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Evil_TT
01/31/2005, 02:47 PM
well after having eye surgury last week (what an ordeal that was, had a torn cornea! :( ) and not being able to look at my tank for almost a week, i decided yesterday i was gona sit down and see what i could see! :)

anyway (my digi cam is in for repairs or i would have taken pics) i see crawling out of one of my larger chunks of fiji a snail, i dont think much of it, i figure its probably one of my nassarius snails cleaning the rock, then i notice it doesnt have the snout, so i watch a bit longer, and i see the oddest looking creature ive seen yet! :)

looks similiar to the nassarius snail, however its shell is shaped more like a clam or other molusk type shell, its long, but not very tall. he is definetly a hitch hiker,and i just want to be sure what it is :)

also saw what i believe to be a baby conch! :eek: that would be really nice! :)

phenom5
01/31/2005, 03:11 PM
sounds like a Stomatella snail...hard to say w/o a pic.

Evil_TT
01/31/2005, 03:50 PM
Originally posted by phenom5
sounds like a Stomatella snail...hard to say w/o a pic.

i just looked up a pic, and other than a color variation i do belive you are correct. thank you :)

phenom5
01/31/2005, 04:06 PM
stomatella's are cool, good snail to have, and if they start breeding you've got an endless supply of snails...:thumbsup: