So I gave my snail a hat

AquaReeferMan · 07/21/2007, 07:12 PM

While I was moving things around 2 polyps blew off a rock and I didnt have anywhere to put them. So I figured I would glue them on one of my Astraea snails. This was about 2 weeks ago. I am now seeing a third polyp starting to form. I call it my portable zoa frag

JJ21 · 07/21/2007, 08:34 PM

LOL thats awesome!!!

supervdl · 07/21/2007, 08:39 PM

very funny

edwing206 · 07/21/2007, 08:58 PM

Nice.

HBtank · 07/21/2007, 11:13 PM

LOl, actually not a bad idea, do em all and you have an ever-changing reef lol.

happyface888 · 07/21/2007, 11:19 PM

Thats a cool idea, did you do it to your hermit crabs?

allstar.h2o · 07/22/2007, 12:55 AM

That is the coolest idea ever. I am gonna glue stuff on my 2 fighting conchs tomorrow.

happyface888 · 07/22/2007, 12:59 AM

I think they need small anemones to ward off fish that want to eat them. Some stinging inverts

Jeff · 07/22/2007, 07:14 AM

Very cool idea

jksteele010 · 07/22/2007, 08:49 AM

I've got a similar happening, my tux urchin has been carrying around a frag of GSP for a while

Jorgens · 07/22/2007, 08:53 AM

I bought my asterias and one had a spec on it. 3 months later I think it's a nem but I'm not sure. It's larger than the snail fully extended. I should get a pic and let ya'll identify it for me. But yes, it wanders with the snail and has had no ill will on my tank thus far. I even feed it when I can reach it.

Nabob89 · 07/22/2007, 09:20 AM

I had a similar experience with one of my ceriths...one day I found a small frag of my kenya tree attached to his shell (not sure how it happened....good luck i guess). It lived on his back for about a month, but sadly the frag died when the snail got too close to my powerhead as I cleaned off the cage

....still cool though!

AquaReeferMan · 07/22/2007, 01:17 PM

Yeah my old decorator crab had a bunch on him but they never opened since he hid during the day. That snail is the only one. The snails usually dont move much during the day so the polyps get light and stay open. Its gonna look nice when the shell is covered.

MTB · 07/22/2007, 02:05 PM

Very cool! Wouldn't it be something if the frag managed to attach to rock one day and hold the snail down.

ACBlinky · 07/22/2007, 02:42 PM

I love it! The idea of an ever-changing reef is really cool - if you've got a number of snails, each with 3-5 polyps on its back, just imagine how much fun that would be. I'm moving house soon so I'll be taking down my tank, and I've been wondering what the heck to do with the zoas that have started growing on the tank walls (figured they'd dry out during transport, or get covered up when I set everything up again)... maybe I'll remove them with a razor blade and superglue them to the snails and hermits! Fantastic idea, I love your snail's hat

The Shan Man · 07/22/2007, 03:40 PM

Great Idea... You should get some video and post it so we can all watch your ever changing reef. lmao

07/21/2007, 07:12 PM	#1
AquaReeferMan Got Reef? Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Under the Sea, Pa Posts: 4,593	So I gave my snail a hat While I was moving things around 2 polyps blew off a rock and I didnt have anywhere to put them. So I figured I would glue them on one of my Astraea snails. This was about 2 weeks ago. I am now seeing a third polyp starting to form. I call it my portable zoa frag __________________ Couple SPS/Zoanthid tanks and a couple of FW planted tanks. Current Tank Info: 5 pieces of glass with some silicone and plastic frames holding them together

07/21/2007, 08:34 PM	#2
JJ21 Registered Member. Join Date: May 2007 Location: Blue Bell, PA Posts: 533	LOL thats awesome!!! __________________ JJ "I get to go to lots of overseas places, like Canada." -Britney Spears Rehab is for quitters. I like the smell of a particularly ripe fart (only if it is mine).~BrianD Current Tank Info: 29 gallon biocube, LPS dominated.

