snail like creature ID

halcyon_diver · 11/06/2007, 04:26 PM

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/d...06-07041-1.jpg
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/d...06-07041-1.jpg

these links have pics, its snail like on the bottom, has a tiny hard shell at the very center of its "back", tannish/brown/rust colored,
TIA

Thizzelle686 · 11/06/2007, 04:29 PM

I have these in my tank too. Im curious to find out exactly what they are as well.

IslandCrow · 11/06/2007, 04:32 PM

That picture is very blurry (did you use the Macro setting on your camera if it has one?), but it looks like it may be a Stomatella snail. Does it have a sort of half shell on its back, with a long, trailing foot? If so, that's probably what it is, and it's something beneficial for your tank (algae eater).

halcyon_diver · 11/06/2007, 04:58 PM

thanks island crow,
i know the pic is blurry.. no macro lens and unsteady hands! yes it does have a tiny shell on its back and a long trailing foot...thanks again for the quick id

papagimp · 11/06/2007, 05:13 PM

I'd say Stometella as well, very nice to have in your tank. put him back in

halcyon_diver · 11/06/2007, 05:19 PM

lol papagimp...hes back!!!

11/06/2007, 04:26 PM	#1
halcyon_diver Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: N41.48070-W72.65107 Posts: 682	snail like creature ID http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/d...06-07041-1.jpg http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/d...06-07041-1.jpg these links have pics, its snail like on the bottom, has a tiny hard shell at the very center of its "back", tannish/brown/rust colored, TIA

11/06/2007, 04:29 PM	#2
Thizzelle686 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Monterey, Ca Posts: 210	I have these in my tank too. Im curious to find out exactly what they are as well. __________________ SOME PEOPLE LIKE THEIR CUCUMBERS BETTER PICKLED

11/06/2007, 04:32 PM	#3
IslandCrow Reef Monkey Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rockledge, Fl Posts: 5,759	That picture is very blurry (did you use the Macro setting on your camera if it has one?), but it looks like it may be a Stomatella snail. Does it have a sort of half shell on its back, with a long, trailing foot? If so, that's probably what it is, and it's something beneficial for your tank (algae eater). __________________ All opinions in the above message should be taken with 35 ppt salt. -Mike C. Current Tank Info: I have a reef screen saver on my phone, does that count?

11/06/2007, 04:58 PM	#4
halcyon_diver Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: N41.48070-W72.65107 Posts: 682	thanks island crow, i know the pic is blurry.. no macro lens and unsteady hands! yes it does have a tiny shell on its back and a long trailing foot...thanks again for the quick id __________________ "The Sea once it casts its spell, holds you in its net of wonder forever" ~Jacques Cousteau~ Current Tank Info: 180 gal reef w/40gal/fuge.225 lbs LR 150 Lbs LS, H&S skimmer,MTC mini cal reactor, AC3

11/06/2007, 05:13 PM	#5
papagimp COMAS Rocks! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 8,185 Blog Entries: 2	I'd say Stometella as well, very nice to have in your tank. put him back in __________________ 58g Softie & 75g Stoney Member, Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society Current Tank Info: 58g Mixed Reef Project - Started June 2011

11/06/2007, 05:19 PM	#6
halcyon_diver Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: N41.48070-W72.65107 Posts: 682	lol papagimp...hes back!!! __________________ "The Sea once it casts its spell, holds you in its net of wonder forever" ~Jacques Cousteau~ Current Tank Info: 180 gal reef w/40gal/fuge.225 lbs LR 150 Lbs LS, H&S skimmer,MTC mini cal reactor, AC3