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06/06/2006, 09:14 PM
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What kind of hitchhiking snail?
I've never had snails before and this snail is not pictured in Melevsreef.com/id
As the title says hes a hitch hiker, came on the rock my new green star polyps came on. My digital camera isnt good enough to get a picture of this tiny guy. Hes about 2 cms wide. Hes got a milky white shell with some light brown lines and some light brown splotches. The lines go side to side not front to back. Most of all is he reef safe? |
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06/06/2006, 09:18 PM
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probably COLLONISTA SNAILS,
towards bottom of page. i got some tiny ones, but there getting bigger where i can spot them without really trying http://www.xtalworld.com/Aquarium/hitchfaq.htm
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06/06/2006, 09:21 PM
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That is exactly it, thank you!
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06/06/2006, 09:21 PM
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Without a picture, I don't think we can do anything. Even with one, identifying snails can be hard for anyone but an expert. That size sounds larger than the Collonista spp with which I'm familiar, but that's not saying much.
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06/06/2006, 09:26 PM
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Hmm really? The link Angel gave said that the largest that particular person had ever seen was 1/4" which is pretty close to the size of this one?
But either way does it sound like something that could be harmful...basically I'm asking if hes something I should be remioving while hes in the open.
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06/06/2006, 09:29 PM
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no i think it should be fine, but just keep an eye out.
if it is a collonista snail then its safe the one i have is about 1/4 inch- thats the one i can usually spot at night on the glass
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