Djplus1 November 18, 2013 Share November 18, 2013 So, I come down stairs tonight to look at the tank and I see what looks like a bunch of sand all over my rocks, corals, etc. Looked like big sand particles though, which I though was odd. Upon closer inspection, I notice that I see movement. I also notice the tell tale snail shell spiral. There are literally hundreds of them. I pulled one out to inspect, definitely a snail. My question is, what kind are they? I honestly have had every commonly bought species of snail in this tank.They are not stomatellas. They actually resemble turbo shells (just tiny and white). Anyone have a snail bloom like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmerek2 November 18, 2013 Share November 18, 2013 Cool snails. There has to be a snail guru on here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squishie89 November 18, 2013 Share November 18, 2013 I have seen a few baby turbos in my tank but nothing like you are talking about. Sounds awesome! Sent from my toaster using tapatalk2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelin315 November 18, 2013 Share November 18, 2013 Keep an eye on them and see if they have any pattern or if their shells are smooth (if you have a decent microscope or better yet a digital microscope take a picture). Turbo snails will not have a smooth shell (although at this point that will be tough to tell). If you do detect a pattern on them, could be colonista snails which are good herbivores. They are not pyramid snails as they have an elongated shell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR-Tanked150 November 18, 2013 Share November 18, 2013 Pretty neat, would be interesting to see what they are when they get bigger. Good luck with trying to find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Magnolia November 18, 2013 Share November 18, 2013 (edited) Those are collonista snails. Awesome little grazers that come out at night., bonus...they breed well in captivity. They don't get any bigger than what you see now. Populations tend to explode then wane due to the availability of food. Edited November 18, 2013 by Sugar Magnolia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djplus1 November 18, 2013 Author Share November 18, 2013 Those are collonista snails. Awesome little grazers that come out at night., bonus...they breed well in captivity. They don't get any bigger than what you see now. Populations tend to explode then wane due to the availability of food. Neat. Hopefully they don't become a problem. I will keep an eye out for a population increase/decrease over the next couple weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelin315 November 18, 2013 Share November 18, 2013 They are not problematic - good to have them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sen5241b November 19, 2013 Share November 19, 2013 Awwww. Ain't they cute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy G November 20, 2013 Share November 20, 2013 I have 1000s of them. Come out like crazy at night and cover almost everything lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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