Scutus (Ducksbill Limpet) good or bad?

[Rory]

Hey all. I came across a used tank that was running for years... after getting it home and back running, I found about a dozen Ducksbill Limpets in the tank. Had them now for a few months and they haven't seemed to bother anything. Anyone else have them? Issues? They are in my reef with zoas, button polyps and some other random stuff.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

They are pretty cool. The biggest issue is that they can also get pretty big. You can just remove the individuals that get big and cause problems, like becoming a bulldozer..

 

[Rory]

A few of them are over an inch long... how big do they get?

 

[Rory]

They seem to behave like a snail... eating all sorts of algae including coralline.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

A few of them are over an inch long... how big do they get?

Pretty big :)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mollivan_jon/2226650289

 

[Rory]

Oh snap! Hahahaha

 

[Kusano]

Iv been searching everywhere for these Iv even come to offer people 20$ a piece for them I can’t ever find them so sad I love them so much