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02/04/2010, 01:37 PM
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Baby snails
I noticed last night that their were about 9 tiny snails (2mm) on my rock and glass. I only have margarita snails so did they reproduce???
Also, one of my mushrooms is migrating onto the front of the display (it's acrylic). Any way to move him? Thanks |
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02/04/2010, 03:42 PM
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The snails you saw were probably adults of one of a few small species that commonly hitchhike in. If they were shaped like your margarita snails then they're probably Collonista, which is a harmless herbivore.
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02/04/2010, 03:52 PM
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they are white
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02/04/2010, 04:02 PM
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Color doesn't help much in determining the type of snail, unfortunately. If you can get a closeup shot, that might help. I agree that they are likely adult hitchhikers, and Collonista are fairly common. Google should turn up some pictures.
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02/04/2010, 04:43 PM
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Do they look like this?
 For size reference, can see my Haddoni and pink skunk clowns, 
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02/04/2010, 08:17 PM
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wow...crazy...i just got those exact same baby snails in the picture above...no clue where they came from but man do I have a ton of them all of a sudden....been watching them and they seem harmless and just algae eaters....hope I am right.....
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02/04/2010, 11:22 PM
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i have aleast a thousand or more of those between my 2 tanks they will never get much bigger the prob hitch on some rocks i have had them for about 3 years never have clogged pumps or skimmer so i see them as a good thing helping clean my tank
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02/05/2010, 01:36 AM
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LOL just got these in my 180g will we watching them closely as well
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02/05/2010, 01:52 AM
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One bad thing is they pretty much clogged up the pinwheel in my skimmer. More than 50% of the wheel were full of shell stuck between the pins. But that was in a year so the benefits more than outweigh the disadvantages. |
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02/05/2010, 10:02 AM
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yep, that's them.
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