07/21/2007, 08:58 PM	#4
edwing206 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Shoreline,Washington Posts: 4,518	Nice. __________________ The name's Luis. :) Current Tank Info: 50G cube

07/21/2007, 11:13 PM	#5
HBtank Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 2,957	LOl, actually not a bad idea, do em all and you have an ever-changing reef lol. __________________ 80g Aiptasia dominated reef tank.. with fish and now a bunch of berghia! Current Tank Info: 80g tank, re-starting a reef after a zoanthid nudibranch plauge, followed by months of steady and unstoppable STN/RTN, crashed; stayed FOWLR for a couple years, currently an aiptasia dominated reef tank with fishies and BERGHIA

07/22/2007, 07:14 AM	#9
Jeff Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 11,907	Very cool idea __________________ Always remember.... any time you reef, you also reef with every reefer that reefer has reefed with. Mitch 2/18/10 IWNFT343F Current Tank Info: Innovative Marine 20

07/21/2007, 08:39 PM	#3
supervdl Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NE PA Posts: 1,315	very funny

07/21/2007, 11:19 PM	#6
happyface888 Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: San Francisco CA Posts: 3,987	Thats a cool idea, did you do it to your hermit crabs?

07/22/2007, 12:55 AM	#7
allstar.h2o Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 214	That is the coolest idea ever. I am gonna glue stuff on my 2 fighting conchs tomorrow.

07/22/2007, 12:59 AM	#8
happyface888 Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: San Francisco CA Posts: 3,987	I think they need small anemones to ward off fish that want to eat them. Some stinging inverts

07/22/2007, 08:49 AM	#10
jksteele010 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oklahoma, US Posts: 473	I've got a similar happening, my tux urchin has been carrying around a frag of GSP for a while __________________ Regards, Jacob Steele "I'm the Doctor and I'm the man who's going to save your life. Got a problem with that!" Current Tank Info: 210 in the works

07/22/2007, 08:53 AM	#11
Jorgens Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sheboygan, WI Posts: 309	I bought my asterias and one had a spec on it. 3 months later I think it's a nem but I'm not sure. It's larger than the snail fully extended. I should get a pic and let ya'll identify it for me. But yes, it wanders with the snail and has had no ill will on my tank thus far. I even feed it when I can reach it. __________________ Can't fix stupid Current Tank Info: 180g Acrylic, mixed reef, 55 fuge,DSB,

07/22/2007, 09:20 AM	#12
Nabob89 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Boston Posts: 477	I had a similar experience with one of my ceriths...one day I found a small frag of my kenya tree attached to his shell (not sure how it happened....good luck i guess). It lived on his back for about a month, but sadly the frag died when the snail got too close to my powerhead as I cleaned off the cage ....still cool though!

07/22/2007, 01:17 PM	#13
AquaReeferMan Got Reef? Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Under the Sea, Pa Posts: 4,593	Yeah my old decorator crab had a bunch on him but they never opened since he hid during the day. That snail is the only one. The snails usually dont move much during the day so the polyps get light and stay open. Its gonna look nice when the shell is covered. __________________ Couple SPS/Zoanthid tanks and a couple of FW planted tanks. Current Tank Info: 5 pieces of glass with some silicone and plastic frames holding them together

07/22/2007, 02:05 PM	#14
MTB Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Illannoy Posts: 1,365	Very cool! Wouldn't it be something if the frag managed to attach to rock one day and hold the snail down. __________________ Got Frags? Current Tank Info: 40 breeder. Kessil lights. Reef octopus skimmer. Vortec mp40 x2.

07/22/2007, 02:42 PM	#15
ACBlinky Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Peterborough, ON, Canada Posts: 4,954 Blog Entries: 20	I love it! The idea of an ever-changing reef is really cool - if you've got a number of snails, each with 3-5 polyps on its back, just imagine how much fun that would be. I'm moving house soon so I'll be taking down my tank, and I've been wondering what the heck to do with the zoas that have started growing on the tank walls (figured they'd dry out during transport, or get covered up when I set everything up again)... maybe I'll remove them with a razor blade and superglue them to the snails and hermits! Fantastic idea, I love your snail's hat __________________ "The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea." - Isak Dinesen Current Tank Info: 150g mixed reef, 30g sump/refugium, LED lighting, 100lbs LR, coral beauty, flame angel, blue & yellow tangs, gobies, damsels, 6-line wrasse, lawnmower blenny, dottyback, clown pair, rabbitfish, shrimp, crabs, CUC.

07/22/2007, 03:40 PM	#16
The Shan Man Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 187	Great Idea... You should get some video and post it so we can all watch your ever changing reef. lmao