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Probably would because they are built differently than a regular keyhole limpet which faces up all the time. Kind of built to get food that isnt attached to rocks, but yours appears to face down, so it probably is built differently for the algae. I am going to look for one myself.

Thanks for the reply. Super cool, I love all those snail like creatures, and this one is definitely show quality. Definitely the best looking limpet I have ever seen. But being a keyhole limpet, is it a predator?

Macro grows pretty easily if you stay with the normal species. I have a macro oriented tank and it looks great at a quarter of the cost of a reef tank. Important things to know: Check out the species of macro for its tendency to go sexual, (releases carbon dioxide), because this can alter...

Ruby Reef's Kick Ich is good to help speed up the quarantine, and is invertebrate safe.

Really great photography work there.

What kind of creature cleaners do you have in the tank?

I agree with the last post. Get some sand cleaners to help stir it up. But it helps if if time you change gently stir the sand with your fingers and then vacuum up the debris that floats up.

You need snails to eat the red stuff. If it is on your rocks- Nerite and Cerith, espicially Nerite. On your glass? Nerite. In your substrate? Cerith and Planaxis. The Nassarius snail is also a good addition. Some of the weirder creatures, see limpets, really get at the slime.

You need to get biological cleaners. Just like the algae eater for the freshwater tank there are marine critters that clean up tanks. Make sure you get snails and crabs that clean all the areas of the tank- substrate, rocks/decoration, and glass. Have them do the work for you. I got plenty of...

Must have taken you years. Great tank!

Woah! I am getting actinic lights tomorrow! :o :D :!: :o

The Elephant snail- Scutus antipodes looks more like a Chiton than a limpet. (Really, it looks like a chiton without multiple plating- just a fascinating animal). Goes to show you how diverse the limpet family is. Really cool looking creature. Does is stay in one spot for a long time like most...

cool 8)