Needing to Id these guys

[ensquire]

These nocturnal guys have been showing uo for the last week or so. But tonight they came out in masses. Mostly on the glass but upon a flashlight inspection , I see them on the rock also.....

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/18798128/New%20Tank/2013%2001%2002-001-800.jpg

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/18798128/New%20Tank/2013%2001%2002-002-800.jpg

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/18798128/New%20Tank/2013%2001%2002-005-800.jpg

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/18798128/New%20Tank/2013%2001%2002-004-800.jpg

When I tried to grab it with my foreceps the first two split and the head kept right on going.

[lpsreefer]

Stomatella snail. Great for the aquarium! They eats micro of film algae.

[Aquattro]

Stomatella snail. Great for the aquarium! They eats micro of film algae.

Yup, wish I could find some :)

[gregzz4]

Yup, wish I could find some :)
I'll keep you in mind if my 1 ever turns into many :wink:

[Aquattro]

I'll keep you in mind if my 1 ever turns into many :wink:
Not sure if one can do that :)

[gregzz4]

Not sure if one can do that :)
Just a funny
I'm pretty sure that would be a feat of nature :razz:
I think I have more than 1
I had a larger one months ago and last night moved a small one from the sump to DT, so who knows how many I have

[ensquire]

Thanks Guys, huge relief. Was thinking flatworms or something similar.

[HL649]

Not sure if one can do that :)

I believe most Gastropods can reproduce sexually or asexually; so yes, 1 can turn into many.

[reefwars]

Algae grazers yea but the breed a lot my 25g tank has literally hundreds if not thousands its ugly to see regardless of what they eat

[Aquattro]

Algae grazers yea but the breed a lot my 25g tank has literally hundreds if not thousands its ugly to see regardless of what they eat

Wanna ship? :)

[reefwars]

Wanna ship? :)


i can easily send you a 100 in a small container maybe $10 for shipping if you seriously want some??:)

[Aquattro]

i can easily send you a 100 in a small container maybe $10 for shipping if you seriously want some??:)

Maybe we should wait until it warms up a bit?

[reefwars]

Maybe we should wait until it warms up a bit?


its your call , i can send them at anytime for you just let me know when and ill fish you out a bunch , i dont think the cold would bother these guys much as they are indestructable lol but yeah whenever you want them send me a pm and they are yours:)

[Reef Puffer]

They dont take the cold too well. Thats if they are the same ones i just moved. They are pretty hardy and breed like mad. after 5 hours in a cooler even tho, and there werent many left alive.

[daniella3d]

Unless they can split themselves (they don't), they still need two to do it.

they are not like aiptasias and cannot split or regrow from a small fragment.

How exactly do they reproduce asexually? Stomatella snails spawn together in the aquarium releasing eggs and sperm. One cannot do it alone. Only one can still release eggs or sperm but that's not going to end up as larvaes.




I believe most Gastropods can reproduce sexually or asexually; so yes, 1 can turn into many.

[intarsiabox]

Unless they can split themselves (they don't), they still need two to do it.

they are not like aiptasias and cannot split or regrow from a small fragment.

How exactly do they reproduce asexually? Stomatella snails spawn together in the aquarium releasing eggs and sperm. One cannot do it alone. Only one can still release eggs or sperm but that's not going to end up as larvaes.

I don't know about this specific snail but many species are hermaphrodites and capable of auto-fertilization. So asexual reproduction is quite common in gastropods.