What is this??

hyrumbradshaw · 12/06/2007, 08:16 PM

I bought some live rock when starting my tank, noticed 3 of them, now up in the hundreds! A girl at the lfs gave me 10 bucks for a bunch of them (probably 50) What are they? Are they good?

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h2...w/IMG_1480.jpg

sorry I dont know how to scale the photo down so it fits on here...

Acillaton · 12/06/2007, 08:19 PM

Pods. Yes they are good.Keep them.

dsn112 · 12/06/2007, 08:20 PM

aren't typical pods to small to photograph?

hyrumbradshaw · 12/06/2007, 08:24 PM

oh the biggest ones (original 3) are about .5 to .75 of an inch, is that small? they are pretty noticable all over the rock and glass

tmz · 12/06/2007, 08:29 PM

They ar Stomatellas. Excellent grazers and a benefit to any tank. They will reproduce if there is enough algae for them.

hyrumbradshaw · 12/06/2007, 09:02 PM

well that would explain why there are hundreds haha

Paintbug · 12/06/2007, 09:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by tmz
They ar Stomatellas. Excellent grazers and a benefit to any tank. They will reproduce if there is enough algae for them.

Bingo, we have a winner!

Stomatella snails are one of the best algae munchers you can find.

jadeguppy · 12/06/2007, 09:29 PM

Count yourself lucky. I have a few and am looking forward to seeing them multiplying.

12/06/2007, 08:16 PM	#1
hyrumbradshaw Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 340	What is this?? I bought some live rock when starting my tank, noticed 3 of them, now up in the hundreds! A girl at the lfs gave me 10 bucks for a bunch of them (probably 50) What are they? Are they good? http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h2...w/IMG_1480.jpg sorry I dont know how to scale the photo down so it fits on here...

12/06/2007, 08:20 PM	#3
dsn112 Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: South Jersey Posts: 1,139	aren't typical pods to small to photograph? __________________ I'm disturbed! I'm depressed! I'm inadequate! I got it all!! Current Tank Info: Fluval Edge w LED freshwater. Looking at doing a 20-40g long penninsula fowlr soon

12/06/2007, 08:29 PM	#5
tmz ReefKeeping Mag staff Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West Seneca NY Posts: 27,691	They ar Stomatellas. Excellent grazers and a benefit to any tank. They will reproduce if there is enough algae for them. __________________ Tom Current Tank Info: Tank of the Month , November 2011 : 600gal integrated system: 3 display tanks (120 g, 90g, 89g),several frag/grow out tanks, macroalgae refugia, cryptic zones. 40+ fish, seahorses, sps,lps,leathers, zoanthidae and non photosynthetic corals.

12/06/2007, 08:19 PM	#2
Acillaton Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: CT Posts: 430	Pods. Yes they are good.Keep them.

12/06/2007, 08:24 PM	#4
hyrumbradshaw Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 340	oh the biggest ones (original 3) are about .5 to .75 of an inch, is that small? they are pretty noticable all over the rock and glass

12/06/2007, 09:02 PM	#6
hyrumbradshaw Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 340	well that would explain why there are hundreds haha

12/06/2007, 09:29 PM	#8
jadeguppy Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: nw Florida Posts: 2,611	Count yourself lucky. I have a few and am looking forward to seeing them multiplying.