White Snails Everywhere

customdusty · 06/18/2008, 08:14 PM

Ok, so I posted a while ago about my discovery of a couple of whitish / cream colored snails that I found in my tank - I obviously did not purchase and add these snails, nor did I see them at any time in the past 6 months. I am a pretty keen and regular observer, and study my tank very closely.

I managed to catch one and pull it out for a closer look, and found that it had a shell on its back, however it was hard to discern as a shell while in the tank. Since my discovery of these snails, a few weeks have passed and now I have noticed little baby ones all over the place. I have counted about 3 dozen so far, but I expect there are many more. They are much too small to take pictures, as my camera does not have a macro mode, but the babies are smaller than a fly with the "adult" ones being about 3/4". Should I be worried about this growing population and what should I do about it?

Thanks.

useskaforevil · 06/18/2008, 08:17 PM

stometella?

bohlke · 06/18/2008, 08:25 PM

Do they look like baby turbo snails? Might be colinista snails

Roy G. Biv · 06/18/2008, 08:31 PM

look anything like this?

I have billions of these. I throw out hundreds when I change out filter media. When the lights go out, the entire army storms the tank.

bohlke · 06/18/2008, 08:35 PM

Yeah those are colinistas

customdusty · 06/19/2008, 01:56 PM

After some research on the types of snails you guys mentioned, I am about 99.999% sure that they are stomatella.

Are these problematic?

scapes · 06/19/2008, 02:00 PM

no, very beneficial. keepers

06/18/2008, 08:14 PM	#1
customdusty Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Geneva, IL Posts: 1,095	White Snails Everywhere Ok, so I posted a while ago about my discovery of a couple of whitish / cream colored snails that I found in my tank - I obviously did not purchase and add these snails, nor did I see them at any time in the past 6 months. I am a pretty keen and regular observer, and study my tank very closely. I managed to catch one and pull it out for a closer look, and found that it had a shell on its back, however it was hard to discern as a shell while in the tank. Since my discovery of these snails, a few weeks have passed and now I have noticed little baby ones all over the place. I have counted about 3 dozen so far, but I expect there are many more. They are much too small to take pictures, as my camera does not have a macro mode, but the babies are smaller than a fly with the "adult" ones being about 3/4". Should I be worried about this growing population and what should I do about it? Thanks. __________________ "I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully." --George W. Bush, Saginaw, Mich., Sept. 29, 2000 Current Tank Info: 105g Mixed Rimless Starphire by Miracles - Reefthreads.com "Noteworthy Tank" November 19, 2010 Podcast #13 - Sfiligoi Stealth 12x39 T5 - 2x Vortech MP40W - BK/Vertex Alpha Cone 200 - Neptue Apex - 2 Part - Tunze ATO - BRS 5 Stage RO/DI

06/18/2008, 08:17 PM	#2
useskaforevil Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: kent, ohio Posts: 1,012	stometella? __________________ "and the delicate mechanism stripped its gears" Current Tank Info: 80gallon bowfront

06/18/2008, 08:25 PM	#3
bohlke PBITAWA Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: at the super sweet NRC lounge Posts: 1,253	Do they look like baby turbo snails? Might be colinista snails __________________ There is a very fine line between a hobby and mental illness. ... (Dave Barry) Check out my reef tank upgrade project by clicking on the red house. Current Tank Info: 120G mixed reef

06/18/2008, 08:35 PM	#5
bohlke PBITAWA Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: at the super sweet NRC lounge Posts: 1,253	Yeah those are colinistas __________________ There is a very fine line between a hobby and mental illness. ... (Dave Barry) Check out my reef tank upgrade project by clicking on the red house. Current Tank Info: 120G mixed reef

06/19/2008, 01:56 PM	#6
customdusty Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Geneva, IL Posts: 1,095	After some research on the types of snails you guys mentioned, I am about 99.999% sure that they are stomatella. Are these problematic? __________________ "I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully." --George W. Bush, Saginaw, Mich., Sept. 29, 2000 Current Tank Info: 105g Mixed Rimless Starphire by Miracles - Reefthreads.com "Noteworthy Tank" November 19, 2010 Podcast #13 - Sfiligoi Stealth 12x39 T5 - 2x Vortech MP40W - BK/Vertex Alpha Cone 200 - Neptue Apex - 2 Part - Tunze ATO - BRS 5 Stage RO/DI

06/18/2008, 08:31 PM	#4
Roy G. Biv Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,646	look anything like this? I have billions of these. I throw out hundreds when I change out filter media. When the lights go out, the entire army storms the tank.

06/19/2008, 02:00 PM	#7
scapes Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Millbrook, AL Posts: 2,520	no, very beneficial. keepers