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the small white semi-circular things...possibly baby snails? they're about 2mm wide, use the tube worm for comparison. there are about 20-30 of these scattered on the rocks.

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Old 08-29-2005, 03:54 AM
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Limpet

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Limpet. Probably Acmaea sp.
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hmm, cool. by the sounds of them they sound helpful moreso than harmful?
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Hard to say. Not sure what species you got.
Just reading up on them with a book in front of me here (Calfo & Fenner).
"Voracious algae grazers that are not always useful for the mixed invert aquarium."
"Most are herbivorous, some are predatory..." [Coral grazers. Carribean Orange (Lucapina) and Black Limpet (Scutus)].
Also, this...."Even among the algae grazing species, they can be devastating to desirable algae forms like corallines...."

I'd say keep 'em, but monitor what they are up to!

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PS Apparently there are claims of them causing abrasion to acrylic tanks, too.
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yup limpets. i have a bunch in my tank, on my crab and snail shells.
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