Stomatella snail?

[hig789]

Guess this guy was a hitchhiker on my rock. First time I have seen it. Is this a stomatella snail or should I remove it?

 

[bkostuch]

Looks like a stomatella snail to me.

 

[hig789]

Thanks that's what I thought. Just wanted to be sure though since I just happen to see it on my zoas.

 

[Shep]

Looks like a stomatella snail to me.

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[Midrats]

Negative Ghost Rider. Not sure what you have there but it isn't a stomatella.

 

[Shep]

Nope it 100% is, look at the shell, body and antenna. They come in all different colors and sizes.

 

[kacrocorals581]

why I like stomatella they get in places other bigger snail can't, also breed good in the aquarium

 

[hig789]

Yeah. It looks just like that picture above. Just a little different color.

 

[hig789]

Glad I have something other than my astraeas. Because I hate them. I have bought 12 total for my 15g and I have 5 or 6 that are still alive.

 

[kacrocorals581]

an can loose its foot like a lizard looses its tail definitely my favorite snail

 

[Ebone]

Looks like to stomatella in my tank... you got a score

 

[hig789]

So if this is this only one are they asexual(at least I think that's what it's called).

 

[SCMatt]

Agreed with everyone else. These are my favorite snails, very cool to watch if you can find them. They are really fast when they need to be. I actually stocked my tank with them.

 

[Ebone]

I have no idea where mine came from.... just apeared one day... now i see him everynight

 

[SCMatt]

That's where I first discovered them, as a hitch hiker but when my tank crashed years ago I lost them all. When I set it back up Stomatella were on the top of the list. Now I regularly see them standing on the end of their foot on a rock breeding in the tank. One on one side of the tank, another on the other, really cool to see.

 

[bobbychullo]

stomatella 100% i have some in my tank

shells can be green, white and grey. I even have baby ones that are black but they slowly turn to a pearlescent gray, really pretty...

 

[bobbychullo]

So if this is this only one are they asexual(at least I think that's what it's called).

not asexual. the males broadcast their sperm into the water, not suer if the females release their eggs too, i think they do...

please correct me if I am wrong

 

[Midrats]

Nope it 100% is, look at the shell, body and antenna. They come in all different colors and sizes.

I was going to challenge you to a duel until I noticed the little guy on the zoas. I stand corrected. Stomatellas are voracious algae eaters and they reproduce readily. Unfortunately my population was decimated by Flatworm Exit. I need to grab a few out of my LFS tanks. They get a little annoyed as I take them from tank to tank pointing them out but always end up giving them to me for free.

I need to get some reading glasses.

 

[hig789]

not asexual. the males broadcast their sperm into the water, not suer if the females release their eggs too, i think they do...

please correct me if I am wrong

That sucks. Hope there are two. Our LFS sucks and doesn't have anything but astraeas.

 

[bobbychullo]

I would think if you have one in your tank, there are more...