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kalvin5 04-02-2014 02:48 AM

not sure what this is?
 
I have three of these in my tank can they be a nusence I think thay had babies Attachment 12744

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Proteus 04-02-2014 03:15 AM

Stometella Snail. Cuc. Algea eater. Good to have

Coral Hoarder 04-02-2014 03:18 AM

Yup -common name payper shell snail

kalvin5 04-02-2014 04:07 AM

thanks good to know!

denny_C 04-02-2014 04:07 AM

Good but breed a lot so in my books anything that breeds that fast should have some control on their numbers.......ughhh hundreds to thousands of them! That's where I'm too now lol

Myka 04-02-2014 03:24 PM

Denny, Peppermint Shrimp eat Stomatella snails. :)

denny_C 04-02-2014 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Myka (Post 889959)
Denny, Peppermint Shrimp eat Stomatella snails. :)

ha not mine i thik they are lazy lol i added a dozen to each grow system and they are taking out the aiptasia prtty good now ater i stopped feeding the tanks but so far not the snails maybe once they need new food they will go over . not sure what their all feeding off of though as i have numerous tangs and not a stitch of algae besides some film algae when gfo gets low lol

my melanarus use to munch the odd one but since hes gone theyve exploded in numbers.

also looks like i have two types ones pretty timid and stays out of view but the other mows over every little thing :)

i guess i could have worse problems all in all lol

Misses.ReefWars 04-02-2014 03:53 PM

[quote=denny@concept;889961]

my melanarus use to munch the odd one but since hes gone theyve exploded in numbers.

I miss our melanarus :(

Myka 04-02-2014 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by denny@concept (Post 889961)
ha not mine i thik they are lazy lol i added a dozen to each grow system and they are taking out the aiptasia prtty good now ater i stopped feeding the tanks but so far not the snails maybe once they need new food they will go over

My Peppermints have always decimated Stomatella populations. I've never had them distracted with Aiptasia though. :D


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