View Full Version : I need an ID, is this a bad guy?
4ptbuck
11-30-2010, 06:30 AM
Is this a sundial snail?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v647/4ptbuck/P1010103.jpg
Is he the bain of my zoo problems?
it looks more like a collinista snail to me, which are harmless algae grazers.
nlreefguy
11-30-2010, 08:52 AM
Doesn't look like one to me, and I've seen my share!
wingedfish
11-30-2010, 12:58 PM
+1 collinista
beneficial and that one looks full grown.
BlueTang<3
11-30-2010, 01:02 PM
Is he the bain of my zoo problems?
Have you checked for nudis or spiders.
tidal_waters
11-30-2010, 03:27 PM
If indeed it is a collinista snail, they do multiply quickly. I had some in my 34 gallon that came on some rock and by the time I shut it down they were everywhere!
4ptbuck
11-30-2010, 04:01 PM
thanks guys
For the life of me, I can't grow zoos.
I used to be able to. Had a fanatasic zoo garden.
I thought it was the summer heat that wiped them out 2 years ago, along with my lps.
I am re-establishing my lps.
I've tried a few time to re-establish with frags, with no luck. They seem to last only a few days, then dissapear.
Would urchins bother them? Could it be my tuxedo, who I've seen over the frrags?
Would urchins bother them? Could it be my tuxedo, who I've seen over the frrags?
some urchins do develop a taste for coral. You usually see a path eaten through your zoo garden.
I would shine a red light at night on them and see if you can find a culprit. I had a eunicid (sp?) worm eating one of my colonies.
4ptbuck
12-01-2010, 04:18 AM
peanut worms? I have tons of those. Are they my problem?
hillegom
12-01-2010, 05:14 AM
peanut worms are ok
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