Smokin' IN the tank

[otrlynn]

A minute or two after the actinics came on I caught what looked like small smoke rings coming from between the branches of a Caulestrea. It is not in an easy place to see but there was a snail in the branches. I believe he must have been blowing the "smoke rings"--about a dozen puffs about 8-10 seconds apart. Is this reproductive activity???

 

[Sk8r]

yes. You may have a stomatella snail---they look like a slug with a shell 'saddle' on their back. And move quite fast for a snail. They puff like a locomotive. I lost mine in a house move and really wish I had some more.

 

[otrlynn]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12984619#post12984619 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Sk8r
yes. You may have a stomatella snail---they look like a slug with a shell 'saddle' on their back. And move quite fast for a snail. They puff like a locomotive. I lost mine in a house move and really wish I had some more.

Thanks. Yes, what I could see was mostly the "slug" part, but I could see some sort of a half-hidden shell. I guess it was a hitchiker, because I never put them in my tank. I love finding new things!

 

[FBNitro]

My little 10 gallon has 6 stomatellas at last count.