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AutumnPine

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Found this little guy in my tank. The top side is a really dark grayish black. He doesnt really have a shell. I thought it was a chiton at first but it doesnt have the eight segmented back to it. It has two tenacles coming out of its head. I'm pretty sure its a snail of some type just dont know what kind. It moves pretty quick when you touch it and tends to curl up when its not attached to something. I originally found it on my live rock. The first two pics are of it on my glass. The second two pics its on my LR.
 

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A clearer picture would help confirm this but it looks to me like a stometella varia. A algae grazing snail and an asset to the tank.
 
Thanks Fluff. Unfortunately, I cant get a real good pic with the camera I have but I just checked out the hitch hiker page from a post in this forum and what I have looks like it is a stometella varia. Thanks again for the ID
 
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