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adidas
03-31-2006, 05:59 PM
Just looked in the tank this morning and there were about 7 snails that weren't there yesterday. They are tiny.

here's a pic of one hiding under a bigger snail:
http://www.melevsreef.com/id/collonista_comparison.jpg
Interesting.
muck
03-31-2006, 06:08 PM
They are Colonista Snails. They are know to breed quite readily in home aquariums.
I have a massive army of those that come out at night. :biggrin:

And no its not a baby astrea.
adidas
03-31-2006, 07:04 PM
They are Colonista Snails. They are know to breed quite readily in home aquariums.
I have a massive army of those that come out at night. :biggrin:

And no its not a baby astrea.

Yup I know at first I thought baby astrea but then I looked at Melev's id page. :D
Murminator
03-31-2006, 07:45 PM
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I have a massive army of those that come out at night. :biggrin:


Me too I was vaccuming up 30-40 every water change just trying to keep ahead of them