Elephant snail question

[Wkrout]

I just wondered if anybody knew anything about elephant snails I have a few that showed up with a few pieces of rock I picked up

 

[Wkrout]

Does any one have any experience with these snails / slug looking creatures ? Are they beneficial in the reef tank ? Or do they just look neat ?

 

[Mike J.]

By elephant snail I presume you mean Scutus antipodes. They are very good reef inhabitants as they only eat micro and macro algae.

 

[Wkrout]

Yes it is didn't know what to call them other than elephant snails thank you just wondered I have a three and they are extremely active and neat to watch

 

[Lemony Lemons]

Any pictures?

 

[Wkrout]

This one not very good I will get a better picture when they come out

 

[Lemony Lemons]

Scutus antipode or limpet:

Saltwater Aquarium Snails for Marine Reef Aquariums: Keyhole Limpet Snail

 

[matty0206]

This one not very good I will get a better picture when they come out

Very cool hitchhikers!

 

[dlterry85]

I have a ton of them... they do no harm.

 

[Wkrout]

They are very neat I have only found 3 so far

 

[Wkrout]

here's a better picture

 

[Kurtis1]

Do these guys eat Acros?

 

[NanoMixer]

Do these guys eat Acros?

No. They’re nocturnal, so you wont see them during the day, but they don’t touch corals. They’re very elusive and prefer micro/film algae and don’t really wander around the tank much.

 

[shcrimps]

reviving an old thread, have two in my tank and think they might be breeding
could possibly be some of the other snails but waters cloudy again