tetraodon Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 i need an ID on this, before the lights came on i noticed all these little dots on most of my coral and clams. looks like a fresh water pest snail but a lot smaller, a search online turned nothing up. they seam to be nocturnal, Link to comment
amphipod Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Looks like possibly a very small cowrie, check it and tell me if I'm right Link to comment
tetraodon Posted June 13, 2015 Author Share Posted June 13, 2015 Looks like possibly a very small cowrie, check it and tell me if I'm right its possible but that one is about the size of the tip of a pencil and i have hundreds of them Link to comment
amphipod Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 its possible but that one is about the size of the tip of a pencil and i have hundreds of themif indeed it is a cowrie and it is an adult, it is one particularly small species, but in the oceans expect the unexpected. Another possibility is a hatched egg case, when was the last time you put something new in the tank? Link to comment
tetraodon Posted June 13, 2015 Author Share Posted June 13, 2015 if indeed it is a cowrie and it is an adult, it is one particularly small species, but in the oceans expect the unexpected. Another possibility is a hatched egg case, when was the last time you put something new in the tank? 5 months, i highly doubt they are egg cases, seeing that they are all over the coral at night, and hide during the day Link to comment
ndrobey Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 +1 for cowrie. Look at the underside to see if it has a lengthwise toothed slit. Link to comment
tetraodon Posted June 13, 2015 Author Share Posted June 13, 2015 +1 for cowrie. Look at the underside to see if it has a lengthwise toothed slit. its almost impossible without a disection scope, Link to comment
amphipod Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 5 months, i highly doubt they are egg cases, seeing that they are all over the coral at night, and hide during the daymust be adults, harmless algae eaters, and a cool cuc addition. Link to comment
ndrobey Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Juveniles have a spiral shape to the shell, so these must be adults. Link to comment
tetraodon Posted June 13, 2015 Author Share Posted June 13, 2015 Yea I wasnt noticing any bad reactions by anything, but just couldmt find anything about them, ill chexk with my LFS when I go today Link to comment
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