Unresolved What is it?

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  1. thepanfish

    thepanfish Flying Squid

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    While acclimating a chromis, I found this green slug with a shell like an abalone (sorry no pics) shell was small compare to body, any ideas?
     
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  2. jonjonwells

    jonjonwells Great Blue Whale

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    Look up a chiton and see if that is it.
     
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  3. thepanfish

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    No, it sort of had a snail like body, unless it was blue and the body a=was bloated because it ate my chromis
     
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  4. thepanfish

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  5. NeighborTomita

    NeighborTomita Banned

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    Stomatella varia?
     
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  6. thepanfish

    thepanfish Flying Squid

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    Thank you Sarah K+, problem solved! Should I remove it or be afraid?
     
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  7. NeighborTomita

    NeighborTomita Banned

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    You are very welcome Pan, they are great algae eaters! Keep him :)
     
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  8. thepanfish

    thepanfish Flying Squid

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    How'd he get into my tank and grow to 1 inch.
     
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  9. NeighborTomita

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    Probably came in on some live rock, or something else from your LFS.
     
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  10. ziggy222

    ziggy222 Fire Goby

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    they usually come in with algae like chaetto or caulerpa.thats where they breed
     
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