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| Identification What in the heck is growing on my glass, corals, etc. Not sure what it is? Post here and we'll see if we can figure it out! |
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| Identification What in the heck is growing on my glass, corals, etc. Not sure what it is? Post here and we'll see if we can figure it out! |
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05-31-2008, 08:06 AM
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 Finally got some Pictures of it! Can someone please tell me what this is ? it was a hitchhiker and it is very elusive. This morning when the lights came on it was out in the open so my wife snapped some shots of it. its pretty fast and looks like it has a tiny shell on its back which is slightly shiny. thank you!  |
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05-31-2008, 10:19 AM
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| Re: Finally got some Pictures of it! i think thats a type of nocturnal hitchhicking snail if it is then its not bad i have a couple but there all black so thats why i am not sure i think they are alled limpets google this to see
__________________ 40 gallon Reef with a 20 gallon high sump- One Yellow Wrasse, 2 Chromis, Hermits, Snails, one Sand Sifting Tiger Starfish, one fighting conch, and Corals- one frogs spawn coral, one Green striped and purple mushroom rock, one pink/tan mushroom frag, one hybrid mushroom rock, one Red mushroom rock, 2 differnt types of green star polyps, Two Cynarina corals, , one Fox coarl, one button polyp rock , one yellow scroll coral, one Big Orange Montipora capricornis, Two Orange Ricordea Mushrooms, Two Blue Maxima clams , One Big Yellow Trumpet Coral, one Halimeda Plant, a Cabbage Leather Frag, Red Sea xiena (purple), Tan Xiena, BLUE Xiena, one pink birds nest, amd one loco lobo leather coral. |
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05-31-2008, 11:37 AM
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| Re: Finally got some Pictures of it! It is a Stomatellid snail, an excellent addition to any reef tank! They are usually nocturnal, eat diatoms, and won't bother anything. They also breed pretty freely if you are lucky. |
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05-31-2008, 01:48 PM
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| Re: Finally got some Pictures of it! hm, interesting. |
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06-01-2008, 07:14 PM
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| Re: Finally got some Pictures of it! I have both the black type that Ian mentioned and more brown like yours, they are Stomatella varieties and harmless.
__________________ 75g mixed reef, softie dominated. |
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06-02-2008, 06:37 AM
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06-02-2008, 07:52 AM
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| Re: Finally got some Pictures of it!
__________________ 75g mixed reef, softie dominated. |
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06-04-2008, 12:59 AM
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| Re: Finally got some Pictures of it! Found one of my black Stomatella out today. 
__________________ 75g mixed reef, softie dominated. |
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06-04-2008, 06:30 AM
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| Re: Finally got some Pictures of it! hey cool, yea it seems like he isnt as shy anymore, once we added a bunch of crustaceans he came out to play. thanks for the pic! |
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06-24-2008, 10:48 PM
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| Re: Finally got some Pictures of it! The picture in question is NOT a stomatella. It is a tropical Abalone. If it has fringes on the side, its an Abalone if it doesnt, its a Stomatella. Some Abalones also have a row of holes on the top(cant remember exact name) but not all. Abalones are OFTEN miss ID'd for stomatella because when you do a image search for stomatella, you see a bunch of Abalone pics mixed in. |
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06-25-2008, 01:45 AM
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| Re: Finally got some Pictures of it! Hopefully over time this will become much more obvious, one way or the other. I mean, Stomatella don't get very big, but Abalone will continue growing. It is possible that the black critter in the photo isn't the same as what appears in the first photos too... |
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06-25-2008, 08:23 AM
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