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Limpets. They’re like clams kinda. Don’t bother anything. They’re all over my snails shells and back wallThey dont "move" though they look EXACTLY like this:
Unfortunately no they do notIf they don’t move then they’re probably barnacles. Do they have little holes at the top of the pyramid?
Yeah it’s a certain type of limpet with the hole. I was thinking there’s a barnacle that looks like a limpet that has a small hole but now I don’t remember if that’s right. Those pictures are limpets.These things I circled are all the same exact critter that you can see zoomed up (with the black spot on it). That picture is the underside of whatever it is. It’s definitely a snail, I can see it’s mouth moving in the video, but I can’t post videos on here since they won’t load. But it’s all the same thing in all three pictures, just different angles. The zoomed up underside is a super magnified image, they’re very small creatures. Some are even tinier. I haven’t been able to get an official ID, I was incorrectly told it’s a pyramid snail (by the same LFS which told me to kill all my livestock, bleach my tank, and basically get over it because “there is no difference between one life and another) and was then showed what an actual pyramid snail is, thanks to Facebook and the Pest Database website. If your critters look like mine, yes I think that is a limpet. Best guess at least lol. Some don’t have holes in the top of their shell though. Unless I just can’t see if there’s a hole or not.
I read that limpets move out with the tide but return to the same spot when the tide comes back in. Or something like that. So I don’t know if they just sit in one place in an aquarium or what. But certainly looks like limpets to me.Unfortunately no they do not
These things I circled are all the same exact critter that you can see zoomed up (with the black spot on it). That picture is the underside of whatever it is. It’s definitely a snail, I can see it’s mouth moving in the video, but I can’t post videos on here since they won’t load. But it’s all the same thing in all three pictures, just different angles. The zoomed up underside is a super magnified image, they’re very small creatures. Some are even tinier. I haven’t been able to get an official ID, I was incorrectly told it’s a pyramid snail (by the same LFS which told me to kill all my livestock, bleach my tank, and basically get over it because “there is no difference between one life and another) and was then showed what an actual pyramid snail is, thanks to Facebook and the Pest Database website. If your critters look like mine, yes I think that is a limpet. Best guess at least lol. Some don’t have holes in the top of their shell though. Unless I just can’t see if there’s a hole or not.
Yes they definitely move, just slowly. So they’re not a pest? I don’t need to get rid of them? Also, do they harm coral? If these guys are eating all the algae, are they going to starve out my urchin, turbo snails, and red hermits?Limpets, they move but slow. They are eating your algae and helping out. You can see the mouth and eyestalk things in your pic.
Thank you, after seeing them on the pest database I thought that’s what they were. Where do they even come from? I haven’t added any new corals, all I have is a couple mushroom coral that came from my dads tank but the coral have been in my tank for a while.Yeah it’s a certain type of limpet with the hole. I was thinking there’s a barnacle that looks like a limpet that has a small hole but now I don’t remember if that’s right. Those pictures are limpets.
Yes they definitely move, just slowly. So they’re not a pest? I don’t need to get rid of them? Also, do they harm coral? If these guys are eating all the algae, are they going to starve out my urchin, turbo snails, and red hermits?