into the hobby about 5 years ago I noticed afew here and there. Wasn't long before they were everywhere. When the algae supply started disappearing so did they. They do a damn good job though.

I had a booming population until four weeks, or so, ago: when I realized I had a phosphate issue and started working to eradicate it. Now I don't see any. :(

They're awesome CUC members, and being that they multiply so readily in our tanks they're really nice to have.

canadianbudz604
10-25-2012, 08:08 PM
Yep they are wicked cuc members. I got around 30 of them cruising every where and they will eat all different types of algae. The ones that are on the glass eat green algae, cyano, coraline, anything they can basically.