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Old 03-04-2010, 06:33 AM
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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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Old 03-04-2010, 06:38 AM
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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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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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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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