Dave MN Nano Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 I did not put a white snail in my tank. What is that thing? Quote Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 That looks like a turbo snails shell to me man. Any chance it hitched a ride into the tank? Quote Link to comment
Dave MN Nano Posted August 4, 2021 Author Share Posted August 4, 2021 I had a Mexican turbo snail but it was not white. Can they turn white?? After they die?? Quote Link to comment
Xj reefing Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 I think there are different species of turbos but mine are all like that so it probably just hitched a ride in Quote Link to comment
Dave MN Nano Posted August 4, 2021 Author Share Posted August 4, 2021 Here is a theory: It was covered with coraline algae. It died and my pistol shrimp grabbed him and pulled him in his burrow (like he does with everything he can move) and then the coraline algae turned white because of no light. Could that be what happened? Quote Link to comment
Xj reefing Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 I am pretty sure it was a hitchhiker Quote Link to comment
Tired Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 It's on the rock, so I don't think it's dead. If you poke it, does it fall off? Snail shells don't change color when they die, anyway. That's why seashells are still pretty. I'd guess it was a hitchhiker. That, or it was covered in tasty algae, and the other snails cleaned it off. I'm not sure what species of snail looks like that and is white, though. Quote Link to comment
Xj reefing Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 I have 4 of those. Quote Link to comment
M. Tournesol Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Collonista snail? Quote Link to comment
Tired Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Collonistas are tiny. They only get about as big as a BB pellet, at most. Quote Link to comment
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