Baby Snails?

[Quang]

Do these these look like baby snails? The bigger one on the left does, but the one on the right has me fearing its Zoa-eating Nudi eggs. Or Are Nudi eggs only found on zoa's?

These are the closest show I can get before sticking my camera in the tank.

 

[House of Laughter]

don't think they are snails, look like tube worms to me - I get them everywhere their is a smooth surface.

House

 

[Quang]

thanks house, thats something i didnt even consider. gotta do some more research now

 

[noodleman]

i got those all over the place also...they just tube worms and they dont move anywhere either

 

[griMReefer]

now your tank is christened they are cute little things, some of them may show fans like tiny feather dusters. i don't know where the snail babies goes, but i've seen reef tanks up for years and years and no baby snails seem to happen from turbos or astreas or margaritas most people i know have to buy new snails every 3-5 yrs to replace the old ones that die and don't replace themselves.

if only they were as prolific as fw snails...

 

[Manny]

oh wow... I have them and I thought they were barnacles starting to form.

Damn!!!! I always assume :banghead: gotta stop that

 

[nyguardian21]

i have a whole bunch of those too, anyone know if they get bigger????

 

[masterswimmer]

i have a whole bunch of those too, anyone know if they get bigger????

Yep they'll get bigger. Most of the time something will brush against them and they'll break off pretty easily. You can normally find them by the boat load in your skimmer, sump, on pumps or anywhere that you'd least expect to find them. :lol_large

Russ

 

[nyguardian21]

i got an acrylic tank and when i screpe them off the front theres bits of them still stuck. its PITA trying to prevent scratches.

 

[Deanos]

i got an acrylic tank and when i screpe them off the front theres bits of them still stuck. its PITA trying to prevent scratches.

Wow, you have them on the front?! You gotta clean your glass more frequently then. Once they settle, it'll take weeks before they've accumulated enough of a shell to be noticed.

 

[GQ22]

having them grow is a good sign, so dont sweat it too much, obviously clean it off thje front glass. I got a mandarin that picks at these guys. one mandarin per tank is good in my opinion

 

[Deanos]

One mandarin per tank would be good, if, the following criteria were met:

• The mandarin eats prepared food or,
• The tank is mature with a sustainable population of live food (copepods, amphipods, etc) and
• No aggresive fish competing for the same food (blennies, wrasses & gobies)

Other than that, mandarins are great!

 

[nyguardian21]

yup i got them on the front, just finished cycling my tank so i didnt clean the front glass just let algae and whatever was there grow until everything went normal and then i see i have these little things. now they are mostly wisible on the black background. no mandarin for me unless someone has one thats eats commercial or frozen foods.

 

[nyguardian21]

got crapload of pods in the tank and fuge but not risking a mandarin

Life is too precious!!!!!!!

 

[masterswimmer]

got crapload of pods in the tank and fuge but not risking a mandarin

Life is too precious!!!!!!!

How big is your tank? How many lbs of LR do you have? Mandarins are beautiful and can be maintained with relative ease in a MATURE tank. I've got one in my 75 with 130 lbs of LR. Never seen him lose weight and always looks plump. AND, I have a pipefish that eats only pods also. They both are doing great. Your patience, equipment (LR & tank size), stocking selection and husbandry will determine the success of keeping a mandarin.

Russ

 

[griMReefer]

How big is your tank? How many lbs of LR do you have? Mandarins are beautiful and can be maintained with relative ease in a MATURE tank. I've got one in my 75 with 130 lbs of LR. Never seen him lose weight and always looks plump. AND, I have a pipefish that eats only pods also. They both are doing great. Your patience, equipment (LR & tank size), stocking selection and husbandry will determine the success of keeping a mandarin.

Russ

i agree. you just gotta give a mandarin INDIVIDUAL attention at first, which some folks with multiple fish can't do. you will need to put the food like brine shrimp directly around them, like you would for seahorses or pipefish, since other fishes compete and they are slow, picky grazers.

you can even make a pair (sexes fairly easy to tell apart) then they will look so nice grazing together.

anyway, has anyone here successfully had snails (astrea, turbo, margarita) reproduce and yield in their tank???

 

[Deanos]

has anyone here successfully had snails (astrea, turbo, margarita) reproduce and yield in their tank???

I have. I'm waiting for the babies to grow, so I can identify which species.

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[jenniebutterfly]

if you want baby snails, get collonista (sp?) and stomatella. your snail populations will explode. i might have some for the swap if i go again

 

[masterswimmer]

i agree. you just gotta give a mandarin INDIVIDUAL attention at first, which some folks with multiple fish can't do. you will need to put the food like brine shrimp directly around them, like you would for seahorses or pipefish, since other fishes compete and they are slow, picky grazers.

I never once spot fed my mandarin or pipefish. They went in my tank and started doing what they do naturally, search for food. Hence the need for a mature tank.

I agree with Jennie, stomatella's reproduce like :bunny: in my tank.

Russ

 

[griMReefer]

if you want baby snails, get collonista (sp?) and stomatella. your snail populations will explode. i might have some for the swap if i go again

oh cool jennie that's cool!