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Seppish · 04-04-2008, 08:27 PM

Here are a few pictures of some stuff I have found in my tank that I am not so sure that I want in my tank. Please let me know if you have any ideas. I could not find info. on the web about these.

aquaboy · 04-05-2008, 09:22 AM

Stomatella snails! very beneficial!

reef_guru · 04-05-2008, 09:49 AM

Stomatella Varia

Jason McKenzie · 04-05-2008, 09:52 AM

Yes Stomatella Snails. The second pic is snail eggs

J

phoenixhieghts · 04-06-2008, 02:19 AM

oh i have stomatellas! they sneaked in - originally there was only 2 i have like 7 or 8 ow and growing! they do a good job mucnhing on the green stuff

tazzy695 · 04-06-2008, 03:19 AM

if you have 7 or 8 you will have hundreds soon they spawn in the water columb

but I agree stometella snails

not shure who the eggs belong too but I think they are cerinth snail

Phayes · 04-07-2008, 08:54 AM

Yeah, I started off with 1 stomatella varia, and now after 3 months, I have what looks to be 40-50+... probably more but they do tend to be quite camouflaged into the LR some times... If you have some emerald crabs in your tank, they make a tasty snack. If you don't have emerald crabs or some larger crustacians, I suggest investing in some in order to keep this variety of snail's population in check. (they breed like rabbits)

phoenixhieghts · 04-07-2008, 10:08 AM

oh i thought that they didnt reach nuisance levels??

tazzy695 · 04-07-2008, 10:31 AM

they wont as long as you dont over feed or have large amounts of nuicence algaes

also I never heard of emerald crabs beeing preditory toward any other inverts they are herbivors and just eat the algae

Seppish · 04-08-2008, 11:24 AM

I didn't really like the idea of putting crabs in my tank wasn't sure if they would cause too much of a mess, becaus I have some other varietys of snails in the tank and I didn't want them to get gobbled up either. Maybe now I should? I'll keep an eye on them. BTW doens anyone have what looks to be little bugs and stuff crawling around in the sand? Goo? Bad? What can I do to keep them in check?