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I was looking at my tank with the lights off tonight and saw a redish colored snail or slug. It had what appeared to be a small res shell on it and it was about a 1/4 inch long. I tried to look it up on-line and did not find anything on it. I attempted to remove it and retreated into a hole in the rock. does anyone know what this is. I will keep an eye out and try to get a picture of it.
 
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Ok I saw it again tonight and took it out of the tank. It is redish brown. I has a small shell that the body does not fit inside. It kinda just sits on its back. When I picked it up the back half of the body just separated from the main part of the body. I left my camera at work so I could not get any pics. Does anyone know what this is. I will try to get a pic tomorrow.
 
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nah, dosen't look like any of those pics. I am now thinking it is some kind of slug. I will try to get pics.
 
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this is a picture with my phone. It is not very good, but you can see its body is much bigger than its shell.
 
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I finally found it!!!

Stomatella varia:

Almost slug-like, but possessing an auriform, cap-like shell, individuals of Stomatella seem unlikely to be Trochoideans. However odd their appearance, their internal anatomy puts them squarely in this group. Stomatella individuals may reach lengths of about an inch and a quarter (3 cm), and as their specific name of "varia" implies, they may be almost any color, although gray, black, and mottled colors tend to predominate. They are quite good grazers, and also reproduce well in aquaria lacking hermit crabs and shrimp predators. Their shell shape precludes their retraction into the shell, but evolution has given them a rather neat way to escape many predators. The rear portion of their foot can break off, much like some lizards' tails, when they are threatened by a predator. The detached portion then writhes, and twists and otherwise distracts the predator while the snail, presumably, makes good its escape. Additionally, they also tend to be nocturnal and avoid a lot of visually-oriented predators in this way.


Mine is more of a red color.
 
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