Weird snail

[Cheeky]

I have noticed this little snail and it looks like it’s cleaning the rocks but I cannot find what sort of snail it is. Please help :)

 

[fishguy242]

hi,very interesting ;) @samnaz ?:cool:

 

[zalick]

Kinda looks like a type of nerite from the shell shape....

 

[Cheeky]

Kinda looks like a type of nerite from the shell shape....

I just did a bit of googling and it looks like it’s like it’s a good thing

 

[Cheeky]

I just did a bit of googling and it looks like it’s like it’s a good thing

It’s changing colour

 

[Cell]

Looks like stomatella

 

[KJ]

Stomatella.

 

[zalick]

Looks like stomatella

That was my initial thought too but zooming in you see a spiral on the back part.....

@Cheeky do you see the foot trailing out the back? Can you take a pic without so much blue?

 

[KJ]

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=stomatella+snail&qpvt=stomatella+snail&FORM=IGRE

 

[zalick]

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=stomatella+snail&qpvt=stomatella+snail&FORM=IGRE

Yup, stomatella.

I'd never looked closely at the few in my tank over the years and they do indeed have a spiral at the very back!

@Cheeky
Great snails to have and will often reproduce well in the home aquarium.

 

[Cheeky]

That was my initial thought too but zooming in you see a spiral on the back part.....

@Cheeky do you see the foot trailing out the back? Can you take a pic without so much blue?

I’ll take a photo when it’s daytime here but after searching the internet for stomatella, it looks near identical but have noticed that this once changed colours from the white and black to matching the purple. I’m so amazed at all these little critters that I do all the look ups and my partner does the water/chemical side of things

 

[Snoopdog]

Limpet?