So, I found a little baby sundial snail crawling on the glass... Worry or No Worry?

THEPHISHGUY · 04/06/2006, 07:46 AM

I found this one little bugger. At first I thought it was a good thing. The I tried to id it and looked on Zoaid.com It was tiny, tiny, but definetly a sundial snail. It said there was nothing to do other then watch and manually remove. I have no adverse affect to my 20 colonies. Any preventative measures to take? TIA... THEPHISHGUY

Reef Junkie · 04/06/2006, 08:57 AM

Have you added any new zoanthid colonies lately?

furforfour · 04/06/2006, 09:35 AM

Check your colonies often, definately at night and dip anything you see a snail on.

BigScott · 04/07/2006, 09:26 AM

HEY FOR WHATS ITYS WORTH , I CAUGHT ONE OF THEM LIL BOOGERS CHOMPING MY ZOAS , HE CAUSED ALOT OF DAMAGE .
MY OPINION , GET RID OF HIM FAST...

BIG SCOTT

smy168 · 04/07/2006, 09:49 AM

get rid of it, they reproduce quickly and damage zoos even faster. I had a breakout in my 120 3 years ago and almost half my colony got wiped out 2 months after seeing one. They generally come out at night and there isn't really any reef safe fish that can get rid of them.

BigScott · 04/07/2006, 02:04 PM

i dont know what kind of snails you have in your tank but thier are snails that eat moss an other snails.. hehehe even the bad ones..good luck

big scott

Dubbin1 · 04/07/2006, 11:16 PM

Are you sure what you saw was not a Collonista snail? They are harmless and can be mistaken for a sundial snail.

smy168 · 04/07/2006, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dubbin1
Are you sure what you saw was not a Collonista snail? They are harmless and can be mistaken for a sundial snail.

good call

msman825 · 04/08/2006, 08:06 AM

post a picture of one please

Dubbin1 · 04/08/2006, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by msman825
post a picture of one please

Taken from melevs site

04/06/2006, 07:46 AM	#1
THEPHISHGUY Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Baltimore Posts: 386	So, I found a little baby sundial snail crawling on the glass... Worry or No Worry? I found this one little bugger. At first I thought it was a good thing. The I tried to id it and looked on Zoaid.com It was tiny, tiny, but definetly a sundial snail. It said there was nothing to do other then watch and manually remove. I have no adverse affect to my 20 colonies. Any preventative measures to take? TIA... THEPHISHGUY

04/06/2006, 08:57 AM	#2
Reef Junkie Premium Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Somewhere, NY Posts: 6,595	Have you added any new zoanthid colonies lately? __________________ Bill "I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve." B.B. Current Tank Info: "Still" Living vicariously through cb747

04/07/2006, 09:26 AM	#4
BigScott Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: norman , okla Posts: 2,267	HEY FOR WHATS ITYS WORTH , I CAUGHT ONE OF THEM LIL BOOGERS CHOMPING MY ZOAS , HE CAUSED ALOT OF DAMAGE . MY OPINION , GET RID OF HIM FAST... BIG SCOTT __________________ Big ScoTT just stoppin in to say hello.. Current Tank Info: one 40 breeder,40 long sump..t5 lights an a 50 gallon in the works..if i ever get a truck to move it..

04/07/2006, 09:49 AM	#5
smy168 Back to the habit Join Date: May 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 1,027	get rid of it, they reproduce quickly and damage zoos even faster. I had a breakout in my 120 3 years ago and almost half my colony got wiped out 2 months after seeing one. They generally come out at night and there isn't really any reef safe fish that can get rid of them. __________________ SY Current Tank Info: Nuvo 16

04/07/2006, 02:04 PM	#6
BigScott Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: norman , okla Posts: 2,267	i dont know what kind of snails you have in your tank but thier are snails that eat moss an other snails.. hehehe even the bad ones..good luck big scott __________________ Big ScoTT just stoppin in to say hello.. Current Tank Info: one 40 breeder,40 long sump..t5 lights an a 50 gallon in the works..if i ever get a truck to move it..

04/06/2006, 09:35 AM	#3
furforfour Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 440	Check your colonies often, definately at night and dip anything you see a snail on.

04/07/2006, 11:16 PM	#7
Dubbin1 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Findlay, Ohio Posts: 11,540	Are you sure what you saw was not a Collonista snail? They are harmless and can be mistaken for a sundial snail.

04/08/2006, 08:06 AM	#9
msman825 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: maine Posts: 1,301	post a picture of one please __________________ MSMAN