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09-22-2003, 07:21 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Logan, Utah
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Cone or Cowrie
Can anyone help me to identify the little critter in the attached picture? I think he came on on some sea grass. He will hide in the gravel and come out when food is placed into the tank. The interesting thing is that when he has found some food he will wrap his tail around it. Then he will take off at high speed to a safe spot to eat it, either on top of a rock or he will bury himself in the sand again. Sounds like a cone snail to me so I have been very careful around him. He has not bothered any of the other creatures in the tank so I have just been watching him.
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09-22-2003, 08:33 PM
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Looks like a queen conch to me... or something of that variety.
Pretty little critter. |
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09-22-2003, 10:03 PM
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Reefless Reefer
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it looks coneish to me, but i have only seen a couple. cowrie's are more symetrical down the center of the shell. maybe welch though. i am not that good with snails. 
BTW-nice bristle worm! 
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09-22-2003, 11:06 PM
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Officially insane...
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Oops... I meant to say Florida conch... I have queen conch's and the shell shape is a little different.
Have you noticed if it's been feeding on algae at all? Usually that's a dead giveaway that it's in the conch species.
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09-23-2003, 12:01 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2002
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I have not seen it feeding on algae, just on brine shrimp pellets. Other than that it does move pretty fast around the aquarium - like it was on the way to some party or something!
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09-23-2003, 12:06 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2002
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Geoff,
Thanks, but you should see the MONSTER bristle worms I have. That one is just a baby!!! Oh by the way,did you notice the spagetti worms in the picture?
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09-23-2003, 08:25 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2002
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Ok - all of you smart guys, even you Dark Horge - What the heck is this????
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09-23-2003, 08:49 PM
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The Border Collie Mod
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It's neither. LOL But I forgot the name of that one so I've kept my mouth shut. Cowries don't eat meat.
So it's a cute little meat eating snail. 
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09-23-2003, 11:10 PM
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Little Fishy
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Spanky, I like your answer!
Next question - Is this little guy able to dart you with a mind-numbing, bank account draining, super cosmic, neuro-toxin?  |
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09-23-2003, 11:37 PM
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Ghost of reefers past
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Thats what I want to know, any one have a handy site for ID' ing cone snails
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09-24-2003, 08:31 AM
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Summer's Daddy
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Definatly some type of conch. That is how my queen eats.
I just can't place the shell though.
Ray
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09-24-2003, 09:53 AM
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The Border Collie Mod
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Ok I found it. Finally! It's Marginella pruniosum.
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09-24-2003, 11:03 AM
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Ghost of reefers past
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Do we have to get shots for that Spanky
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09-24-2003, 04:32 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Logan, Utah
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Hey Spanky - Thanks alot for the id  , that is really cool! But like Doug said: Do we need shots for that one! HeHeHe!! 
Any places on the net that I can go to and look this one up? |
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09-24-2003, 11:13 PM
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i tried googleing it and was not very successfull. hopefully there is a better source out there.
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