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Posted: May 27 2008 at 8:21pm |
What sort of snail would have this color pattern? I set up a tank with some live rock and sand and this critter showed up one day. 
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Posted: May 27 2008 at 8:31pm |
Hmmm. . . . Atlantic Nerite maybe?
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Posted: May 27 2008 at 9:02pm |
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Well, the pictures I see from this search does not match. The spiral swirls back to a pointy tip.
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Posted: May 27 2008 at 9:43pm |
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Posted: May 27 2008 at 10:43pm |
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Posted: May 27 2008 at 10:48pm |
 cl2ysta1 wrote:
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I was going to but it only seems to come out at "dusk" and the room the tank is in is quite cluttered and difficult to set up a tripod in.  Plus, with the son and wife begging me to get ready for bed....... One more thing, the snail is about 3/8" long the best I can guess.
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Posted: May 27 2008 at 11:39pm |
Sundial Snail?
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Posted: May 28 2008 at 7:18am |
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OH! THAT IS CLOSE. The bands are solid black and solid white though. The apex of the snail comes to a sharper point too. Just think of a cone shaped barber pole.
Thanks for all the help on this.
Found another type of snail on the glass this morning too. Too bad it is late and I have to jet off to work. This one looks more like one of the suggestions made above though.
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Posted: May 28 2008 at 9:42am |
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Zebra Turbo Snail?
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Posted: May 28 2008 at 12:50pm |
On this page
in the picture of the cerith snails there is a partially blocked one that looks like mine. At the bottom of the page there are some Bumble Bee snails that are close, but not black and yellow. The one in the cerith pic is closer. Wish it showed just a little better.
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Posted: May 28 2008 at 5:40pm |
The partially hidden snail in the picture of the Ceriths looks like a bumblebee snail to me.
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Posted: May 28 2008 at 5:46pm |
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So, that must be what it is!!
Thanks everyone.
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Posted: June 02 2008 at 7:24am |
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Posted: June 02 2008 at 7:26am |
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That is the snail in question. I do remember it having a more pointed apex.
Also, if anyone can identify the 3 crimson growths in the picture.......
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Posted: June 02 2008 at 7:30am |
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possibly macro algae? i have some that are red like that and kind of bubbly
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Posted: June 02 2008 at 5:39pm |
Yeah, I thought it might be algae, but have been hoping it was some sort of coral popping out there. 
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Posted: June 03 2008 at 11:34am |
I bought some new rock that is covered with those same red things. I don't think it is macro because none of my fish have even looked at it. I am wondering if it could be sponge of some kind?
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Posted: June 03 2008 at 12:59pm |
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Sponge would be cool too.
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Posted: June 03 2008 at 1:03pm |
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Yeah it would be but there is a lot of it so I have no clue. I guess we will have to wait to see when it grows out a bit more. Is your rock new? If so, where did you get it? It also has a look of GSP.
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Posted: June 03 2008 at 4:42pm |
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GSP?
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