I have THOUSANDS of baby snails in my tank!

shine~on

shine~on

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They are really only out at night, but they are EVERYWHERE! They are on the rocks more than the glass. I think they are snails, they look like tiny turbo grazers. Are they going to starve eachother out of nutrients and will I end up having thousands of dead snails eventually? I'm assuming two of my snails bred and had a ton of babies. They are born with shells?
Is this something to worry about? When they grow up to be bigger, what then, have a huge sale on the forums?!
What should I do?
My tank is a 75 gallon reef if that matters w/ 2 chromis, 2 false perculas, 1 sixline wrasse, and 2 firefish.
Thanks.
 
monalisa

monalisa

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Baby snails in a SW tank???
Are you sure you're not seeing pods, copods, amphipods, etc., etc.,???? Can you post some pics of what you're seeing?
Lisa :happyfish
 
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tizzo

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They are not baby snails. They are actually full grown. They are nocturnal, beneficial, algae grazers called collonista snails.
HTH ***)
 
shine~on

shine~on

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Originally Posted by Tizzo
They are not baby snails. They are actually full grown. They are nocturnal, beneficial, algae grazers called collonista snails.
HTH ***)

Ok, I looked up those snails online and found a picture and that's what they are. How did there get to be so many of them?
 
oceanists

oceanists

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Originally Posted by jdragunas
they probably hitchiked on your LR.

WELL! Congrats to Jenn for stating the obvious
 
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jdragunas

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hey, he asked where the came from, and i told him.
OOOHHH, i like your little blip below your name, i'm so changing mine to that!!!
and oceanists, i know this is way off topic, so i apoligize shine~ON, but what in the world is your name? i asked you before in another thread, and you never replied... i don't like this whole you know mine but i don't know yours thing we got going on here...
 
oceanists

oceanists

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Originally Posted by jdragunas
hey, he asked where the came from, and i told him.
OOOHHH, i like your little blip below your name, i'm so changing mine to that!!!
and oceanists, i know this is way off topic, so i apoligize shine~ON, but what in the world is your name? i asked you before in another thread, and you never replied... i don't like this whole you know mine but i don't know yours thing we got going on here...

Jenn isnt that the point of stalking?
hehe , no on a more serious note it is Ben but since we are in the same clan , Ill aedd an n so its Benn kinda like Jenn but with a B
 
oceanists

oceanists

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or wait do you use one N ................... DAMNIT im always getting confused ...................................... "I like to try and stay in a constant state of confusion because of the look it leaves on my face" - Johnny Depp
 
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