black slug on LR?

[FISHEYES]

Today I noticed a black slug like looking thing moving around on my live rock what is it and is it safe to have in my reef tank?

[christensonjes]

Any chance you can get a pic?

[REEFSTOCK]

Are you sure its not a snail in a half shell?

[spsick]

I had one for a long time, yes they're reef safe, cant remember what they're called right now though...

[spsick]

scutus slug

[epidemic]

limpit?

[Irenicus]

scutus slug

Scutus Slug (http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=scutus)

[JVB]

I had one of these a couple of years ago and thought it was very cool. It would go through the teeth of the overflow, eat all of the algae, and then cruise back out against the waterflow. It grazed algae constantly in places the snails couldn't go. No idea what happened to it; just disappeared after about a year.

[epidemic]

yeah, thats a limpet.

[mrbill]

These are neat looking guys plus they eat algae off the glass and rocks. I have had them in my tank for many years. They are very sensitive to light and you wont see them much until your lights have been off for a while. Mine reproduce (they lay strings of eggs) so I find them anywhere from tiny to over 2 inches in length.

[FISHEYES]

Thanks for all the replies and pic of the scutus Irenicus. Thats what exactly looks like the scutus slug pic. Thanks again everybody

[sea monkey]

they seem to be capable of reproducing in captivity , i have tons of them.

possible i had lots of little ones that grew i guess.