Trochus our of shell

Reefgrief · May 28, 2020

Never seen anything like this...woke up to what appears to be Trochus out of its shell. Correct?

JasonK84 · May 28, 2020

That doesn’t look good!

sixty_reefer · May 28, 2020

That shell doesn’t seem to be a tochus, is the snail still moving? It looks like a freshwater snail

JasonK84 · May 28, 2020

sixty_reefer said:
That shell doesn’t seem to be a tochus, is the snail still moving? It looks like a freshwater snail

I think what you are referring to as a shell is actually the part of the snail that should be coiled inside the shell.

Angelwolf21203 · May 28, 2020

Wow! I've never seen anything like that!

AcroNem · May 28, 2020

Is it still alive?

AZMSGT · May 28, 2020

That shell is NOT a trochus. What ever snail that is it’s likely dead now.

This is a Trochus snail shell

Trochus - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

JasonK84 · May 28, 2020

AZMSGT said:
That shell is NOT a trochus. What ever snail that is it’s likely dead now.

This is a Trochus snail shell

Trochus - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Where do you see a shell?

I’m seeing what this anatomy pic is saying is the snail’s gonad.

AcroNem · May 28, 2020

AZMSGT said:
That shell is NOT a trochus. What ever snail that is it’s likely dead now.

This is a Trochus snail shell

Trochus - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

There isn't a shell in the picture. You are seeing just the animal out of the shell.

Reefgrief · May 28, 2020

Correct...I found an empty shell then I noticed the snail attached to rock...it was still alive and gripping the rock! I got rid of it before it died...most bizarre thing I’ve seen in 10 years of reefing.

ReeferWarrant · May 28, 2020

I'd check your water parameters, I had this happen in my freshwater tank with a bunch of pond snails (pea puffer food). What I read seemed to mention stress related and possibly the PH of the tank.

Angelwolf21203 · May 28, 2020

Reefgrief said:
Correct...I found an empty shell then I noticed the snail attached to rock...it was still alive and gripping the rock! I got rid of it before it died...most bizarre thing I’ve seen in 10 years of reefing.

I have only seen it once before. My porcupine puffer broke the snail's shell and then promptly ate the snail.