OMG what in the word is this?! HELP!

brooksbest · Jun 9, 2022

Okay so i have a 13.5 gallon nano its the fluval evo. Everything seemed okay till checked my tank whilw the lights were off to take a good peek around and saw this snail/slug that i did NOT add to my tank! I have 3 astria snails that are accounted for. For the life of me idk how this thing got in here. This tank creeps me out with all the things it cooks up in the sand bed so im not surprised however this both creeped me out and concerned me because i know nothing about this little critter. Please can you guys help me identify what this is, how it may have gotten here and what should i do with it!?? I found it crawling on my torch when i first saw it. Should i be concerned??

Rtaylor · Jun 9, 2022

Can you circle what you are referring to? Closer pics would be great. Gonna be tough to id from those pics I think.

I see something that could be a chiton or an asterina starfish (they break off pieces to reproduce) if I really squint and use my imagination.

brooksbest · Jun 9, 2022

Rtaylor said:
Can you circle what you are referring to? Closer pics would be great. Gonna be tough to id from those pics I think.

Yea its right here ill attach the picture

MERKEY · Jun 9, 2022

Stomatella, or it could even be a chunk of astrinia without all the legs.

brooksbest · Jun 9, 2022

Update: i did some research and it seems as tho it could be a stomatella snail as you said. Seems to be almost identical to what i see i jus have no experience there so im not 100% sure how to tell.