Alexraptor Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 Ok so today i noticed when my Trochus snail was creeping along the glass that on its shell it had tons of what looked like mini snails, on it. white with long spiral shells about 1-2 milimeters. i looked at the snails mantle and its clear, its just on the shell that their sitting, any idea what kind of snails these might be? i would take a pic if they werent so small Link to comment
Angel Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 Originally posted by Mr. Piranha Ok so today i noticed when my Trochus snail was creeping along the glass that on its shell it had tons of what looked like mini snails, on it. white with long spiral shells about 1-2 milimeters. i looked at the snails mantle and its clear, its just on the shell that their sitting, any idea what kind of snails these might be? i would take a pic if they werent so small Sounds like it could be Pyramidellid Snails. http://www.rshimek.com/mollusks.htm Link to comment
jenniebutterfly Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 yup i agree sounds like pyramids. you want to keep removing them. pyramids have specific food sources. some feed only on snails, and other on worms, and the worst (imo) are the clam ones. Link to comment
Alexraptor Posted July 23, 2005 Author Share Posted July 23, 2005 how long before they become lethal? anyway, i just had my first cleaning session with my Trochus, and needless to say he didnt like being taken out of the tank while i was holding him picking away pyramids with a pair of tweezers he was furiously slapping around trying to get a grip of something, but hes clean - for now. So how fast do these suckers reproduce? can i eliminate them compleatly? or will they always be there and will i always have to be on a lookout for them? Link to comment
Alexraptor Posted July 23, 2005 Author Share Posted July 23, 2005 im thinking on getting a Six Line wrasse, some say they are agressive against other fish at times, but what about shrimp? cause i kind a need to control these pests but i have a expensive cleaner shrimp in my tank that i dont want to risk loosing.(expensive when you live on allowance lol) Link to comment
want2benano-5gal Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 I have these on my new LR, what do I do to get rid of them? Please Help!! Link to comment
Daemonfly Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 6-lines will eat shrimp. I speak from experience As for the pyramid snails, don't have experience with them. DR. Ron's forum on reefcentral has tons of threads about them, so a search there would give you tons of info (make sure to adjust search date to abotu 6-months or so). Link to comment
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