got some keyhole limpets

[flanders]

so i have been noticeing what looks like a keyhole limpet for 1-2 weeks..

looks alot like this

http://www.reefs.org/hhfaq/pages/pictur ... yhole.html


then today i noticed there were at least 5 wich seemed pretty darn quick for this many to appear..

are these cause for concern?


if so do i just pull em off to get rid of em?

cheers

 

[Anonymous]

If that's what they are most species are harmless algae, diatom, cyano consumers. No need to get rid of them, if there's not enough food their numbers will decrease. They do tend to show up in multiples like that, one day nothing, next day 5 or 10.

mario

 

[Anonymous]

I've found them to be quite useful.

 

[Mihai]

Keepers! Excellent grazers.
M.

 

[Len]

Yup. Very few limpets are carnivorious, so I wouldn't worry. Still a good idea to observe the tank for potential problems, however unlikely.

 

[fishgills]

I have many there good for your tank.
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[vapor1]

I had 4 or 5 in my reef....until one night I caught one eating the polyps on a stylo. He was nice enuff to sacrifice his other "buddys" by this action. When they were small I had no problems with them, but when they got big that was a different story.

 

[shred5]

I would keep an eye on them.. Some species of limpets eat corals... Most just graze on algae... They do multiply like wild fire sometimes...

Dave

 

[romunov]

Actually, most graze in sessile animals, but some are nice algae eaters.