Doriftu Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Not sure what these are, have done a search and come up with inconclusive answers. Not sure if they are babies or if they are simply pint sized for life. Just added the LR to my 24g nano cube yesterday, and the snails started showing up yesterday on the glass and black wall, so far only about 5 at a time max, but i'm sure there is probably more. If anyone can point me in the right direction about these, it would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment
Doriftu Posted February 21, 2005 Author Share Posted February 21, 2005 anybody have a clue? Link to comment
Angel Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Could be Pyramid snails. I have seen some say that they die without a clam hosts, but also read somewhere that they like snails (wish I could find that posting). I received some as hh and they seem to like my other snails, so I remove them to keep them in check: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthre...ight=rice+snail another good photo: http://thereeftank.com/forums/showthread.p...7514#post397514 Link to comment
Angel Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Found it: Pyramidellid Snails These small parasitic snails are often found on Tridacnnid clams, and occasionally on other reef aquarium animals, such as snails. They reproduce well in aquaria and they can grow rapidly to reproductive size. In effect they can have very substantial population explosions if not kept in check or eradicated. In nature they are probably an irritant on their hosts, but in an aquarium they may become so abundant that they will kill their hosts: clams, snails or feather duster worms. Some fish, such as six-lined wrasses are said to eat them, but examination and manual removal, is often the best way to eliminate them. If your system gets infected by them, large numbers may be found and the potential hosts should be regularly checked and cleaned of the parasites. From here: http://www.rshimek.com/mollusks.htm very bottom of the page. Good luck! Angel Link to comment
p@ndor@ Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Whoa! Thank goodness for you! I have noticed one of these in my tank recently. Never seen it move, but it's always on a different spot on the rock, so I knew it was alive! Thanks for the info! He's getting a baster-removal tonight! Link to comment
Doriftu Posted February 22, 2005 Author Share Posted February 22, 2005 thank you very much, i will be proceeding to eradicate them as i see them. Link to comment
rrdodge1283 Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Get them them out of there! (Dirty Little Bastards) Link to comment
USFnano Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 There seem to be a lot off different species of little spiral snails. Some eat clams, some snails, some are algae eaters. I'd do a search on it over on Reefcentral it's come up quite a few times. Link to comment
Angel Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Do you have a link or pic of the algae ones? I would be interested in seeing the similarity in them. Link to comment
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