Naked snail?

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  1. Pip Logan

    Pip Logan Feather Duster

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    WHat is this? It looks like a snail without a shell. It has two lil antena looking things wear I assume his head is. His "head" is facing the bottom of the tank.

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    Pip Logan, Sep 14, 2009
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  2. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    Looks like a harmless stomatella snail
     
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  3. Pip Logan

    Pip Logan Feather Duster

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    Ok sweet. And do they not have shells or is my guy a naughty snail?
     
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  4. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    There's a shell. It's just very small, doesn't cover even remotely the whole foot, and barely rises above the body.

    stomatella - Google Images
     
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  5. Pip Logan

    Pip Logan Feather Duster

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    Oh yeah trhats it!!!! What is it good 4?
     
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  6. swagger87

    swagger87 Zoanthid

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    Lol, a nudist snail Pip?
     
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  7. Pip Logan

    Pip Logan Feather Duster

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    He is quit the exobishonist.
     
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  8. mattheuw1

    mattheuw1 Montipora Capricornis

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    from Stomatella Snails

    "beneficial for reef aquariums as they are herbivores that will help control micro algae growth. They should not be kept with wrasses such as the four and six line wrasse or certain shrimps like the peppermint shrimp as these predators might eat the snails and be able to quickly decimate a population."
     
    mattheuw1, Sep 14, 2009
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