Wierd Infestation! What are these things!

[ChiTownRomeo]

First it was just 1, then 10, then 20 and now a full blow infestation. What are these things! They are not bothering corals but omg at night they are all over!! It will take forever to pull each one out. Or just leave them? It's literally hundreds....

 

[agfish12]

Maybe abalones?


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[RedDevil83]

Maybe abalones?


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If it is abalone that's a good thing right?

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[agfish12]

If that's what they are. If they are just eating the Alage id say leave them be. Just make sure you don't have a massive die off of them is what I would be worried about


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[Sniperhank]

Close with the guesses. Those are limpets.


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[ChiTownRomeo]

Close with the guesses. Those are limpets.


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I thought that's what they were. But omg it's hundreds of them at night. Leave them? I thought some ate corals.

 

[Sniperhank]

I'd leave them. They want that algae.
That said, they can be dormant for some time. It took a year for one to come out of the rocks in my tank. They are interesting creatures.


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[54seaweed]

I got tons of them they spend most there time on the glass , They are good with wiping out algae issues ,

 

[RayReefer]

They almost look like thumbnail snails


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[ChiTownRomeo]

I got tons of them they spend most there time on the glass , They are good with wiping out algae issues ,

OK ill leave them. Free cleanup crew I guess

 

[RedDevil83]

Is there anything that eats those?

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[ChiTownRomeo]

Is there anything that eats those?

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Maybe a puffer or such....

 

[RedDevil83]

Keep the population down ya know lol

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[melosu58]

Here is a good article on limpets about half way down.


The Grazing Snails, Part II - Abalones, Limpets and Nerites by Ronald L. Shimek, Ph.D. - Reefkeeping.com

 

[54seaweed]

Never see any of my wrasses touch them , puffer stays away from them haven't seen any other fish mess with them , they are harmless I would just leave them alone . they say they eat coral and sponge but I never seen any such activity, I can only go by what I have witnessed,

 

[Andy Sager]

Never see any of my wrasses touch them , puffer stays away from them haven't seen any other fish mess with them , they are harmless I would just leave them alone . they say they eat coral and sponge but I never seen any such activity, I can only go by what I have witnessed,

Based on the article in the above post, only certain limpits eat corals and sponges so you may not have had those kinds, thankfully

 

[mr_X]

I've never seen a problem limpet. I don't think we find those types in closed systems too often.

 

[ChiTownRomeo]

I've never seen a problem limpet. I don't think we find those types in closed systems too often.

OK I feel alot better cause they are infesting my rocks.... In a good way cause they are mowing down and algae on the rocks.