Found this in my bucket after water change

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Hey all was wondering if anyone could ID this little critter

Some characteristics it hides on rock and sort of seals itself on it
Has 2 head antennas and moves quite fast by scuttling along the rocks

Forgive my wrinkly hands it’s the end of the water change and I just noticed it in the bottom of my bucket

Is it good or bad ?

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It kinda looks like a stomatella. Is its shell spiral like a snail or flat? If it is a flat shell its a stomatella, a really good CUC member.
 
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It kinda looks like a stomatella. Is its shell spiral like a snail or flat? If it is a flat shell its a stomatella, a really good CUC member.
It’s sort of domey

When it gets into the rocks it’s very hard to take off he got a good latch on the rocks
 

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Hey all was wondering if anyone could ID this little critter

Some characteristics it hides on rock and sort of seals itself on it
Has 2 head antennas and moves quite fast by scuttling along the rocks

Forgive my wrinkly hands it’s the end of the water change and I just noticed it in the bottom of my bucket

Is it good or bad ?

IMG_2552.jpeg IMG_2547.jpeg IMG_2544.jpeg IMG_2553.jpeg
One of the best and reef safe algae eaters out there and hard to purchase as they are hitchhikers - Good score but also looks like a collanista opposed to stomatella
 

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One of the best and reef safe algae eaters out there and hard to purchase as they are hitchhikers - Good score but also looks like a collanista opposed to stomatella
I agree.
Mostly from the pictures in the op's hand.
 

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