Snail Hitchhiker

125gSW

Active Member
View Badges
Joined
Jun 17, 2017
Messages
263
Reaction score
121
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Need ID please

He was in the coral base that I was dipping into Coral RX, promptly died after but was wondering what type of snail it was. Sorry for the picture quality it was hard to get a good picture. It had a red shell with spots. Reminded me of a lady bug


IMG_6757.PNG
 

Crabs McJones

Regional Reef Manager (AKA Revhtree's Boss)
View Badges
Joined
Jul 24, 2017
Messages
33,584
Reaction score
153,813
Location
Wisconsin
Rating - 100%
3   0   0
Need ID please

He was in the coral base that I was dipping into Coral RX, promptly died after but was wondering what type of snail it was. Sorry for the picture quality it was hard to get a good picture. It had a red shell with spots. Reminded me of a lady bug


IMG_6757.PNG
Stomatella, awesome hitchhiker! Hopefully you have more in your tank somewhere.
 

Crabs McJones

Regional Reef Manager (AKA Revhtree's Boss)
View Badges
Joined
Jul 24, 2017
Messages
33,584
Reaction score
153,813
Location
Wisconsin
Rating - 100%
3   0   0
Oh man I feel bad for killing it now :( lol it was my first time Coral dipping had no idea how to save that lil guy
Not an issue lol. At least you dipped preventing the possible income of a bad hitchhiker :)
 

TOP 10 Trending Threads

WHAT AMOUNT OF LIVE ROCK AND SAND SHOULD BE PRIORITIZED FOR OPTIMAL BIODIVERSITY/FILTRATION?

  • 100% live rock + bagged sand

    Votes: 34 27.0%
  • 100% dry rock + 100% live sand

    Votes: 45 35.7%
  • 50/50 live/dry rock, 50/50 live/bagged sand

    Votes: 27 21.4%
  • 75% live rock, 25% live sand

    Votes: 11 8.7%
  • 25% live rock, 75% live sand

    Votes: 9 7.1%
Back
Top