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Mak
04-29-2004, 07:48 AM
This guy has been in one of my tanks for a couple of years. Finaly got the chance for a few photos. He's about an inch long. Do you recognise him???

http://www.canreef.com/photopost/data/500/191DSC00778-med.JPG?2835

http://www.canreef.com/photopost/data/500/191DSC00801-med.JPG?4852
StirCrazy
04-29-2004, 01:07 PM
hmm not a conch, doesn't look like my nassarius. I would be willing to guess whelk. at any rate maybe someone else will recognize it.

Steve
psuedo
04-29-2004, 01:22 PM
I have one of those in my tank, and I just chalked him up as some sort of conch. It doesn't harm my corals though
LostMind
04-29-2004, 05:02 PM
Conch has two eye stalks.

That looks like the whelks in JL's.
EmilyB
04-29-2004, 06:50 PM
My tank is full of these, at full grown, they are about 1". They don't seem to hurt anything, I was told they are just a different species of nassarius.

http://www.members.shaw.ca/beans666/snail2.jpg
Mak
04-29-2004, 10:48 PM
My tank is full of these, at full grown, they are about 1". They don't seem to hurt anything, I was told they are just a different species of nassarius.



Thanks Em, to me it looks like a Nassarius on Steroids :eek: :mrgreen: :lol: .
One_Divided
05-03-2004, 08:14 PM
It is some type of whelk and is probably carnivorous.. I have several similar looking dudes in my tank and they don't seem to do any harm. Dr. Ron could not give me a possitive ID. I have found them feasting on dead snails or leftover food before... though there is a strong possibility they are eating microphauna and such as Dr. Ron suggested.
EmilyB
05-03-2004, 10:51 PM
I think I'm going to sell my shells from now on..... :lol:

http://www.topseashells.com/shell_list.php?speciestype=NASSARIIDAE
Quagmire
05-03-2004, 11:58 PM
I think I'm going to sell my shells from now on..... :lol:

http://www.topseashells.com/shell_list.php?speciestype=NASSARIIDAE

:eek: Holly crap the shells are selling for more than the live snails are :biggrin:
Mak
05-04-2004, 03:26 AM
It is some type of whelk and is probably carnivorous.. I have several similar looking dudes in my tank and they don't seem to do any harm. Dr. Ron could not give me a possitive ID. I have found them feasting on dead snails or leftover food before... though there is a strong possibility they are eating microphauna and such as Dr. Ron suggested.

Thanks Adam. I couldn't get a positive ID but a Whelk sounds good to me. He's just in a tank w/ LR right now, so I guess I'll just throw him in the sump when I upgrade :biggrin: .
Mak
05-04-2004, 03:28 AM
I think I'm going to sell my shells from now on..... :lol:

http://www.topseashells.com/shell_list.php?speciestype=NASSARIIDAE

Nice. That could pay for yet ANOTHER upgrade!!! :mrgreen: :wink: