Help ID plz: wierd snail and coral?
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Topic: Help ID plz: wierd snail and coral?
Posted By: Goonter
Subject: Help ID plz: wierd snail and coral?
Date Posted: April 02 2009 at 11:59pm
I found this little guy crawling up my glass, never seen this snail before and it is tiny, is this a good or bad snail? any clue as to what kind it is? (i think it is a pyram snail, but i don't have a clam and supposedly they are nocturnal as well) this has been growing for a while on an old coral skeleton, i am curious if it is a baby lobo, but i am not sure as it may be a majano (because i heard they come in crazy cool looking colors) I am just curious if anyone knows what kind of coral it is? (kinda hard to see, but it is in the middle to the left of the duster)  thanks for the help. |
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Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: April 03 2009 at 2:32am
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Could be a Pyramid, but could also be a baby Cerith. Have you added any Cerith snails, how long ago, and how long has the tank been set up? The polyp is indeed hard to see. I cannot say. Another pic may help. But one thing seen in that pic is alarming. The hair algae. If steps are not taken quickly it will be completely out of control. Read my articles in the Feb 2002 Sea Star, June 2001 Sea Star and here: http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3033 - http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3033 ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member 
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Posted By: Goonter
Date Posted: April 03 2009 at 1:08pm
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i have like 2 cerith snails somewhere in the tank, and it had to have been like 6 months ago that i added them, the tank has been set up for about 11 months now.
on the hair algae, i have been pulling it like crazy from the tank by hand, but i am uncertain of a good place to buy more snails.....the LFS always have outrageous prices per snails like $2/astrea so i need to find an online retailer and buy a big order i suppose.
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Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: April 03 2009 at 2:14pm
Pyramid snails under an astrea snail.
 Mike -------------  |