Sundail??? Or colonista??? Possible other???

[SIR PATRICK]

I am afraid this is a sundail snail....having a hard time telling for absolute certain. This snail came from a tank with lotts of polyps, and no sighn of polyp loss, and all are growing very well. This tank also has a very long term established colonista population over 3 years old.

The more I look at this snail, the more sirens go off- and say sundail though!!!

Help?

 

[SushiGirl]

Have you looked at pictures of sundials at all? Very distinctly different than collonistas. Pull it out & take a look at its operculum (the opening). If it has a pointy "door" it shuts, it's a sundial.

I don't see a pic, did you post one?

 

[SIR PATRICK]

OOOPS!!!!

I forgot to add the pics.....

One second. Too big a hurry, lol!

 

[SIR PATRICK]

 

[MUCHO REEF]

Sundial with an algae haze in my opinion!!!!!! No two are exactly alike.

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...a=X&ei=1neaTd3QG4issAP1vaCCBA&ved=0CBwQ9QEwAg

 

[Friday Night]

Sundial +1

colonista's look like little white popcorn kernels.. as well as thier all good they eat algae. Had 6 jabillion they come out and play at night.

 

[SIR PATRICK]

Thx Mucho.....I was really hoping it wasnt, but deep down knew it was.

I didnt dip this rock.....was just a rock full of cool macros to me. I put it in my sump, and a snail dropped on the floor on the way in. After adding the rock, I picked up the snail to toss back in- but checked it first.

I imediately pulled the rock out, after I took the pics. Hope I avoided a close call.......

 

[SIR PATRICK]

Thx Friday.

 

[650-IS350]

Sorry buddy but you got your self a Z's and P's assassin on your Hands, continuously check at night and your colonies for more And egg masses too
http://www.chucksaddiction.com/Hitchsnails.html

 

[DEEC77]

Sorry man that really stinks.

~Dee~

 

[MUCHO REEF]

Sorry buddy but you got your self a Z's and P's assassin on your Hands, continuously check at night and your colonies for more And egg masses too
http://www.chucksaddiction.com/Hitchsnails.html

This is why I believe in dipping. Always have.....always will. :uzi:

Darn Hitchhikers, LOL

Photo by bpoore89 on RC

 

[SIR PATRICK]

^^^ LOL!!! ^^^^


I never really thought to dip my liverock.....but i will now!!!

I got all the tiny colonistas that I could find off the rock. I was trying to repopulate my tank. Got the rock on an extended dip. Gonna let it marinate for a while.

Hope there werent any others! Knock on wood.....

 

[SIR PATRICK]

Sorry buddy but you got your self a Z's and P's assassin on your Hands, continuously check at night and your colonies for more And egg masses too
http://www.chucksaddiction.com/Hitchsnails.html

Any chance ya got, or know where to find legit sundail egg pics?

 

[650-IS350]

http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/sundial.shtml
http://wondercreation.blogspot.com/2009/05/dialling-sun-at-saint-johns.html
http://www.liveaquaria.com/pic/article.cfm?aid=122
http://www.akvaryum.us/akvaryum-zararlilari.html

 

[SIR PATRICK]

Thanks for the links. Much appreciated!

 

[650-IS350]

Anytime my friend

 

[Reef Bass]

Love the pic Mooch!

 

[KafudaFish]

#4 post = shivers down the spine.

 

[650-IS350]

biggest one I saw was larger than a nickle... lucky for me it wasn't in my tank but in a LFS.

 

[dcortes19]

Any Chance there's a fish that will eat them? Maybe a type a wrasse that will pick off any you missed?