Feb 16, 2026 #1 Elle7519 New Member View Badges R2R App User Joined Aug 22, 2025 Messages 17 Reaction score 6 Location NY Rating - 0% 0 0 0 New to reefing - what creature is this and is it friend or foe?
Feb 16, 2026 #2 Tahoe61 10K Club member View Badges Ultimate Member Reef Squad Excellence Award R2R App User Moderator Emeritus My Aquarium Showcase Joined Mar 2, 2012 Messages 17,948 Reaction score 21,589 Location AZ Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Does it appear to have a shell? With shell Limpet, Stomatella, Citon perhaps. Without shell perhaps flatworm.
Does it appear to have a shell? With shell Limpet, Stomatella, Citon perhaps. Without shell perhaps flatworm.
Feb 16, 2026 #3 code4 just one more..... View Badges Joined May 3, 2015 Messages 2,572 Reaction score 6,409 Location wyoming Rating - 0% 0 0 0 If it is a stomatella it is friend. And often eaten by others in the tank. Look them up and see if it is what you have. I love the little guys.
If it is a stomatella it is friend. And often eaten by others in the tank. Look them up and see if it is what you have. I love the little guys.
Feb 16, 2026 #4 OP OP Elle7519 New Member View Badges R2R App User Joined Aug 22, 2025 Messages 17 Reaction score 6 Location NY Rating - 0% 0 0 0 It looks to have a shelled back. And it’s really stuck to the glass.
Feb 16, 2026 #5 OP OP Elle7519 New Member View Badges R2R App User Joined Aug 22, 2025 Messages 17 Reaction score 6 Location NY Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Thank you both for the help - it is a stomatella
Feb 18, 2026 #6 code4 just one more..... View Badges Joined May 3, 2015 Messages 2,572 Reaction score 6,409 Location wyoming Rating - 0% 0 0 0 @Elle7519 They are one of my favorites. Sadly many fish love them also. They do have a shell. But it really doesn't protect them.
@Elle7519 They are one of my favorites. Sadly many fish love them also. They do have a shell. But it really doesn't protect them.