Onyx Nassarius coming out of there shells???

rdlisby · 10/31/2009, 10:18 AM

So I looked in my tank this morning and a couple of my Nassarius have crawled out of their shells. They are on the glass eating algae. Anybody ever seen this?

BigRedSpecial · 10/31/2009, 10:22 AM

huh??? didn't think that was possible... pictures?

rdlisby · 10/31/2009, 10:36 AM

Thats what I thought, I have never been able to get pictures that are clear enough. I will have to work on the picture taking skills.

The Nassarius are all curled up like a cork screw.... I'm sure because of how their shells are.

fstlane4me · 10/31/2009, 06:07 PM

I had this happen when I first started up my tank.Everybody said it was impossible until I posted pics.My snails died within a day or two.

Postal · 10/31/2009, 08:49 PM

You sure you aren't looking at stomatellas on the glass while your nassarius is hiding in the sand bed?

rdlisby · 11/01/2009, 10:32 AM

I'm sure; I have a lot of stomatellas. One has died now and the other one doesn’t look good. They are definitely the Nassarius, there are other ones close by but they are still in their shells. I just wonder why they came out of their shells in the first place. I guess as long as the rest of them don’t do that it’s just a freak occurrence.

10/31/2009, 10:18 AM	#1
rdlisby Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 324	Onyx Nassarius coming out of there shells??? So I looked in my tank this morning and a couple of my Nassarius have crawled out of their shells. They are on the glass eating algae. Anybody ever seen this?

10/31/2009, 10:22 AM	#2
BigRedSpecial Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: St. John's, Newfoundland Posts: 405	huh??? didn't think that was possible... pictures? __________________ My progression: 10g/T8 NO to PC; 20h/PC to T5; 45 corner/55 sump/kessil

10/31/2009, 10:36 AM	#3
rdlisby Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 324	Thats what I thought, I have never been able to get pictures that are clear enough. I will have to work on the picture taking skills. The Nassarius are all curled up like a cork screw.... I'm sure because of how their shells are.

10/31/2009, 06:07 PM	#4
fstlane4me Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: VC,Ks Posts: 61	I had this happen when I first started up my tank.Everybody said it was impossible until I posted pics.My snails died within a day or two.

10/31/2009, 08:49 PM	#5
Postal Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Wesley Chapel, FL Posts: 2,707	You sure you aren't looking at stomatellas on the glass while your nassarius is hiding in the sand bed?

11/01/2009, 10:32 AM	#6
rdlisby Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 324	I'm sure; I have a lot of stomatellas. One has died now and the other one doesn’t look good. They are definitely the Nassarius, there are other ones close by but they are still in their shells. I just wonder why they came out of their shells in the first place. I guess as long as the rest of them don’t do that it’s just a freak occurrence.