Snail Surprise

[Moeshi]

After looking at those pics i'm beginning to think they were all trochus snails now. And I must have removed about a dozen or so babies already. I dont recall seeing any type of spike on them like in the photos. The next time I pull one out i'm going to take a long close look at it.

minus9 - if you could post those pics when you have a chance i'm curious

http://melevsreef.com/pics/0705/sundial_top.jpg

They are very segmented.

 

[minus9]

Sorry for the extra blue pics, but I'll try to find the smallest one and take a pic in better light.

 

[mattyg18]

That's exactly what mine looked like. Now I'm ****ed that I pulled out all of those babies and drove myself nuts getting to them.

At least I feel better knowing they aren't Sundials.


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[minus9]

Yeah, it's better to be safe than sorry. At least now you know. Be patient and you'll have more, another benefit of trochus, they tend to breed a lot in a healthy environment.

 

[mattyg18]

I was finally able to get the dude in my sump today. I pulled him out and got come close ups, and then put him back. I don't see anything on him that resembles a sundial which leads me to think he's a baby trochus. He is small...maybe a 1/4 in diameter at most.

I've attached some pics. Can anyone confirm that this is NOT a sundial, and IS a trochus?

Thanks again!