What type of snail is this?

[G13]

I've had this snail in my tank for a while now. It was actually transferred into my 10 gallon from the LR I used from my 45 gallon tank. It has a small shell and have seen many small shells that are similar in my tank, mainly behind powerheads and other equipment that is partly in the water.

Is this a beneficial snail to my nano? What does it eat?

 

[ykh]

stomatella, supposed to be a good snail.

 

[Illuminati]

stomatella is right, mine usually come out at night on the glass and reproduce like crazy.

 

[G13]

Mine can be seen out in the day. lol.....I can see him now. What do they eat? Herbivours? (I think that's how you spell it)

 

[hansnfrans]

Hmmm... Not sure, but the snails that I have that were given to me as Stomatella's do not have the bumps on them like yours does. I can't tell you with certainty what kind this is, but if I were you I would look more in depth (on the web) as to the exact ID of this lil' guy. Personally I don't trust snails or nudibranchs that have bumps on them (keeping in mind the knowledge that many of the bumpy nudibranchs aren't reef-safe). Just my 2 cents.

 

[Illuminati]

Yeah the bumps are odd, maybe related to a stomatella or another species of a stomatella?

 

[G13]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8248539#post8248539 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by colinadam
Yeah the bumps are odd, maybe related to a stomatella or another species of a stomatella?

I did see some stomatella pics on the web and the shell looks the same but the bumps were the only difference.

 

[Sullyman]

Not like any stomatellas I've had. Abalone maybe?
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/abfaqs.htm

 

[romunov]

Looks like a stomatella to me.