turbo snail abandons shell

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anybody ever have a turbo snail leave its shell before? i was looking in my tank today and noticed something moving along the rock that looked like a slug. but upon some research realized it was my turbo snail out of his shell. i did add a bag of hermit shells yesterday could he be switching? its just living under a piece of rock right now. i tried to get a pic but it was tough to get a good one.
 
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Can you get a pic of the front of it? My guess is sea hare.
 
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it disappeared into the rock but it looked to have 2 tenticals coming from its head and a hump back. but you are correct it is not one of my turbos they are all accounted for in there shell. my next question is are these bad? pest?
 

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Sea hares are not bad. They are really good algae eaters. They can come in on LR as hitchikers.
 

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Could be a stomatella snail, their. Small shells can blend in to the body... Try a Google Image search for that.

If it's stomatella it's a good hitchhiker - they get in by hitching a ride on something else you added, like rock or a frag
 

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I don't think a turbo a snail can walk out of the shell and survive forgetting moving around ;-)
It is difficult to remove the body from the shell even after cooked :-)
 

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Hard to tell from the pics, but I would also say stomatella. For future reference it you see an empty snail shell that snail is dead. They cannot change shells like a hermit crab can as the shell is attached to the body.
 

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Could be stomatella. Still hard to say from the pics. They have a pretty small shell that's just the middle of their back.
 

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Yeah, they show up like that - and in decorator colors, too. Most of mine camouflage pretty well on liverock, but I've got at least one black one, too. They'll hitch in on the bottom of a frag plug, or wherever!

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Today I just noticed my snail is out it shell as well .Don't know why but still moving around
I don't think a turbo a snail can walk out of the shell and survive forgetting moving around ;-)
It is difficult to remove the body from the shell even after cooked :)
I got same problem today, one of my turbo snail is out it's shell I don't know why .

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One of my turbo snails left its shell and lives in a rock. She had babies as well. Here’s a video of her moving around...

And 2 photos of her face and body...

I noticed her empty shell about a week ago and now my tank is full of babies. B4E6B0DC-75E9-44EF-A44D-CEFBFA6EAB46.jpeg E47FA807-5586-4314-8084-418B8A60A41F.jpeg
 

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