Elephant Slug

[Evil1]

Confirming my ID as Elephant Slug? Just spotted this guy after lights out. Big sucker caught my eye

 

[Sharkbait19]

How big is it? It looks like a black stomatella to me.

 

[Evil1]

How big is it? It looks like a black stomatella to me.

I thought the same thing. I have a good amount of stomatellas but this guy is much bigger, black and you can actually see his pincers chomping on algae.

 

[DanConnor]

The shell shape and antennae look a bit more stomatella-ish, but yeah, how big?

 

[Evil1]

The shell shape and antennae look a bit more stomatella-ish, but yeah, how big?

At least 3/4 of an inch

 

[DanConnor]

Google stomatella and elephant slug and compare the shell shapes. That will tell you.

 

[Evil1]

85% sure it’s an elephant slug just want others opinions. Otherwise out comes the turkey baster! Lol

 

[ReeferHD]

I'd say black Stomatella. elephant snails (yes they are snails, not slugs) have a white shell under their mantle while this has an black external shell.

stomatella ^ elephant snail v

 

[Cthulukelele]

85% sure it’s an elephant slug just want others opinions. Otherwise out comes the turkey baster! Lol

Either one of those things is a beneficial herbivore so don't bust out the turkey baster either way!

 

[Afkomjorgen]

My elephant slug does not show its shell all the time. I think it has shorter nubby antenna . It also has a transparent ribbony look to its sides.
Yours does make me think stomatella based on the shape and thinness of its antenna

 

[thayes4147]

Either one of those things is a beneficial herbivore so don't bust out the turkey baster either way!

My elephant slugs are populating in my 90 gallon with lots of live rock. I have at least 13. Should I control the population?

 

[Sophie"s mom]

I thought the same thing. I have a good amount of stomatellas but this guy is much bigger, black and you can actually see his pincers chomping on algae.

I have a couple elephant slugs in my tank and the white shell in the center is sometimes not visible, BUT, the antennas on a stomatella are much longer, where the antenna on an elephant slug and very short and stubby