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Old 07/21/2007, 10:44 PM
jdjeff58 jdjeff58 is offline
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Narcissus missing shell

I have 30 nasarrius snails in my 120 for about a month now...the smaller ones. I just saw one today crawling around with no shell. It's now stuck to the glass and still alive.

Has anyone ever seen this happen before? There are some hermits in there but I don't see why they would be interested in a shell that small. Anyone ever see this before? Will he survive or should I get rid of him?

I should also mention that the only livestock I have at this point are:

2 juvenile clowns
1 fire shrimp
1 skunk shrimp
5 scarlet hermits
5 blue legged hermits
5 turbo snails
15 margarita snails
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Old 07/21/2007, 10:45 PM
theatrus theatrus is offline
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Are you sure its your nassarius? There are sea slugs as well
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Old 07/21/2007, 10:51 PM
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do you have a link to pictures of sea slugs?? Cause i have some of them i think and just want to make sure they are slugs.
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Old 07/21/2007, 10:55 PM
jdjeff58 jdjeff58 is offline
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I should also mention that the only livestock I have at this point are:

2 juvenile clowns
1 fire shrimp
1 skunk shrimp
5 scarlet hermits
5 blue legged hermits
5 turbo snails
15 margarita snails

It's definitely a nassarius without the shell. The empty shell is laying on the sand below.
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Old 07/21/2007, 11:36 PM
Salamander Salamander is offline
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I've heard of it happening and have seen pictures. Unfortunately he's a goner.
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Old 07/21/2007, 11:54 PM
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I'm guessing that what you really saw was a Stomatella snail.
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