Whats this monster?

[pomme]

Whats this monster?

I noticed this the other day when it was blowing out some fine particles into the water, dont know if it was eating or something, and then isaw it again and was wondering whether it is a good or a bad thing?

Andrew

 

[BBReef]

Looks like an elephant slug to me. The first time i saw one in my tank i wondered the same thing. I didnt want to take any chances so i tried to grab it to put in my sump. well it got away from me, but a few days later i saw it had reached the sump on its own, go figure. well anyways, now i have like 10 or something in there, but they havnt done any harm to anything. i think they just graze on algae. i wouldnt worry too much about him.

 

[pomme]

cool ill let him live then, anyway as if i could catch him

 

[gfishguy56]

It's a slug??!?! If you look closer it looks like some kind of creature with a devilish grin and two small beady eyes ready to bite your fingers off if you get too close.

 

[pomme]

do they bite? 8O

 

[steve-s]

Does it have a fleshy mantle or is the top area only shell? Looks more like a chiton or other armored worm than an elephant snail.

Cheers
Steve

 

[dansemacabre]

It does look like a snake if you look at it the right way...something about the way the light hits it. Looks like it has 2 beady eyes and a mouth.

 

[pomme]

yeah it has 2 beady eyes like a slug snail, and u guess a mouth then?