Black slug near my lps

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Just saw this black round slug looking thing in my DT today. Not sure where it hiked from but it was about the size of a dime. Has retractable antenna and can move at a good rate.

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If it has a shell under the flesh there, it may be a Scutus sp. elephant slug (which should be a beneficial algae eater).
 
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That's so cool! Mine is really small - 1/4 that size - haven't seen it for a few days and hope it spawns some friends.
 

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It prefers the dark, and loves the sump. I stopped moving it to the DT. It just kept going back to the sump on its own.
 

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I have one and it’s really cool. I hardly ever see it but it’s gotten pretty big. It comes out at night and eats algae off the glass.
 

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