What is on this snail shell??

greg1786 · 10/03/2013, 05:13 PM

I was at my buddy's house helping him with his tank the other day and when his nassarius snail came out of the sand it had this attached to it. It was cream colored and the body was shaped much like a zoanthid but not the actual head. Any guesses?

reelfishy · 10/03/2013, 05:21 PM

My best guess is a baby Majano Anemone.

UTCReefer · 10/03/2013, 08:14 PM

Little anemones. I'd scrape them off to be safe.

greg1786 · 10/03/2013, 08:56 PM

I originally thought the same thing immediately but they just look different. I scraped it off and glued it to a frag plug and he is keeping an eye on it to see what it turns into

reelfishy · 10/03/2013, 09:00 PM

They are lighter in color when they are that small.. But then again, I'm not 100% sure they are Majano.

MARINECRITTERS · 10/03/2013, 09:01 PM

Not a zoanthid, that animal in the photo has a foot, zoanthids do not.

It looks like a bleached out majano anemone, which are pests.

I would remove it.

greg1786 · 10/03/2013, 09:14 PM

Well I just got off the phone with my buddy and he said it moved off the superglue and onto a rock so I told him to flush that sucker!!

MARINECRITTERS · 10/03/2013, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by greg1786

Well I just got off the phone with my buddy and he said it moved off the superglue and onto a rock so I told him to flush that sucker!!

good move

10/03/2013, 05:13 PM	#1
greg1786 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Baltimore md Posts: 1,241	What is on this snail shell?? I was at my buddy's house helping him with his tank the other day and when his nassarius snail came out of the sand it had this attached to it. It was cream colored and the body was shaped much like a zoanthid but not the actual head. Any guesses?

10/03/2013, 05:21 PM	#2
reelfishy reelin and dealin Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Korea Town, Cali Posts: 1,440	My best guess is a baby Majano Anemone. __________________ Punch you in your forehead! Imma make all my ching chongs sing songs!

10/03/2013, 09:00 PM	#5
reelfishy reelin and dealin Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Korea Town, Cali Posts: 1,440	They are lighter in color when they are that small.. But then again, I'm not 100% sure they are Majano. __________________ Punch you in your forehead! Imma make all my ching chongs sing songs!

10/03/2013, 09:01 PM	#6
MARINECRITTERS Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 1,525	Not a zoanthid, that animal in the photo has a foot, zoanthids do not. It looks like a bleached out majano anemone, which are pests. I would remove it. __________________ MarineCritters, life in the sea is superb Current Tank Info: 91 Gallon Reef

10/03/2013, 08:14 PM	#3
UTCReefer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 652	Little anemones. I'd scrape them off to be safe.

10/03/2013, 08:56 PM	#4
greg1786 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Baltimore md Posts: 1,241	I originally thought the same thing immediately but they just look different. I scraped it off and glued it to a frag plug and he is keeping an eye on it to see what it turns into

10/03/2013, 09:14 PM	#7
greg1786 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Baltimore md Posts: 1,241	Well I just got off the phone with my buddy and he said it moved off the superglue and onto a rock so I told him to flush that sucker!!