Help!! What is this???

[corinne118s]

I just acclimated my open brain coral and when I put it on the sand in my tank something came running off it.



it started squirming around now it's on my tank wall looks like a sea slug. Is this part of the coral???? Should I be worried for my corals safety? What is this thing???

 

[Reeffanman]

Check nerite snail and see if that's it

 

[corinne118s]

Nope. There's no shell just a back that looks purplish

 

[corinne118s]

I think it's a chiton snail? Common hitch hiker I'm not sure if they are snails or slugs but looks like this




Just a relief it's not harmful! Hopefully he will help clean out my tabk

 

[Rutrag]

It looks like a stomatella snail to me. They are harmless hitchhikers that can be a beneficial part of your clean up crew. Chiton's shells generally look segmented (think roly poly or pillbug), while a stomatella looks like a slug with a fingernail on its back.