Where Can I Buy Stomatella Snails?

Gwynhidwy · 09/14/2007, 11:23 AM

Has anyone seen a place that sells Stomatella snails, either online or in the pacific northwest somewhere? I have one that hitchhiked into my 75G and I'd really like to get some for my new 155G. Thanks!

papagimp · 09/14/2007, 11:44 AM

There going to be hitchikers, I've never seem em for sale anywhere. Look up a local fish club in your area, talk to a few fellow reefers there and ask someone to donate a few to your cause. It's how i got ol' blue here.

jadeguppy · 09/14/2007, 06:51 PM

One of the local club guys offered us a few since his population was growing fast in the fuge. When I met him I asked him to identify somethign I found a few days earlier and finally caught. It turned out to be one of the stomas! I felt silly, but now I have a few and can look forward to them breeding.

bertoni · 09/14/2007, 06:53 PM

InlandAquatics.com sells them. I suspect there are other sources, as well.

Gwynhidwy · 09/15/2007, 11:07 AM

Thanks very much for the replies!

Paintbug · 09/15/2007, 08:50 PM

Project Dibs is a good place as well.
http://www.projectdibs.com/

reef2 · 09/15/2007, 08:53 PM

no need to buy them they multiply like rabbits. as long as u have a few of them in about 6 months u will have tons.

Whisperer · 09/15/2007, 08:58 PM

These guys reproduce like there's no tomorrow. I initially saw one and in a few weeks, there were plenty in my tank and sump. Thank goodness my yellow wrasse acquired a taste for the small ones. Saw him smashing them against the rocks and swallowing them whole. I still have plenty. They are more active at night.

jbonez · 09/10/2011, 07:32 PM

Im looking to buy a few of the stomatella snails i cant find anyone who has them ..
Anyone selling any?

cloak · 09/10/2011, 07:39 PM

Save your money. They are cool critters, no doubt, but do you "really" need them? It sounds like more of a pet than anything else IMO.

jbonez · 09/10/2011, 07:47 PM

I here they are good algae eaters

disc1 · 09/10/2011, 08:22 PM

I have a thousand in my sump.

organism · 09/10/2011, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reef2

no need to buy them they multiply like rabbits. as long as u have a few of them in about 6 months u will have tons.

+1, don't waste money on buying them. Chances are really good you have them in your tank already and they're just not breeding yet, otherwise you can get them most likely free from literally any reefer you know or from any LFS that has a live rock section.

jbonez · 09/10/2011, 09:40 PM

theres know one i know that is selling or giving any away

organism · 09/10/2011, 10:16 PM

You don't know anyone in your area with a reef tank? Have you checked the reef club forums on here? Good place to find cool people

AGYDAL · 09/10/2011, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cloak

Save your money. They are cool critters, no doubt, but do you "really" need them? It sounds like more of a pet than anything else IMO.

They're awesome! I love mine, their tiny low profile shell allows them to get into places others in your CUC can't and theyre too small to knock much over...excellent addition to a reef (IMO)

jbonez · 09/11/2011, 06:39 PM

well theres are no reefers near me the closest is a guy were i get all my stuff from 1hr and a 1/2 away and he dosent have any he said they might be in the rock

09/14/2007, 11:23 AM	#1
Gwynhidwy Meat Popsicle Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1,511	Where Can I Buy Stomatella Snails? Has anyone seen a place that sells Stomatella snails, either online or in the pacific northwest somewhere? I have one that hitchhiked into my 75G and I'd really like to get some for my new 155G. Thanks!

09/14/2007, 06:53 PM	#4
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	InlandAquatics.com sells them. I suspect there are other sources, as well. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

09/15/2007, 11:07 AM	#5
Gwynhidwy Meat Popsicle Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1,511	Thanks very much for the replies! __________________ -- He who learns must suffer, and, even in our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God. -- Aeschylus

09/15/2007, 08:50 PM	#6
Paintbug Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Stoneville, NC Posts: 6,169	Project Dibs is a good place as well. http://www.projectdibs.com/ __________________ Never ask a girl over to see your crabs!! <-Tony-> Current Tank Info: NONE currently

09/15/2007, 08:58 PM	#8
Whisperer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Punta Gorda, FL Posts: 4,020	These guys reproduce like there's no tomorrow. I initially saw one and in a few weeks, there were plenty in my tank and sump. Thank goodness my yellow wrasse acquired a taste for the small ones. Saw him smashing them against the rocks and swallowing them whole. I still have plenty. They are more active at night. __________________ The bitterness of poor quality lingers long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten. --------- No one is born with intellect and age guarantees wisdom to no one. Current Tank Info: 120G reef, 30G sump, 10G QT tank

09/14/2007, 11:44 AM	#2
papagimp COMAS Rocks! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 8,185 Blog Entries: 2	There going to be hitchikers, I've never seem em for sale anywhere. Look up a local fish club in your area, talk to a few fellow reefers there and ask someone to donate a few to your cause. It's how i got ol' blue here.

