Something's eating my zoanthids. Snail ID Request

poolshark181 · 01/04/2008, 11:58 PM

These bugs are eating my zoanthids i think, what are they? also a pic of a snail i have no idea. i have taken it out of the tank for now.

o.c.d. · 01/05/2008, 12:12 AM

The first and second pics are Amphipods 3rd ??? 4th I see bristle worms Amiphods are some of the most common and important microcrustaceans in the marine aquarium they are efficent scavengers and a very nutritious prey. bristle are good scavengers too just don't touch bristles

demonsp · 01/05/2008, 12:14 AM

pic 1 and 2 look like pods.pic 3 hard to to tell and pic 3 not sure what but i think i see sundail snails which do like zoos. Heres an id site that may help.But i would think there closed cause the tanks only 1 month old.
Do you know your water readings?
Amount of LR and LS?
Powerheads used from amount to model and any other equipment?

http://www.melevsreef.com/id/

poolshark181 · 01/05/2008, 01:34 AM

oh, it's not 1 month anymore, it's like 6-7 months. that's from when i first joined rc =p

poolshark181 · 01/05/2008, 01:50 AM

i looked up melevs id and this looks horribly like a sundial. i thought they were baby turbo snails! i hope they arent sundials because i have a TON of these things

NeveSSL · 01/05/2008, 01:57 AM

Those definitely look like sundial snails. And I would bet that is your culprit.

Brandon

pagojoe · 01/05/2008, 02:51 AM

I can't guarantee that you don't have some sundial snails eating your zoanthids, but I can guarantee you that little snail in the pic isn't one. It's a Collonista/Homalopoma, and as you thought, it's in the Turban Snail family. It's an algae eater.

I can't tell very much about the critter in the pic with your finger or thumb. Does it have a shell?

Cheers,

Don

scrmbld33 · 01/05/2008, 07:31 AM

could also be the pods, heres a link about pods eating zoas
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...readid=1258557

01/04/2008, 11:58 PM	#1
poolshark181 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 789	Something's eating my zoanthids. Snail ID Request These bugs are eating my zoanthids i think, what are they? also a pic of a snail i have no idea. i have taken it out of the tank for now.

01/05/2008, 01:57 AM	#6
NeveSSL Got tubes? Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 6,759	Those definitely look like sundial snails. And I would bet that is your culprit. Brandon __________________ I am proof that post count is not directly proportional to "reef IQ". Zip Ties = Reef Duck Tape Geek it till it MHz!!! Current Tank Info: 180g Build in Process

01/05/2008, 07:31 AM	#8
scrmbld33 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: south jersey 08050 Posts: 2,394	could also be the pods, heres a link about pods eating zoas http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...readid=1258557 __________________ a left over shrimp shedding is not "a sicilian message meaning luca brasi sleeps with the fishes" fish are friends, not food Current Tank Info: 90gal salt, 2 250mh 14k hamiltons 2 110 actinic, 127lbs LR,50lbs tonga 70lbs indonesia 7lbs tonga branch asm g3

01/05/2008, 12:12 AM	#2
o.c.d. Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sacramento CA Posts: 739	The first and second pics are Amphipods 3rd ??? 4th I see bristle worms Amiphods are some of the most common and important microcrustaceans in the marine aquarium they are efficent scavengers and a very nutritious prey. bristle are good scavengers too just don't touch bristles

01/05/2008, 12:14 AM	#3
demonsp Moved On Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: el paso tx Posts: 7,634	pic 1 and 2 look like pods.pic 3 hard to to tell and pic 3 not sure what but i think i see sundail snails which do like zoos. Heres an id site that may help.But i would think there closed cause the tanks only 1 month old. Do you know your water readings? Amount of LR and LS? Powerheads used from amount to model and any other equipment? http://www.melevsreef.com/id/

01/05/2008, 01:34 AM	#4
poolshark181 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 789	oh, it's not 1 month anymore, it's like 6-7 months. that's from when i first joined rc =p

01/05/2008, 01:50 AM	#5
poolshark181 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 789	i looked up melevs id and this looks horribly like a sundial. i thought they were baby turbo snails! i hope they arent sundials because i have a TON of these things

01/05/2008, 02:51 AM	#7
pagojoe Team RC Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Conroe, TX Posts: 2,761	I can't guarantee that you don't have some sundial snails eating your zoanthids, but I can guarantee you that little snail in the pic isn't one. It's a Collonista/Homalopoma, and as you thought, it's in the Turban Snail family. It's an algae eater. I can't tell very much about the critter in the pic with your finger or thumb. Does it have a shell? Cheers, Don