Anyone know what these "slugs"are in my sump?

semiroundel · Nov 8, 2020 12:39:19 pm

Hi, I didn't put them there, there are now two of them. It's possible they came as minuscule babies in either a copepod packet, or with some chaeto. Seeing as the chaeto came from a reliable source, im guessing not from them.
Should I get rid or leave them alone?

ajm83 · Nov 8, 2020 2:40:00 pm

possibly a sponge, does it move?

semiroundel · Nov 8, 2020 2:43:13 pm

Defo a slug of some type, it moves blooming fast when it thinks it's going to get caught, you can just make out in the photo two sort of antenna on it. The top of the body is a lightly mottled brown colour

mightyhatter · Nov 8, 2020 3:31:49 pm

Looks like a stomatella?

semiroundel · Nov 8, 2020 4:08:34 pm

Just googled that @mightyhatter , and of course you're right!
I'm happy to not remove them, and that in fact they're valuable additions to CUC.
They must have come in the chaeto at a miniscule size.
Happy to leave them in the sump.

ajm83 · Nov 8, 2020 7:14:27 pm

Quote from: semiroundel on Nov 8, 2020 2:43:13 pm

Defo a slug of some type, it moves blooming fast when it thinks it's going to get caught, you can just make out in the photo two sort of antenna on it. The top of the body is a lightly mottled brown colour

Ah I thought that was a bit of chaeto! You lucked out, they are good CUC!

Animal · Nov 18, 2020 10:47:55 pm

Agree , def looks like stomatella,
Just keep an eye out because sometimes the little buggers multiply like rabbits .
Dave

semiroundel · Nov 18, 2020 10:51:03 pm

Here's hoping!

Anyone know what these "slugs"are in my sump?

Anyone know what these "slugs"are in my sump?

Anyone know what these "slugs"are in my sump?

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