Black Blob Hitchhiker

[charlie1225]

I found this hitchhiker in my tank and I'm wondering whether anyone knows what it is. I have a slight outbreak of cyano in my tank recently so I'm been using a turkey baster to siphon it out. I see a black blob right next to my SPS and I try and siphon it. To my suprise this thing moved. It's dark dark black, flat and a pancake and I can't even move it. Like a suction cup, this black blob hugs against the live rock, can move it an inch. I'm going to try and take a picture of it, but what you'll see is a black blob. I want to know if it's reef safe or simply a hitchiker that has eluded me for the past three years.

 

[charlie1225]

OK here's the pics. It's that blob in the middle.

 

[charlie1225]

 

[charlie1225]

I just saw another thread...is this a flatworm?

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/identification/61538-id-please.html

 

[DontXtripNfall]

It's reef safe, an elephant snail. I have a thread about it.. I like mine, lmk if you don't like yours

 

[charlie1225]

It's reef safe, an elephant snail. I have a thread about it.. I like mine, lmk if you don't like yours

whew! just a snail. But this one doesn't have a shell? what does it eat?

 

[KathyC]

Interesting critter
http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=scutus

 

[charlie1225]

Interesting critter
http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=scutus

Great article Kathy, now I know why I dont see a shell. I can sleep well tonight. I can now sleep well tonight. You guys rock!