Creepy crawler (pics)

[iwishtofish]

This dude was crawling along in my tank - a stomatella, I presume. Pretty weird critter!

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb113/bjdoyle64/stomatella_crop1.jpg

Closeup head shot...

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb113/bjdoyle64/stomatella_crop2.jpg

:)

[JackKerouac]

good picture :) and good guy to have in a tank ;) LoL in the close up picture the Stomatella looks freaky

[dodgersfan25]

looks like an elephant snail haha

[iwishtofish]

Thanks, JackKerouac. I blame the camera for everything - good or bad! :)

It does, dodgersfan25, look elephant-like. What looks really weird to me, though, are all those bumps on top of the tail section. Anybody know what that is about?

[skinz78]

I used to have alot of these in my tank, I viewed them spawning once. It was wierd, one minuite they were all munching on algae and the next all of them were spawning. Lasted 2 min and then it was like somebody flipped a switch and they went back to munchin algae. Since then they have dissapeared, I blame my snowflake eel. I saw him eating one.

[iwishtofish]

Sorry yours all disappeared, skinz78! I hope they spawn in my tank, although I have only ever seen one at a time...

[Paintbug]

thats an upclose and personal shot of a Stomatella Varia for sure. nice pics!

[reefergeorge]

Great pics of the stomatella. I wish all id pics were that clear.

[Potsy]

I started out with two stomatella that I managed to save during my tank downgrade. They didn't seem to breed in the 75 gallon but after a few months in my 38 gallon I have about two hundred. When they breed my fish go nuts eating the eggs. They have remained rather small, though - no larger than a pea in most cases.

[iwishtofish]

Thanks for the comments, Paintbug and reefergeorge! Every couple hundred shots I get lucky.

Potsy, that's a load of stomatella. I bet you have a clean tank! :)

[otiso777]

Nice pics

[pagojoe]

That's one happy-looking Stomatella!

[Thakr21]

YUP

[rbrusletto]

I got stomatellas as hitchhikers

On any given morning I can probably count about 50 to 70 on the glass, walls, and rock.

[dachsieholic]

Never seen one...great picture!

[GoingPostal]

Does any place actually sell these? I had one as a hitchhiker and he seemed to do a great job but he croaked when he snuck into a newly setup tank on the rock. I wouldn't mind another.

[jonathanws]

i had a big one, but i accidentally cut him in half, and well now i just have little babies

[sk8rreefgeek]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11369258#post11369258 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jonathanws
i had a big one, but i accidentally cut him in half, and well now i just have little babies

what?? haha

[phish guy]

i used to have them everywhere at work, and im my tank since a i got alot of my rock from work. but i think my fire and cleaner shrimp ate them all. :(