09/14/2007, 06:51 PM	#3
jadeguppy Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: nw Florida Posts: 2,611	One of the local club guys offered us a few since his population was growing fast in the fuge. When I met him I asked him to identify somethign I found a few days earlier and finally caught. It turned out to be one of the stomas! I felt silly, but now I have a few and can look forward to them breeding.

09/15/2007, 08:53 PM	#7
reef2 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: michigan Posts: 639	no need to buy them they multiply like rabbits. as long as u have a few of them in about 6 months u will have tons.

09/10/2011, 07:32 PM	#9
jbonez SALT LIFE Join Date: May 2008 Location: alabama Posts: 1,188	Im looking to buy a few of the stomatella snails i cant find anyone who has them .. Anyone selling any? __________________ IT IS WHAT IT IS! Current Tank Info: 75GL MIXED REEF\|40B FRAG LIGHTING -4ft DIY 120 3W CREE LEDS ROYAL BLUES & COOL WHITES\| FLOW-vortech mp40 \| BRS HC GFO TLF REACTOR W/COBOLT MJ600\| REEF OCTOPUS BH90 SKIMMER\| TUNZE OSMOLATOR 3155 ATO W/MAGNETS\|REEF KEEPER ELITE.

09/10/2011, 07:39 PM	#10
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	Save your money. They are cool critters, no doubt, but do you "really" need them? It sounds like more of a pet than anything else IMO.

09/10/2011, 07:47 PM	#11
jbonez SALT LIFE Join Date: May 2008 Location: alabama Posts: 1,188	I here they are good algae eaters __________________ IT IS WHAT IT IS! Current Tank Info: 75GL MIXED REEF\|40B FRAG LIGHTING -4ft DIY 120 3W CREE LEDS ROYAL BLUES & COOL WHITES\| FLOW-vortech mp40 \| BRS HC GFO TLF REACTOR W/COBOLT MJ600\| REEF OCTOPUS BH90 SKIMMER\| TUNZE OSMOLATOR 3155 ATO W/MAGNETS\|REEF KEEPER ELITE.

09/10/2011, 08:22 PM	#12
disc1 -RT * ln(k) Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Little Rock Posts: 9,705	I have a thousand in my sump. __________________ David Current Tank: Undergoing reconstruction...

09/10/2011, 09:40 PM	#14
jbonez SALT LIFE Join Date: May 2008 Location: alabama Posts: 1,188	theres know one i know that is selling or giving any away __________________ IT IS WHAT IT IS! Current Tank Info: 75GL MIXED REEF\|40B FRAG LIGHTING -4ft DIY 120 3W CREE LEDS ROYAL BLUES & COOL WHITES\| FLOW-vortech mp40 \| BRS HC GFO TLF REACTOR W/COBOLT MJ600\| REEF OCTOPUS BH90 SKIMMER\| TUNZE OSMOLATOR 3155 ATO W/MAGNETS\|REEF KEEPER ELITE.

09/10/2011, 10:16 PM	#15
organism code monkey Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: south bay Posts: 6,223	You don't know anyone in your area with a reef tank? Have you checked the reef club forums on here? Good place to find cool people

09/11/2011, 06:39 PM	#17
jbonez SALT LIFE Join Date: May 2008 Location: alabama Posts: 1,188	well theres are no reefers near me the closest is a guy were i get all my stuff from 1hr and a 1/2 away and he dosent have any he said they might be in the rock __________________ IT IS WHAT IT IS! Current Tank Info: 75GL MIXED REEF\|40B FRAG LIGHTING -4ft DIY 120 3W CREE LEDS ROYAL BLUES & COOL WHITES\| FLOW-vortech mp40 \| BRS HC GFO TLF REACTOR W/COBOLT MJ600\| REEF OCTOPUS BH90 SKIMMER\| TUNZE OSMOLATOR 3155 ATO W/MAGNETS\|REEF KEEPER ELITE.