Smokin' IN the tank

otrlynn · 07/20/2008, 08:15 AM

A minute or two after the actinics came on I caught what looked like small smoke rings coming from between the branches of a Caulestrea. It is not in an easy place to see but there was a snail in the branches. I believe he must have been blowing the "smoke rings"--about a dozen puffs about 8-10 seconds apart. Is this reproductive activity???

Sk8r · 07/20/2008, 08:20 AM

yes. You may have a stomatella snail---they look like a slug with a shell 'saddle' on their back. And move quite fast for a snail. They puff like a locomotive. I lost mine in a house move and really wish I had some more.

otrlynn · 07/20/2008, 08:30 AM

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Originally posted by Sk8r
yes. You may have a stomatella snail---they look like a slug with a shell 'saddle' on their back. And move quite fast for a snail. They puff like a locomotive. I lost mine in a house move and really wish I had some more.

Thanks. Yes, what I could see was mostly the "slug" part, but I could see some sort of a half-hidden shell. I guess it was a hitchiker, because I never put them in my tank. I love finding new things!

FBNitro · 07/20/2008, 11:35 AM

My little 10 gallon has 6 stomatellas at last count.

07/20/2008, 08:15 AM	#1
otrlynn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chester County PA Posts: 1,508	Smokin' IN the tank A minute or two after the actinics came on I caught what looked like small smoke rings coming from between the branches of a Caulestrea. It is not in an easy place to see but there was a snail in the branches. I believe he must have been blowing the "smoke rings"--about a dozen puffs about 8-10 seconds apart. Is this reproductive activity???

07/20/2008, 08:20 AM	#2
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	yes. You may have a stomatella snail---they look like a slug with a shell 'saddle' on their back. And move quite fast for a snail. They puff like a locomotive. I lost mine in a house move and really wish I had some more. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

07/20/2008, 11:35 AM	#4
FBNitro Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 641	My little 10 gallon has 6 stomatellas at last count.