swimmatte July 15, 2013 Author July 15, 2013 Stomatella snail. Good guy! Sweet! Upon closer inspection it seems he does have a shell. It's just no where big enough for him to ever fit in. Back in the tank he goes.
Arkonen July 15, 2013 July 15, 2013 Yep, definitely a stomatella. Majorly good part of your clean up crew, although my cleaner shrimp have discovered they are a tasty snack from time to time lol.
swimmatte July 15, 2013 Author July 15, 2013 Yep, definitely a stomatella. Majorly good part of your clean up crew, although my cleaner shrimp have discovered they are a tasty snack from time to time lol. Yeah, I would imagine these guys are easy snacks for anything interested in it.
Coral Hind July 15, 2013 July 15, 2013 These are my favorite snails. Unlike other snails that fall over on to their backs and then die, these can flip themselves over and keep on eating. If you pick them up they can drop off their tail as a defensive response. Some newbies not familiar with that fact can freak out thinking they killed the snail. It is like a lizard losing his tail, it will grow back.
Mattiejay6 July 15, 2013 July 15, 2013 These are my favorite snails. Unlike other snails that fall over on to their backs and then die, these can flip themselves over and keep on eating. If you pick them up they can drop off their tail as a defensive response. Some newbies not familiar with that fact can freak out thinking they killed the snail. It is like a lizard losing his tail, it will grow back. good info to know!!
Jason Rhoads July 15, 2013 July 15, 2013 Yep, as stated above, these guys are good to have in the tank. My cleaner shrimp like to eat them too, but my peppermint shrimp never seem to bother them.
Djplus1 July 15, 2013 July 15, 2013 Yep, as stated above, these guys are good to have in the tank. My cleaner shrimp like to eat them too, but my peppermint shrimp never seem to bother them. Ah, this might explain why I seem to have a neverending supply of these guys in my biocube (with no cleaners and 1 peppermint) and hardly ever see them in my 72 (2 cleaners and 20 peppermints).
Coral Hind July 15, 2013 July 15, 2013 The fish in your 72g might also be eating them. My wrasses, triggers, puffers, and even my large tangs eat them. My stomatellas rarely come out during the day or they will be eaten, but at night they can be seen out in the open munching away on algae.
swimmatte July 15, 2013 Author July 15, 2013 The fish in your 72g might also be eating them. My wrasses, triggers, puffers, and even my large tangs eat them. My stomatellas rarely come out during the day or they will be eaten, but at night they can be seen out in the open munching away on algae. That explains why I found him last night. My lights went out for about 10 minutes then I turned them back on to do something real quick.
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