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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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Old 05-23-2007, 09:09 PM
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Default Snail Identification.

I had three known snails until just recently. 2 large Astrea snails I bought from LFS as my clean-up crew, 1 Cerith snail came along as a hitcher, and since I have been watching my tank in that 1 hour that I have my Actinic light on before shutting all but the moon glows on I have counted just tonight 10 new little snails. They kind of look like tiny Turbo snails about one sixteenth of an inch all white except for 2 alittle bigger that have a purple spot on top, and 2 that look like little soccer balls. The other 8 are plain white. They seem to remain hidden, Cold this be due to being new borns?
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Old 05-24-2007, 11:04 AM
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I have seen 200 pop up in a 48 hour period.They were very tiny and there shells were soft. The fish cleaned them up quickly.
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Old 05-31-2007, 06:01 PM
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They could be tiny nerite snails. I have hundreds in my refugium.
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Old 05-31-2007, 06:07 PM
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Default Re: Snail Identification.

I have soccer ball snails as well, however, I think they become fish food after a few nights. I only see my little slimy ones when the lights go out.
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