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08-09-2007, 01:14 PM
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water boy
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Naked Nassarius Snail
I was checking out my 100g this morning and found a nassarius snail cruising around without it's shell. Do these things normally leave their shells? I thought they grew their own shells. I know it's only a snail,but I think they are cool.
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08-09-2007, 02:10 PM
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Big Fishy
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Someone will correct me if I am wrong but I am guessing it's not a nassarius snail.
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08-09-2007, 02:54 PM
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water boy
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Ya, it's a nassarius, I found it's empty shell. Same snorkel as the rest of them.
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08-09-2007, 02:54 PM
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snails dont leave their shells, they are attached to them, you most likly saw some type of slug, maybe a snail that just has a very small shell.
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08-09-2007, 03:32 PM
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Little Fishy
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08-09-2007, 03:37 PM
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water boy
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No, not a stomatella,have that in my 46g.
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08-09-2007, 03:43 PM
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Big Fishy
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If your snail is cruising around without it's shell then its dead and only moving in the flow, maybe it's a nudi or some type of worm, snails dont leave there shells.
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08-09-2007, 03:47 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2006
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hmmmm...now i'm perplexed
where are wiskey and geoff when you need 'em
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08-09-2007, 03:50 PM
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Big Fishy
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I just found something similar in my tank last night, it looks like a snail without the shell, the little research I have done, make me point to some form of sea slug but I don't know for sure. I looked this morning for it and couldn't find it. I will try and get a picture next time I see it but no guarantees....
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08-09-2007, 03:59 PM
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Candy Pirate
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DrFish33
where are wiskey and geoff when you need 'em
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08-09-2007, 04:00 PM
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Just some guy, you know?
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I also very much doubt it's a living nassuras snail without it's shell,.. Stominalla snails also have feelers, but there usually not white. Can you get a pic? It might help with an ID.
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08-09-2007, 04:03 PM
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water boy
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I'll try if it will come out again. What ever it is was cruising along and not floating.
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08-09-2007, 04:07 PM
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Big Fishy
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I had something on my glass once that roughly looked like the foot of a nassarius snail but it didn't have a shell. I think I finally concluded that it was a flatworm. It eventually dissappeared and I assume died.
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08-09-2007, 04:21 PM
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water boy
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Just found it dead on the tank. Oh well, it it was fun while it lasted.
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08-09-2007, 04:41 PM
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Just some guy, you know?
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Originally Posted by rantsandraves
Just found it dead on the tank. Oh well, it it was fun while it lasted.
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Aah,.. Maybe a hermit ripped it out and it was just trolling around for it's last few min of life?
Sorry to hear about your snail anyway.
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