Build Thread - Limpets good or bad? | Reef2Reef Some limpet species are herbivores and are beneficial to even a reef aquarium But even the herbivores can become harmful if there is not enough food for them in the aquarium Limpets will typically not reproduce to any significant number in the aquarium, and physical removal is usually a sufficient control for the SPS coral aquarist
Fish (or invert) for Getting Rid of Limpets | Reef2Reef Some limpet species are herbivores and are beneficial to even a reef aquarium But even the herbivores can become harmful if there is not enough food for them in the aquarium Limpets will typically not reproduce to any significant number in the aquarium, and physical removal is usually a sufficient control for the SPS coral aquarist
Limpets in reef tank | Reef2Reef - REEF2REEF Saltwater and Reef . . . I had a black keyhole limpet that came as a hitch hiker and was ok for a while then I started noticing a decline in montiporas and my birdsnest colony then one day I found him eating away at it so I removed him and everything is now starting to recover after a little research I found some take a liking to sps so proceed with caution if you are going to add them
Limpets or? | Reef2Reef Hi guys, couple of ID requests here I'm pretty sure this first one here is a limpet I got in with my TBS live rock Hoping it's a reef safe one! The second pic I initially thought were limpets in my sump, however they are moving pretty fast and I'm wondering if these might be baby snails of
Limpet? attached to turbo snail? | Reef2Reef - REEF2REEF Saltwater and . . . As long as there's sufficient food in the tank for your turbo snail, the hitchhiker is not hurting your snail at all I'm not sure if it's a slipper limpet, a hoof snail, or something similar, but either way, it's a sessile snail that basically hitches a ride and eats whatever it can where the turbo snail takes it
limpet or so eradicating Acropora - REEF2REEF Saltwater and Reef . . . The name "limpet" covers a multitude of different types of animals Those limpets with a small hole in the apex of the shell are called "keyhole" limpets as the hole sometimes looks like the keyhole in old doors This type of limpet is mostly carnivorous and some of them will graze on some corals"
Slipper Limpet? | Reef2Reef Slipper Limpet? Thread starter Zelly; Start date Aug 6, 2024; Tagged users None Jump to Last Aug 6, 2024
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Is this a keyhole limpet? | Reef2Reef If yours is a keyhole limpet (which it looks like it may be, but the photo is too grainy for me to tell you for certain), I don't know that anyone has actually confirmed that they eat SPS (much like how people believe "Asterinas" - actually Aquilonstra - stars might eat their corals: it might be a species specific thing, it might be a you have