soft shelled snails?

Just Jim · #1 09/14/2005, 03:50 PM

I've noticed some new hitchikers, only to be quite disturbed. They've been multiplying like crazy, and I haven't been able to get a beed on what they are. They look just like snails, but they have a soft shell. If you try to scoop one up in a net, they break into pieces. They are about 1/4 in size, and they stick to the glass like crazy when you try and net them off. I don't have a pic yet, but does anyone know what they are????

aquaman67 · #2 09/16/2005, 06:11 PM

If so they are Stomatella. Good to have and breed like crazy.

Just Jim · #3 09/16/2005, 08:39 PM

thanks, for bringing this thread back...And that's it. These break are pretty fragile? Seems like they rip apart when I try to net them. I didn't know much about snails, now I know what to research. Thanks...

aquaman67 · #4 09/16/2005, 08:50 PM

Yeah,

They are pretty fragile but are good snails to have.

BillnJennh · #5 09/17/2005, 01:06 PM

When they start spawning, they make perfect coral food. You'll know when they're spawning, also. They start pumping up and down and smoking.

ShellBell · #6 09/17/2005, 05:17 PM

When I turn the lights on the tank in the morning, those snails are EVERYWHERE!!! I have been told they are harmless and actually good, so they can stay.