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snails cruisin without shell
i am just wondering if anyone else out there has had a snail cruisin around on the glass without a shell on its back???
i got home from edmonton last night and noticed one of my snails without a shell on it and it was still doin its job cleaning algea off the glass
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4' custom tank all starfire. End overflow 2 AI sols reef keeper lite mp40wes Diablo skimmer Mag 12 return pump also feeding two reactors |
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most likely stomatella snails - they are a good hitchiker and have only a small "fingernail" shell on their backs.
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im putting a pic up right away had to go to the car and have a smoke and get my camera haha. and no its not one of those types i have a million of them in my tank lol
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If it isn't a stomatella, and there is no shell. Then I am going to guess a nudibranch.
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Setup: 180G DT, 105G Refuge (approx. 300lbs LR, 150lbs Aragonite) Hardware: Super Reef Octopus SSS-3000, Tunze ATO, Mag 18 return, 2x MP40W, 2X Koralia 4's Wavemaker Lighting: 5ft Hamilton Belize Sun (2x250W MH, 2X80W T5HO) Type of Aquarium: mixed reef (SPS & LPS) with fish Dosing: Mg, Ca, Alk |
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here is a pic of the snail. he has had a shell for over a year and now he is naked to say the least haha.
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4' custom tank all starfire. End overflow 2 AI sols reef keeper lite mp40wes Diablo skimmer Mag 12 return pump also feeding two reactors Last edited by the marine apprentice; 03-04-2010 at 05:58 AM. |
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oh my.. he IS naked. Thats so weird the way his body is spiraled. Hes going to make an easy snack for a fish.
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