3 Scutus in my tank

February 23, 2005
From: Catalina Pampin

Hi,
a month ago I discovered the first one, now there are 3 of them. It is a 360 gallon tank with sandy botton, lots of live rock, and some soft corals, anemones, 3 stars and some fish. I have just started 10 months ago with my tank, and what do you think I should do with these critters?, let them go ahead with their lives at home or remove them somewhere else?, do you know if maybe I`ll wake up some morning and find they are everywhere ?, it seems they multiply pretty fast..., they like to wander around some Actinodiscus and a orange polyp coral, are you sure they just feed on algae?, thanks for the info.

Catalina

katy@elpastordebrie.com.ar

Pampin, C., 2005 (Feb 23) 3 Scutus in my tank. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13179

Dear Cat,
I suspect your Scutus must have arrived with some rock you put in your aquarium. Just because you have just seen them doesn't mean they have just arrived or have grown very quickly. The probably have been slowly growing for months. Yes they are quite safe and only eat algae. With luck they will be nice little glass cleaners
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Feb 23). Comment on 3 Scutus in my tank by Catalina Pampin. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13179

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Elephant Slug, Shield Slug, Ducksbill Limpet (Scutus sp.)

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