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adidas
07-11-2005, 09:09 PM
on my orange hermit crabs shell are a couple cone like shaped hitch hikers on it, they don't seem to move, but i've seen like little tentacles come out from under it. any ideas what they are?

Scavenger
07-11-2005, 09:13 PM
Sound like barnacles to me.

adidas
07-11-2005, 09:28 PM
Sound like barnacles to me.

i looked those up, and they all look nothing like them baarnacles i saw have openings on top, these don't. :confused:

outtafocus
07-12-2005, 10:50 PM
I believe it is a slipper snail. I tried to find some good pictures of one but this was the best I could get.
http://www.wildsingapore.com/chekjawa/largfoto/i020bx.htm

I have one, on one of my astrea snails. The link says they are white, but mine is covered in coraline.

Old Guy
07-12-2005, 11:43 PM
Limpets maybe :question:

adidas
07-13-2005, 01:35 AM
I believe it is a slipper snail. I tried to find some good pictures of one but this was the best I could get.
http://www.wildsingapore.com/chekjawa/largfoto/i020bx.htm

I have one, on one of my astrea snails. The link says they are white, but mine is covered in coraline.

not those hmmmm...

adidas
07-13-2005, 01:36 AM
Limpets maybe :question:

look em up, thats what they are!! thanks..now i know what they are :cool:

TNTCanada
07-13-2005, 07:35 AM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v79/TNTCanada/Aquariume/Snails/Aquarium_2004_037copy.jpg

Are these what you are talking about

adidas
07-13-2005, 06:41 PM
mine arent covered in coraline. They are limpets though :)