i have 4 slugs that have come out of my live rock. kinda hard to describe and i don't have any pics. but they are all under an inch. cream with brown. they have little tentacles on their backs i would say like 6 of them. and they don't have a shell. does anyone know. i tried looking on, www.seaslugforum.net (http://www.seaslugforum.net) and couldn't find it. so maybe someone on here would know. :confused:

thanks.
nicole.

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Are they a type of nudibranc? You probably will have to provide a pic to get an accurate response, but I'd try to remove them if possible. Usually free slugs are BAD.



Check out this page and see if you can find it:

http://www.melevsreef.com/id/snails.html

nicole, does it have a shell?

no shell that i can see.

i see a pic of Nassarius Vibex but mine doesn't have a shell but that could be b/c there isn't any shell's for them to get into?

i'm gonna look for a Nassarius Vibex without a shell.

Nassarius snails have a long tube-like siphon that protrudes from the end of the shell.

not it. it doesn't have that. and i don't think its a snail.

okay the little tentacles are not grouped together. they are spread out. evenly on its back. in a row, almost.

sounds like a nudibranc. i'd take it out.

If I had to guess without a pic, I'd say it might be a stomatella and maybe you just don't notice the shell b/c it's such a small part of the total slug?

http://www.reefcorner.com/SpecimenSheets/stomatella_varia.htm

http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/SwSnails/Stomatella.php

i would have to agree with barbara. the stomatella looks the most like it. so if it is that thats good. for what i read. right?

Absolutely. I love mine. And if they start breeding, you can trade or sell them. They are highly desirable clean up crew b/c they typically only come out at night, so you don't see them working. Make sure they're stomies though. I wouldn't want to steer you wrong. If they are stomies, you should see a small part of a shell, referred to as a "cap". When the stomie is crawling around, the cap is usually only about 1/3 to 1/2 of the size of the slug underneath. They come in different colors too, like tan, white, black, brown, striped.

Ok, the live rock came out of my 90 gal tank which has a lobster and 3 hare' in the tank. Do the safe thing and pull them out. But these are baby hares so I would be happy to buy them from you or trade for part of your cleanup crew. Still try to get a good photo of it so we can all see.

Chris

Baby hares, like "sea hares"?

yes

sea hare? wait so i have sea hare's? do you know what kind? well i need to get my dad's camera and get him to post the picture! (daddy ..... )

how big do they grow? they look happy. one of them is getting really fat. so cute!

PS-chris i will return your bucket, i promise! sorry. i live in buford and work in alpharetta so kinda hard to work my way up that way. but i will! shortly! (hopefully)

sea hares.....these are larger though. might look a little different as there are many types.

I'll post a pic in a minute
do they have frilly things on their back?

stomatella snails

or is it more like this:

nudubranch

click on the pics

different stuff

nubibranch or sea hare?

the coloring is the same as that one stomatella snails and the body of http://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11_03/images/2836_nudi.jpg


hope you can see this pic.

not a nudubranch!

they are small so its hard to see.

so the color of http://www.atlantareefclub.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=14140&d=1227127131 and the body of

http://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11_03/images/2836_nudi.jpg

baby sea hares (most likely) Chris had 3 in those rocks, but removed them. They must of laid eggs. You can trade them back to him for snails, though. They are worth about 8 to 15 bucks a piece (of course, u would have to work that out with him, and he'll still have to make a profit). Your tank won't support them for very long. I don't know how they lived through your cycle. good find!

those are retail prices, not what he would pay. I bet he'll trade ya though!

well i like them can i keep two? and give him two? i have 4. do you know how big they get?

by the way... we have found more then just them. some other weird stuff. like red balloons and those worms. (alot of worms) and some coral. i have no idea what kinds. one looks like snow flakes! but cream color. and one is pink, and looks like a hard coral and we have these yellow corals that look like little brains! i thought they were some kind of sack but i don't think so now.

u can keep one. but you'll need to come by and get some food, soon. I have some seaweed that u can have.

i'm totally up for trading, any day! you know that.

find your charger for your camera

i need to feed it? won't it just eat the algea.

i'm keeping the fatty! you should see this one. way bigger then the rest. i'm gonna name him tonight! our first sea hare.


cool.

i'm totally up for trading, any day! you know that.


pm chris. he posted on this thread.
fishscales2

i tried looking for the usb cord too and still haven't found it.

i need to feed it? won't it just eat the algea.


those guys eat a lot. and specific kinds. They will eat your algae, but u want to supplement.

gotta go! love ya!

thanks everyone for helping me! i wouldn't have a clue.

not to say that i have a clue now ... but at least i know its not a slug! haha!

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