ID needed black snail

Josh Candiotti · 01/30/2009, 12:38 PM

I was looking into my tank the other day and saw these black snails quite a few.. I havent purchased them but they may be from the live rock. Are they dangerous to my corals lps mushrooms polyps. or inverts shrimp etc???[IMG]

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melev · 01/30/2009, 01:13 PM

We need more pictures. I can't see enough of it to make out its shape.

Josh Candiotti · 01/30/2009, 02:13 PM

its about an 1/8 or a 1/4 of an inch long it has a soft translucent shell that kinda looks like a bubble

melev · 01/30/2009, 02:20 PM

Perhaps you have Stomatellas.

Black:
http://www.melevsreef.com/id/black_stomatella.html

More common:
http://www.melevsreef.com/id/stomatella.html

pagojoe · 01/30/2009, 02:31 PM

Yes, the one in the pic is a Stomatella for sure.

Cheers,

Don

bimmer01 · 01/30/2009, 02:37 PM

That's what those snails are!? I had one in my tank which I cant find and they look like little peanuts. I was about to eat it.

melev · 01/30/2009, 02:42 PM

It is possible to accidentally cause them to lose their tails if you try to pick one up, not unlike a lizard. I've never seen the tail turn into another one, but I've always thrown both parts in my tank if I accidentally removed one when it was time to clean some equipment.

Josh Candiotti · 01/30/2009, 02:44 PM

Yes it is a black stomatella. are they bad or ok?

melev · 01/30/2009, 02:55 PM

Reef-safe algae grazers that make more of themselves for free.

Josh Candiotti · 01/30/2009, 02:57 PM

Thanks

01/30/2009, 12:38 PM	#1
Josh Candiotti Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New York Posts: 490	ID needed black snail I was looking into my tank the other day and saw these black snails quite a few.. I havent purchased them but they may be from the live rock. Are they dangerous to my corals lps mushrooms polyps. or inverts shrimp etc???[IMG][/IMG] __________________ JC Current Tank Info: 65 Reef Tank

01/30/2009, 02:13 PM	#3
Josh Candiotti Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New York Posts: 490	its about an 1/8 or a 1/4 of an inch long it has a soft translucent shell that kinda looks like a bubble __________________ JC Current Tank Info: 65 Reef Tank

01/30/2009, 02:44 PM	#8
Josh Candiotti Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New York Posts: 490	Yes it is a black stomatella. are they bad or ok? __________________ JC Current Tank Info: 65 Reef Tank

01/30/2009, 02:57 PM	#10
Josh Candiotti Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New York Posts: 490	Thanks __________________ JC Current Tank Info: 65 Reef Tank

01/30/2009, 01:13 PM	#2
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	We need more pictures. I can't see enough of it to make out its shape.

01/30/2009, 02:20 PM	#4
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	Perhaps you have Stomatellas. Black: http://www.melevsreef.com/id/black_stomatella.html More common: http://www.melevsreef.com/id/stomatella.html

01/30/2009, 02:31 PM	#5
pagojoe Team RC Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Conroe, TX Posts: 2,761	Yes, the one in the pic is a Stomatella for sure. Cheers, Don

01/30/2009, 02:37 PM	#6
bimmer01 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bayside, NY Posts: 229	That's what those snails are!? I had one in my tank which I cant find and they look like little peanuts. I was about to eat it.

01/30/2009, 02:42 PM	#7
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	It is possible to accidentally cause them to lose their tails if you try to pick one up, not unlike a lizard. I've never seen the tail turn into another one, but I've always thrown both parts in my tank if I accidentally removed one when it was time to clean some equipment.

01/30/2009, 02:55 PM	#9
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	Reef-safe algae grazers that make more of themselves for free.