sundial snail?

kaihonu82 · 02/10/2007, 12:43 PM

I have this little guy in my tank, i think he hitchhiked on some of my LR. He's really tiny, maybe a few centimeters from end to end. He has similar markings as a sundial snail, but he's not as flat as those seem to be. I don't have any zoas, and there isn't much else in my tank that he can bother as of right now.

What do you think?

Thanks!

gman0526 · 02/10/2007, 01:27 PM

Nope that's some kind of whelk. Do you by any chance have any LR from the Carribbean? I had a couple of these and that's where I got them from. IMO out with it, I don't trust whelks.

Airman · 02/10/2007, 01:40 PM

Bumble bee snail. He is a good guy.

TOURKID · 02/10/2007, 01:50 PM

it kinda looks like a bummble bea, but not quite. is it yellow n black? Na, i doubt its a bummble, its got those cross lines..

thecichlidpleco · 02/10/2007, 02:07 PM

I have a bumble and that one is a different shell, so I dont know what it is, however if it is a bumblebee, they are useless.

gman0526 · 02/10/2007, 02:35 PM

This is not a bumble bee snail. It's a whelk.

thecichlidpleco · 02/10/2007, 03:48 PM

Okay, I was just pointing out that a bumble shell is different than that, therefore I was not arguing that it was not.

gman0526 · 02/10/2007, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by thecichlidpleco
Okay, I was just pointing out that a bumble shell is different than that, therefore I was not arguing that it was not.

Not you bud, couple of replies before yours

kaihonu82 · 02/10/2007, 05:18 PM

could it be a nassarius snail? they're pretty similar to whelks, yea?

gman0526 · 02/10/2007, 05:27 PM

Not a nassarius. Ok here they're

This is what you have:
Engina Zonalis

This is what w call a BB Snail:
Pusiostoma mendicaria

kaihonu82 · 02/10/2007, 05:35 PM

Alright :-) So should I get rid of it? It's really tiny, i only see it every few days

gman0526 · 02/10/2007, 05:48 PM

If you ask me I would get it out. Whelks are mostly predatory.

greenbean36191 · 02/10/2007, 06:15 PM

It's in the same genus as bumblebee snails, so it's a decent assumption that the behavior is the same. It is predatory, mostly on small worms and mollusks, but it's unlikely to cause any noticable harm in you tank.

gman0526 · 02/10/2007, 06:23 PM

I was wondering when you would show up

02/10/2007, 12:43 PM	#1
kaihonu82 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: bay area, ca Posts: 454	sundial snail? I have this little guy in my tank, i think he hitchhiked on some of my LR. He's really tiny, maybe a few centimeters from end to end. He has similar markings as a sundial snail, but he's not as flat as those seem to be. I don't have any zoas, and there isn't much else in my tank that he can bother as of right now. What do you think? Thanks! __________________ lindsay

02/10/2007, 01:27 PM	#2
gman0526 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 1,278	Nope that's some kind of whelk. Do you by any chance have any LR from the Carribbean? I had a couple of these and that's where I got them from. IMO out with it, I don't trust whelks. __________________ "If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts." A.E. Current Tank Info: 75 G BB tank

02/10/2007, 01:40 PM	#3
Airman Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 643	Bumble bee snail. He is a good guy. __________________ What is man, that thou art mindful of him?...:) Current Tank Info: 55 Gal, DSB, protein skimmer, UV light, Sump/Refugium

02/10/2007, 01:50 PM	#4
TOURKID Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vegas baby, Vegas Posts: 4,371	it kinda looks like a bummble bea, but not quite. is it yellow n black? Na, i doubt its a bummble, its got those cross lines.. __________________ RISK more than others think is safe CARE more than others think is wise DREAM more than others think is practical EXPECT more than others think is possible Current Tank Info: nada

02/10/2007, 02:07 PM	#5
thecichlidpleco Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ann Arbor Posts: 1,227	I have a bumble and that one is a different shell, so I dont know what it is, however if it is a bumblebee, they are useless. __________________ knowledge is power, power leads to abuse, study hard, be evil Owning a tank is like being with that girlfriend who could care less about you, but you couldn't stand being without her. Current Tank Info: 125 Reef, (3) 250w aquamedic oceanlights ETSS 600 skimmer, mag12 return, (2) Tunze 6055's with 7095 controller, 100 gallon sump

02/10/2007, 02:35 PM	#6
gman0526 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 1,278	This is not a bumble bee snail. It's a whelk. __________________ "If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts." A.E. Current Tank Info: 75 G BB tank

02/10/2007, 03:48 PM	#7
thecichlidpleco Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ann Arbor Posts: 1,227	Okay, I was just pointing out that a bumble shell is different than that, therefore I was not arguing that it was not. __________________ knowledge is power, power leads to abuse, study hard, be evil Owning a tank is like being with that girlfriend who could care less about you, but you couldn't stand being without her. Current Tank Info: 125 Reef, (3) 250w aquamedic oceanlights ETSS 600 skimmer, mag12 return, (2) Tunze 6055's with 7095 controller, 100 gallon sump

02/10/2007, 05:18 PM	#9
kaihonu82 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: bay area, ca Posts: 454	could it be a nassarius snail? they're pretty similar to whelks, yea? __________________ lindsay

02/10/2007, 05:27 PM	#10
gman0526 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 1,278	Not a nassarius. Ok here they're This is what you have: Engina Zonalis This is what w call a BB Snail: Pusiostoma mendicaria __________________ "If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts." A.E. Current Tank Info: 75 G BB tank

02/10/2007, 05:35 PM	#11
kaihonu82 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: bay area, ca Posts: 454	Alright :-) So should I get rid of it? It's really tiny, i only see it every few days __________________ lindsay

02/10/2007, 05:48 PM	#12
gman0526 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 1,278	If you ask me I would get it out. Whelks are mostly predatory. __________________ "If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts." A.E. Current Tank Info: 75 G BB tank

02/10/2007, 06:15 PM	#13
greenbean36191 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 10,598	It's in the same genus as bumblebee snails, so it's a decent assumption that the behavior is the same. It is predatory, mostly on small worms and mollusks, but it's unlikely to cause any noticable harm in you tank. __________________ Some say the sun rises in the East. Some say it rises in the West. The truth must be somewhere in the middle. Current Tank Info: tore them down to move and haven't had the time or money to set them back up

02/10/2007, 06:23 PM	#14
gman0526 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 1,278	I was wondering when you would show up __________________ "If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts." A.E. Current Tank Info: 75 G BB tank