randomfishdude
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Is this one of my turbo snails without a shell?!??
What do I do?!? He is going around eating off the rock right now.
What do I do?!? He is going around eating off the rock right now.
TURBO SNAIL WITHOUT SHELL?!?
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No; if your turbo snail lost its shell, it would die. This guy has his shell still - its probably a Stomatella snail of some variety.
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randomfishdude
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How could it have got in my tank?
I haven't added anything that I wouldn't notice it on in 3 months.
Then it probably hitchhiked in on something before that and has been hiding since - rock, coral, algae, etc.; pretty much anything wet could carry hitchhikers to our tanks.
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randomfishdude
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Maybe it was on a big piece of like rock that I got from my lfs back In June.
Unless they don't fall off of coral. If so I know exactly where he came from.
Unless they don't fall off of coral. If so I know exactly where he came from.
I’m not sure if a dip would knock them off or not, so both are possible.
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randomfishdude
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I always do a 15min revive dip and inspection on all corals.
Rick's Reviews
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Lots and loads of hitchikers can appear years... honestly years after introduction of a new frag plug, I would not worry too much if this weird 'slug' creature is not causing harm, it will probably die in a week or two
As other have said, its a Stomatella snail. They hitchhike in as super tiny or even as small larva and nearly always and eventually appear in the the aquarium. Most dips wont effect eggs, so if they can arrive in that fashion as well.
Either way - Stomatella are one of the good guys.
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