strange hitch hicker...ID?

jhritz · 10/07/2009, 09:32 PM

saw these on my LR when i brought it home, they were very small maybe 1/8" long. they almost look like a slug, but they have a small shell that sits on their back. they grew significantly in the past week and are now about 1/2" long, but there shell is much smaller. Tried to take pics but it was very blurry and hard to see.

They have 2 lare antenna, and move very quickly for slug/snail species. also i have noticed they are kinda nocternal as they tend to run and hide when the lights come on.

anyone have any ideas what this might be?

desolo · 10/07/2009, 09:45 PM

what color are they?

scapes · 10/07/2009, 09:46 PM

google stomatella snails. that's probably what they are

desolo · 10/07/2009, 09:48 PM

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/a....cfm?c=497+526

there's a link for some snail species, maybe you can pick it out from there.

jhritz · 10/07/2009, 09:57 PM

scapes...you hit the nail on the head. i searched for hours through nudibranch species and snail species looing at pictures and reading lots of infomation. but had no luck. post it on here and it's anzwered in under 30 minuets. this site is amazing.

now my questions. are they good? what do they eat? are they nocternal? harmful to any corals/inverts?

jhritz · 10/07/2009, 10:03 PM

after that last post i decided to continue searching stomatella snails. found all the information i need. thanks for the quick help!!

heres the link if anyone feels like reading
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/SwSnails/Stomatella.php

scapes · 10/07/2009, 10:05 PM

yeppers, they're awesome to have.

10/07/2009, 09:32 PM	#1
jhritz Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: PA Posts: 51	strange hitch hicker...ID? saw these on my LR when i brought it home, they were very small maybe 1/8" long. they almost look like a slug, but they have a small shell that sits on their back. they grew significantly in the past week and are now about 1/2" long, but there shell is much smaller. Tried to take pics but it was very blurry and hard to see. They have 2 lare antenna, and move very quickly for slug/snail species. also i have noticed they are kinda nocternal as they tend to run and hide when the lights come on. anyone have any ideas what this might be?

10/07/2009, 09:45 PM	#2
desolo Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: dallas, TX Posts: 66	what color are they?

10/07/2009, 09:46 PM	#3
scapes Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Millbrook, AL Posts: 2,520	google stomatella snails. that's probably what they are

10/07/2009, 09:48 PM	#4
desolo Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: dallas, TX Posts: 66	http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/a....cfm?c=497+526 there's a link for some snail species, maybe you can pick it out from there.

10/07/2009, 09:57 PM	#5
jhritz Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: PA Posts: 51	scapes...you hit the nail on the head. i searched for hours through nudibranch species and snail species looing at pictures and reading lots of infomation. but had no luck. post it on here and it's anzwered in under 30 minuets. this site is amazing. now my questions. are they good? what do they eat? are they nocternal? harmful to any corals/inverts?

10/07/2009, 10:03 PM	#6
jhritz Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: PA Posts: 51	after that last post i decided to continue searching stomatella snails. found all the information i need. thanks for the quick help!! heres the link if anyone feels like reading http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/SwSnails/Stomatella.php

10/07/2009, 10:05 PM	#7
scapes Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Millbrook, AL Posts: 2,520	yeppers, they're awesome to have.