That's no snail!!

[Dmitry]

I was doing a water change just now. I have a little filter bag hanging on the end of the pipe going from the overflow into the sump to keep debris from going into the sump. And as I take the bag off to clean it...I see there's something in there. At first I thought it was a snail. But upon closer examination ... that's no snail! :bigeyes2: What is this thing? For now I'm keeping it in a bucket with a ph. Forgive the pix, but my camera sucks. I couldn't get it to focus on the object I needed focused: it kept making objects around it sharp. Anyway, the shell is very hard and very smooth; I had a tough time getting traction on the tweezers to move it. The underside is fleshy. There are whiskers sticking out. Is it good? Bad? I don't remember getting it from someone!

 

[yessongs]

Can you draw a picture?

 

[inkblue]

:sgrin: uf0 :scratchch :usa1: :dead1:

 

[reefoman]

Dmitry maybe it is Stomatella or something similar ?

 

[jhale]

looks like a snail to me.

 

[jhale]

reefoman is right, they have that body that comes out and they glide along the glass.

 

[herman]

definitely a stomatella.

 

[Dmitry]

Yeah, I think that's what it is. I just put it back into the tank. Unfortunately I dropped it somewhere; hopefully it didn't land upside down!

 

[jhale]

they can flip over don't worry.

 

[reefoman]

I have a lot this guys in my main tank ... a lot ... million maybe more

 

[bad coffee]

I used to have a florescent orange one in my tank. it was great. they're FAST snails too.

B

 

[glipper69]

it looks like a stomatella, They breed like widefire. I found one a couple years ago there must have been more because I now have babies and adults all over the place. it's a pain in the ass too because the damn babies are always jamming up my beckett on my skimmer.

Good luck,
Frank

 

[House of Laughter]

BC, that little guy is still in there - I see him come out when the lights are off and I am surfing on the computer.



House

 

[ctxmonitor]

I have a lot this guys in my main tank ... a lot ... million maybe more

maybe i should take some, heheh i need some breeding in my tank..

 

[reefoman]

no problem ,
just LMK when you want to stop by ,
we will hunt some snails , hehe

 

[hannahsmom]

with that color spot on top looks like a cowry snail to me. If it is a stomatella the shell will be flat and the snail body will be long and come out of the shell like a tail if it is a cowry then it will stay underneath the shell and the shell with be large and rounded. Sometimes they have a type of skin that covers their shell looks like and eyelid.