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03-12-2004, 05:47 AM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Miami, FL,Florida
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 |  Favorite Snail
This little guy is my favorite snail, but I have no ID for him. I don't even know if he's good or not.
If anyone can help that'd be great. _________ &&&&20 Gal. , Millenium 1000 & 2000 filter, 130watt Corallife 50/50 reef lamp. Maroon Gold-striped Clown, Pygmy (Cherub) Angel, Skunk Cleaner shrimp, 8 Turbo Snails, 1 unknown cone snail , a branch of red grape calerpa , Sun Polyps, Blue-Green Striped shroom, Red shroom, Zoo Polyp colonies, & Green Star polyps, green monti. | 
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03-12-2004, 05:49 AM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Miami, FL,Florida
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| Re: Favorite Snail
Again. | |
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03-12-2004, 05:53 AM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Miami, FL,Florida
Posts: 352
Karma: 46
| Re: Favorite Snail
This is this little guys snout sticking out of the sand. He's a submarine and look at his periscope.  | |
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03-12-2004, 06:04 AM
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| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: STATEN ISLAND, NY,New_York
Posts: 451
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| Re: Favorite Snail
I BELIEVE THIS IS A NASSARIUS SNAIL, IT LOOKS JUST LIKE THE NASSARIUS SNAILS I GOT. _________ http://www.3reef.com/uploads/Joe1.jpg&&[glow=red,2,300]Another great sig by Nautilus&&[/glow] 75gal Oceanic Reef Ready, 4x96 Power Compact, 20gal Sump, Protein Skimmer, 5 stage RO/DI Typhoon, 100lbs Live Sand, 100lbs Live Rock, 50 Assorted Snails, 70 Assorted Hermit Crabs, Sandsifter Star, 2 cleaner shrimp, fire shrimp, coral banded shrimp, orange linkia star, emerald crab, sea slug, 2 Clarks Clownfish, BTA, Lawnmower Blenny, Kole Tang, Spotted Watchman Goby, 6-line Wrasse, Engineer Goby, Soft and LPS corals | |
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03-12-2004, 09:40 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Marina del Rey, California
Posts: 3,524
| Re: Favorite Snail
Yup, Nassaurius Snails they are! _________ Just tryin to recreate God's perfection in a glass bowl. 20 Gallon Reef W/Live Rock, mated pair of Maroon Clowns, Softies, 110 watts PC 10,000k lighting, and skimmer. http://www.3reef.com/uploads/1craig400.jpg | |
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03-12-2004, 09:44 AM
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| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: STATEN ISLAND, NY,New_York
Posts: 451
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| Re: Favorite Snail
THAT PERISCOPE THING IS COOL I GOT TO WATCH MINE MORE CLOSELY TO SEE IF THEY DO THE SAME | |
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03-13-2004, 12:08 PM
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| | Kole Tang
Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: SF/Monterey Bay Area, CA
Posts: 1,755
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| Re: Favorite Snail
You all positive that they're Nassaurius? It sure looks like a glowing marginella (Marginella pruniosum). Ok, I was just being nice, it is a Marginella. I don't know much about them other then that.
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03-13-2004, 01:08 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Marina del Rey, California
Posts: 3,524
| Re: Favorite Snail
What charcteristic makes you say that? Upon closer look the only thing I can see is that the foot doesn't trail the shell as is the case with Nassaurius. TIA.
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03-13-2004, 02:19 PM
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| | Kole Tang
Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: SF/Monterey Bay Area, CA
Posts: 1,755
Karma: 104
| Re: Favorite Snail
Look at the pic on this page: http://www.premiumaquatics.com/thest...NASSARIUS.html
or this page: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...mp;pCatId=1133
notice the ruffles and coloration of the shell and the end of the shell? Now look at Davids, they're almost completely smooth with a very blunt end. On page 206 - 207 of Paul Humann's "Reef Creature Identification - Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas" book you'll find an exact match to Davids snail.
I need more Florida marine ID books, mine don't even have Nassaurius snails in them. | |
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03-13-2004, 02:22 PM
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| | Kole Tang
Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: SF/Monterey Bay Area, CA
Posts: 1,755
Karma: 104
| Re: Favorite Snail
Whats TIA? | |
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