Farrah Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 I have a snail that appeared out of nowhere. It's covered in coraline, about 1/2 in long, and his shaped similar to a murex or conch (but no spines). It has a tiny proboscis that is currently inserted into the mouth of one of my zooanthids! What the hell is it and what is it doing??? Link to comment
Farrah Posted June 21, 2004 Author Share Posted June 21, 2004 It looks a lot like the snail at the very top of this picture: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Di...=23&pCatId=1862 Link to comment
fade2black Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 The only snail I know of that eats zoos is circlular in shape and black and white striped. However, if it's attempting to eat your zoos I would take it out! Better to be safe that sorry IMO. Link to comment
fade2black Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 OK, found a pciture for you. It is called a sundial snail. here's a link to some pictures of them. Link to comment
AReeferIsExpensive Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 ive had sundial snails b4..how you kow is b/c when they retract, the trap door is cone shaped. They come out at nice n suck away~ Is this tampa bay saltwater live rock? then its prob a chicoreus pomum apple murex or does it look like this? http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/showthread...highlight=murex Link to comment
Farrah Posted June 24, 2004 Author Share Posted June 24, 2004 The shape is very similar to that photo, but not as many ridges and bumps... there's much less topography to the shell. The live rock came from Tonga, but he could have hitchhiked with some corals I spose. No telling where he's from. I don't want to kill the little guy, but don't want to keep him around in my tank if he's going to eat my zoos. I wonder if my LFS wants him. Link to comment
AReeferIsExpensive Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 take a look at your zoos, if there are some that arent open when the lights are on, flush it~ Link to comment
Farrah Posted June 25, 2004 Author Share Posted June 25, 2004 They are luckily all still open. I'ev made the mistake of leaving in a colony that wasn't, though... the whole thing died, and my nitrates went up because I was hoping part of it would live. I ended up with about 5 or 6 polyups of new growth that survived, but it wasn't worth my nitrate problem. Link to comment
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