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BlueAbyss 09-13-2009 08:30 PM

Strange snail... maybe an Abalone?
 
So, back when I added the Calgary livestock to my tank, I found a tiny snail in one of the acclimation vessels. He didn't seem to be doing too well (snails need to be drip acclimated, I understand), but I tossed him in the tank anyway (his shell was probably 3/8" long). He has interesting iridescent colors in his shell, so I thought I'd give him a chance. Well, that was a month ago, and yesterday an hour or so before lights out, I see this greenish colored thing crawling across one of the rocks!

He's in the hollow in the middle of the pic...
http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/u...20reef/053.jpg

Any ideas as to what he is? His shell doesn't look spiraled or whorled like a normal snail, and he's a little small to really identify him properly (I put him back in and probably won't see him again for a while). He's also at least doubled in size in a month.

shrimpchips 09-13-2009 08:42 PM

Probably a stomatella snail.

Delphinus 09-14-2009 04:19 AM

+1 stomatella 100%. Good critter to have.

BlueAbyss 09-14-2009 07:56 AM

Cool, I was under the impression that Stomatella's are pretty small so I figured it was something else. Thanks for the help, much appreciated!

whatcaneyedo 09-14-2009 02:20 PM

I've seen Stomatellas up to 1" long so they can reach a pretty good size.

BlueAbyss 09-14-2009 08:45 PM

Good to know, this guy is quickly reaching that point.


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