What is this critter?

nano_reez

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This thing just showed up and I'm not sure if I should get rid of it or not.


Please help thanks.

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It's kinda hard to tell from the picture since it blends in so well with the coral frag, but my guess would be a variety of stomatella snail.
 

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It could also be an abolone. Does it have a line of holes going from front to back of the shell? Can't quite tell from the picture.
 

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if it looks like a snail with a fingernail for a shell, its a stoma. let that bad boy live and breed!
 

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this is the best snail for reef tank, very good animals, I have them all over the tank
 

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