We added a clean up crew to the new tank and two of the snails had these guys attached to their shell.
Q: Is it a limpet? Is it a friend of foe?
Q: Is it a limpet? Is it a friend of foe?
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I'm not sure if the picture shows it well enough. In the top picture, what you're seeing is all shell. In the second picture, you can see his fleshy undercarriage.Its too fat and fleshy to be a limpet or chiton it almost looks like a nerite but i guess the hoof snail or slipper limpet is the actual snail.
ive generally never seen your snail in person before but it has same appearance as chitons limpets etc but its most likely a slipper limpet or the snail that sits on other snails that the guy who said about hoof snail.I'm not sure if the picture shows it well enough. In the top picture, what you're seeing is all shell. In the second picture, you can see his fleshy undercarriage.
Does that change your mind or did you see it well enough in the first place?