Gene0514 Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 This little guy hitchhiked on my rock I think its a nassarius snail because of its tube sorry that the pics are a little blurry, thats cuz he's so small and moves pretty fast. He just starts burying right away. Link to comment
Gene0514 Posted August 27, 2009 Author Share Posted August 27, 2009 cool I got a whole little CUCwith my rock lol now thats a budget tank Link to comment
CallMeDrLove Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Beware, I bought 10 nassarius snails for my 75g, and within a few months I had about a thousand. Plague proportions...I'll never get another one. They are so small they clog up powerhead intakes and everything. Very annoying. Link to comment
nor_cal_nano Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Beware, I bought 10 nassarius snails for my 75g, and within a few months I had about a thousand. Plague proportions...I'll never get another one. They are so small they clog up powerhead intakes and everything. Very annoying. lol Link to comment
CallMeDrLove Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Though the powerheads I was using were Super Seio 1150's and I suppose the intake slits were just the right size to trap little unsuspecting nassarius and kill them. PITA though. I use koralia's now and though I can't get rid of the nassarius (too many and they hide) they aren't as big of a problem. Link to comment
johnmaloney Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Definitely not a nassarius, (hundreds of species of snails have that probe, just not most in the hobby) can you get a close pic? I have a few ideas but would like to see an opperculum first. The narrow structure of the shell is a a dead give away it isn't one of nassarius sp. though. I bet the opperculum is elongated too, not circular. He can handle some time out of the water, (I am pretty sure I know this one, but would like to double check with an opperculum pic), so dont be afraid to snatch one up and take a pic while placing them say on a piece of lined paper to show scale. (I am very demanding today huh? ) Nassarius sp. are very difficult to breed, very long planktonic stages. (Did I spell planktonic right? Where is Fosi when you need him - ) The probe is usually a good sign the snail likes meaty foods, which is why you don't seem to many probed snails in the hobby outside of Nassarius sp. For as slow as they are, it is surprising how many snails are predatory. (No worries though, at that size the snail will likely be stuck scavenging, couldn't see it doing much damage.) Link to comment
Gene0514 Posted August 27, 2009 Author Share Posted August 27, 2009 thanks for the info sorry i can't get another pic cuz the snail disappeared soon after those previous pics Edit: just found him and he disappeared as i was trying to get him Link to comment
johnmaloney Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 That is how it goes doesn't it? I think it is a type of dove shell, (yep they named the snail after the washed up shell it leaves). Smooth dove shells have highly variable markings and checkering, but yours doesn't seem too. Probably a different species within the genus, but from that picture I feel pretty strong about a dove shell. Should behave itself as a harmless scavenger. Link to comment
Gene0514 Posted August 28, 2009 Author Share Posted August 28, 2009 found him crawling around when the lights were off i took it out and took some pics. these are much better Link to comment
FateX9 Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 deffinately not a nass drlove, you might have cerith snails as i know those breed like crazy ive never seen nass breed in aquariums but who knows Link to comment
CallMeDrLove Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Nope they are definitely not cerith. Perhaps I have some kind of super skill as far as breeding goes, but I'm 100% sure they're not cerith. Way too small. The largest ones get to be about maybe 3/4" long, most are between 1/4" and 1/2". I don't think mine are whelks either. They are too small, and are not a problem for corals. Or other snails for that matter. Now I gotta figure out what these little buggers are. Link to comment
johnmaloney Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 +1 to dove shell and very likely a smooth dove. yep I plussed one myself. Link to comment
Gene0514 Posted August 28, 2009 Author Share Posted August 28, 2009 i think you're right thanks Link to comment
nor_cal_nano Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 nassarius I will stop "helping" now. kthxbai Link to comment
CallMeDrLove Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Don't mean to hijack the thread, but I just checked the order when I got my snails, and they are definitely nassarius. Weird, wonder why mine are breeding so rapidly. Link to comment
StevieT Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 What are you using as substrate? Link to comment
CallMeDrLove Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 They're in my 75g back home (I'm away at school) but I'll see if I can round up some old pics. Don't really think I ever took any closeups of the snails though. I am using sugar sized aragonite as my substrate. They go down in it during the day and rise up whenever food lands on the sand. Pretty weird watching it. Like a bunch of zombie snails. Link to comment
johnmaloney Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 would be cool to find a certain species of nass has a shorter planktonic stage... Link to comment
CallMeDrLove Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Odds are I ordered nassarius and liveaquaria sent me the wrong thing. Or I got nassarius AND some other snail as a hitchhiker and the other snail is the one breeding. Link to comment
Gene0514 Posted August 28, 2009 Author Share Posted August 28, 2009 maybe you got some cerith snails too Link to comment
CallMeDrLove Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 I do have a couple of ceriths but the ones I'm talking about are definitely not cerith. Cerith get much bigger than whatever I have. The majority of mine are about 1/4" long. I'm working on getting my brother to send me some closeups of the snails this evening...sucks being 4 hours away from my tank. Link to comment
johnmaloney Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 must kill you in gas to have to drive there to feed the fish Link to comment
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