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08-09-2003, 12:31 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Durham, NC
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Pyramellid snail?
what are these snails? does anybody have any links or info on them? how does somebody know they have them? inquiring minds want to know.
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08-09-2003, 12:36 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2003
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I just posted a picture of them in my clam thread...
The link I found to identify them is here
It's about 1/3 of the way down the page. |
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08-09-2003, 12:54 AM
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Little Fish in Big Pond
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Peachtree City, GA
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Oh, this is just great! So, if I got 'em, how do I get rid of them???
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08-09-2003, 01:03 AM
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Manual removal is about the only way to get rid of them... but when they're sexually mature they can lay like 120 eggs a day... 
The link above says that 6-line wrasses may work, but the snails would have to be out during the daytime for the fish to see them... and the snails are nocturnal... kind of a catch-22. |
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08-09-2003, 12:17 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: San Diego
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manuallly clean the clams with a soft toothbrush, maybe try a leopard wrasse, they look great and should help control things. good luck |
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08-09-2003, 03:24 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Pompano Beach, Fl. U.S.A.
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I don't have clams but do have tons of pyramid snails . I bought a blue pinstripe wrasse and it does eat them when ever it has the chance.
They do come out mostly at night but before I got the wrasse they were all around during lights on.
My tank is SPS and the wrasse is great .
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08-09-2003, 03:39 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: California
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If you have empty shells , take them out as they will hatch their eggs in there. They will also dip deep in the sand. Hard to rid these little buggers. 
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08-09-2003, 10:35 PM
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RA-your thread is why i started this thread. i just wanted to get more info about these snails. i am hoping to get as much info as possible so we can archive it into the disease/parasite archive.
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08-12-2003, 08:12 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Houston,Tex. USA
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China wrasses are good for pyramind snail removal. I have had great luck with the yellow coris wrasse. My clams in my 180g all 14 of them are pyramid snail free due to this little fish.
Of course, manual removal is the best, but sometimes these fish can help ya out.
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08-20-2003, 12:23 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: GA
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I use a sixline wrasse for control in my tank as do many. But the best way to keep them out of the tank is not to introduce them with new clams. I inspect the shell of any clam I get and brush it with a tooth brush.
I would be interested if anyone had a link to a photo of the egg masses.
Thanks,
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Last edited by aliendomain; 08-20-2003 at 12:27 PM.
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09-04-2003, 12:57 AM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Colorado
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I have been noticing these snails on the shells of my astrea's. Maybe a couple here and there...I have been checking my clams frequently and have found one or two. I read today that the snails are most problematic when they get into the clam through one of it's openings. I guess that's we these things become killers.
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09-04-2003, 11:49 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: GA
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They can kill a clam without entering the shell, if they cause the clams mantle to not fully extend the clam will starve.
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