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Old 12/16/2007, 10:45 PM
RonD RonD is offline
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type of snail ?

I have a few of these lil guys cruising around my tank. I see them at night on the glass appreaing to eat algae ? they have a dome like shell and two feeler like antennas .. and move rather quickly .. please check out the picture and tell me what you think.. good, bad or ??

dead center of the pic.. grayish shell

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...g?t=1197862899
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Old 12/16/2007, 10:53 PM
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It looks like a Stomatella snail. Check this link and see if it matches the one in your tank.

They are a good snail to have BTW.
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Old 12/16/2007, 11:00 PM
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yippers thats our boy err ahh slug. Thanks lvpd186 bang on
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