PLEASE ID this snail - - - -PIC

tims28gnano · 03/18/2009, 05:53 PM

hi all

so this new snail has shown up in the last few weeks.

i have done a little research and think it looks like some sort of baby cowrie snail

i have at lease 2 of these, they are pretty fast.

i think that they are reef safe until they get BIG or HUNGRY!

the other day i was sitting across the room and noticed something happening so i went to see. The snail had climbed to the highest point in the tank and would pulsate and send out "sperm". This happened about ten times and about 3 seconds apart.

thanks for looking

kraze3 · 03/18/2009, 06:02 PM

Looks like a stomatella or a chiton.

some pics for ya
http://www.melevsreef.com/id/snails.html

tims28gnano · 03/18/2009, 06:07 PM

thanks KRAZE

stomatella ther ARE!!!!

03/18/2009, 05:53 PM	#1
tims28gnano Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Jones Beach Posts: 343	PLEASE ID this snail - - - -PIC hi all so this new snail has shown up in the last few weeks. i have done a little research and think it looks like some sort of baby cowrie snail i have at lease 2 of these, they are pretty fast. i think that they are reef safe until they get BIG or HUNGRY! the other day i was sitting across the room and noticed something happening so i went to see. The snail had climbed to the highest point in the tank and would pulsate and send out "sperm". This happened about ten times and about 3 seconds apart. thanks for looking

03/18/2009, 06:02 PM	#2
kraze3 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: RI Posts: 2,373	Looks like a stomatella or a chiton. some pics for ya http://www.melevsreef.com/id/snails.html

03/18/2009, 06:07 PM	#3
tims28gnano Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Jones Beach Posts: 343	thanks KRAZE stomatella ther ARE!!!!