Latirolagena Smaragdula snails.

John, I was wondering if you can get me some latirolagena smaragdula snails. I was told by pagojoe (snail specialist) here on 3reef that they eat mainly vermetid snails, of which I have many, all over my tank and now sump.

I was also told they're very common on the pacific.

Please, let me know.






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havent been to the pacific yet i am afraid, except for california.

 

Planning any trip there sometime soon?

Just kidding. I was reading that these are pretty much well spread. If you see them at any point, please grab a handful and let me know. If not, no worries.

Thanks for the reply, John.

- Mag.

 

will do, in the mean time super glue the top of their hole, that will take care of them. There is an underwater epoxy someone suggested that works well...i am bad with that kind of stuff though I would research one on your own, the idea is the same though, they get trapped in their own shell. It worked for me, maybe different species of vermetid though

 

I've tried both methods with the gel glue and the epoxy. It works around the corals pretty well, but in a day or two, there are more anchoring next to the blocked ones. This made me think at a point that they were just getting out of their shell somehow and making an alternative exit hole in the shell. But then I notice it was different ones. I'm ready for an all out bio-war on these suckers!

Thanks for your help, bud. And let me know if you find any of those. Shells seem pretty distinctive. Also, I was told some bumblebee snails will also eat the vermetid, but that's a maybe, and still I'm willing to try.

- Mag.

 

lol...I will see what predatory snails I can find that may eat them. tons of predatory guys out there, it probably isnt just this snail that eats them

 

Any news on the vermetid nemesis? I'm sure they must have a kryptonite! I'll keep asking around to see what else I could use to get rid of them. Keep me updated if anything comes up, please.

 

no sorry, but what is the nose on the bird wrasse for? maybe that serves some useful purpose...but probably to kill cool looking feather dusters :O

 

Hmmm, food for thought