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I got a tiger conch snail a few weeks back. Just today I noticed some tentacles sticking out of its shell. Look like baby conch trunks but I’m not sure what conch babies look like. Thoughts?
Tiger conch, hitch hikers or babies?
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I'd guess hoof snails like in this thread:
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Great footage there by the way!
Snail on my hermit crab?
My halloween Hermit crab seems to have a snail riding aboard it. I thought all the creatures on its shell were dead, but I guess not. It's got black antenna and a black siphon shaped mouth it uses to grab food from the rock the hermit crab is eating from. It has made a round turban shaped shell...
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soreefed
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Cool thanks for the id. Definitely a hoof snail of sorts. The page below has some solid images of them.I'd guess hoof snails like in this thread:
Great footage there by the way!Snail on my hermit crab?
My halloween Hermit crab seems to have a snail riding aboard it. I thought all the creatures on its shell were dead, but I guess not. It's got black antenna and a black siphon shaped mouth it uses to grab food from the rock the hermit crab is eating from. It has made a round turban shaped shell...
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