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10-10-2000, 08:04 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Elk Grove, CA USA
Posts: 32
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ID please... pics inside...
I have these two snails hanging out on my polyps. I have two polyp covered rocks, one has only pink polyps on it the other (the one the snails like) has green polyps and green star polyps as well as some other type of polyp I've yet to identify. I'm concerned as these snails seem to be either laying eggs (or pooping) on the rocks several times a week. As far as I know there was only one snail until about a month or so ago so I think they are reproducing. My polyps seem to be doing great, growing well, thriving, filling out the rocks so I doubt that the snails are harming the polyps but I want to make sure that they can't damage them in the future as their numbers grow.
Here's the pictures.
Thanks in advance for you help! You guys have been so wonderful in my education in caring for my tanks better and better  My tanks and I both appreciate it
Hugs, Ell
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10-10-2000, 10:38 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Kerby, OR, USA
Posts: 60
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well, guess Id better be the bearer of bad news...
the snail that your pic showed is a polyp eating snail... i wish I could remember the Latin name.... if the little critters operculum- the little cap it uses to close itself in the shell with- is pointed, then get rid of the sucker. I would get rid of the eggs too, just in case. one of these guys can unfortunatle wipe out a polyp rock.
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10-10-2000, 11:51 PM
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TRT Staff The Mominator
Join Date: Jan 1999
Location: Just South Of Seattle
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Trust Gene on this one Ell; I had some of those nasty little buggers and they ate my favorite blue zoanthids which still haven't recovered to a great extent. Take a toothbrush and loosen the eggs so the fish or corals can eat them or suck them up when you syphon out for a water change. The name of these snails is Heliacus.
~Alice
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Reefkeeping is my life; I can't afford a hobby too!
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10-11-2000, 12:12 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Elk Grove, CA USA
Posts: 32
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Darn! I'm glad I asked now! First the red eyed crabs, then green bubble algae, now these guys :< Well those suckers are going to end up in the fireplace <evil grin>.
(It sucks, all the stuff I find fascinating ends up being really bad... with the exception of mantis shrimp... sorry Raz)
Thanks for the help, I'm glad I'll catch them before it wrecks major havoc.
Hugs, Ell |
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10-11-2000, 12:40 AM
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squid
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Posts: 2
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Mrs. Warden...Darn glad you asked, too! I've had this Heliacus snail in my tank for about a year now b/c I thought it was "neat." Never thought to ask what it was. Sheesh! It's out of the tank tonight! |
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10-11-2000, 09:16 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Elk Grove, CA USA
Posts: 32
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I'm glad I could help. I usually worry about anything I haven't put in myself Unforuntaly every hitchhiker I've found has been bad  Maybe next time I'll find something nice like a good fish Once can always hope.
Hugs, Ell
(P.S. I hope the snail hasn't done too much damage yet) |
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10-11-2000, 08:51 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Elk Grove, CA USA
Posts: 32
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Well, I did a water change today and removed the snails (tossed their little buts in the roaring fireplace and heard a little pop, I feel evil, lol). They had some sort of "string" thing that I felt pull off the rock. It was rather gross. Iew. I checked the other polyp rocks (pink ones, the ones that weren't affected, or so I thought) after I removed them I saw another line of eggs (I think they were laying eggs all night on both rocks... I hope I don't get more... I've got $65 in polyps) then I checked out the rock with the polyps and discoved a big line of eggs which explains why that rock wasn't doing well (I thought it was the placement in the tank, too much light so moved it to a shadier area. I couldn't find a snail anywhere else so I think there may still be one more in there... arrr. Hopefully it was just the 2 I already killed not one that I couldn't find. I'll be checking out the tank much more carefully for the next few weeks.
Wish me luck!
Hugs, Ell
[This message has been edited by Mrs. Warden (edited 10-11-2000).]
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10-11-2000, 11:13 PM
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Ell ever vigilant is the watch word, dont be surprised if more pop up over time but just host an escargo roast as needed, unless you know someone with a triggerfish 
good luck and keep the faith it will get better
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10-15-2000, 03:58 PM
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squid
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Posts: 2
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mrs. warden...when i pulled off my snail i had that stringy thing, too! yuck! i think my polyps will be fine. you know, i couldn't figure out why my once vivid and full green polyps had dwindled in number and size. AND it didn't even dawn on me that this snail only attached itself to the polyp stalks. DUH! anyway, thanks again...i'll keep my eye out for them...hopefully there aren't anymore! |
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