Primetime33
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I am starting to notice a few sun dial snails in my Zoa/Paly Frag tank. Does anyone know of a way to get rid of these besides plucking them one by one?
Thank you,
Brock
Thank you,
Brock
Sun Dial Snails
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Primetime33
SCMAS Logistics and IT
I would love to get a a wrasse of some sort, but my frag tank is only 12" high so they may jump out too easily. So I may have to resort to the one by one eradication 
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.What are the dimensions of your frag tank? I bought a screen for a reptile terrarium to put on my 20 gallon reef. I just used wire cutters to cut slits and openings for my overflow and light fixture. I got mine for $15 or you could make one. Your LFS should carry them.
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2752182&lmdn=Habitats+&+Accessories
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2752182&lmdn=Habitats+&+Accessories
Pufferpunk
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Can you post a pic of your snails? There is a very similar one often mis-IDed as sundial.
Primetime33
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As soon as I see another one, I will post a pic.
the tanks measures 24x24x12 but I dont know if I want to put a screen on top of it.
the tanks measures 24x24x12 but I dont know if I want to put a screen on top of it.
Primetime33
SCMAS Logistics and IT
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15308730#post15308730 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cloak
Anything like this?
Yes,
Those are the buggers that I am seeing.
Pufferpunk
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Before you decide on that, you should see the ones that are mis-IDed as sundials. Very close to sundials but totally harmeless. Are you noticing zoas missing?
Primetime33
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Yes, Zoas are coming up missing for sure!!
Can you point me to the ones that are mis-ided ?
Can you point me to the ones that are mis-ided ?
dark_stranger
New member
as a few others have said, there are similar snails that look like sundials, such as Collonista Snails .
Collonista Snails are smaller than Sundials and do not have the conical trap...
I tend to agree with cloak in that manual removal is probably your best option, however I have never experienced an infestation, just a couple coming in on wild collected colonies...
I tend to agree with cloak in that manual removal is probably your best option, however I have never experienced an infestation, just a couple coming in on wild collected colonies...
dark_stranger
New member
i am aware of that, but suspect the OP hasnt check the snails hatch & simply saw a small black & white checked snail. I have 100's of these snails & their population increases/decreases dependant of food source & I wouldnt want him/her to have to pick out lots of snails unnecessarily.
Cheers...
dark_stranger
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opp's
Primetime33
SCMAS Logistics and IT
ok.. sorry it took soo long to get back to this thread... I have been wanting to get a better pic of a larger "sun dial". I found this guy on top of one of my colonies. He was probably munching away as the mini-colony was missing a few polyps..
Is the real deal or an impostor?
Is the real deal or an impostor?
