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zeppelin
08/28/2005, 07:36 PM
Was working in one of the prop tanks, and ran across this hitchiker. Its an abolone snail. Went in the 300 this afternoon. :cool:

http://www.edensgatecorals.com/Inverts/snail.gif
Bcollins111900
08/28/2005, 07:40 PM
Never seen one of those before. How big do they get Larry?
CaveManNOhio
08/28/2005, 08:29 PM
That is sweet Larry, lucky creature. He just landed him a SWEET home!!

CaveMan
:smokin:
tabndust
08/28/2005, 08:56 PM
thats one good lookin, ugly snail
zeppelin
08/29/2005, 04:09 AM
He's a couple inches long now. Might double in size, but thats about it. Some species can get 8"+. I posted in Dr Rons forum for an ID. There is a link there to an article about them.
porky
08/29/2005, 08:34 PM
Sweet Zep! That is a nice hitchhiker!
At the CBus swap last year. I picked up a "rock" of blue mushrooms and after I got it acclimated the rock moved!
I took a closer look and the shrooms were growing on a spiny oyster. It lived for about 6 months in my tank.