ID on a Snail

[volunteerg]

Found a few of these on my rocks this morning...any thoughts on good/bad/indifferent?

 

[alyssia]

Do a search for sundail snails.

 

[volunteerg]

would have helped to do a search first...didn't realize there was an entire post on snail ID's!
COLLONISTA sp. (Mini-Turbo Snails)
Family: Turbinidae
Range: Indo-Pacific
Size: Up to 1/4"
Diet: Microalgae, diatoms
Reef Safe: Yes
Temperature: : 72 - 78ºF
Specific Gravity: 1.023 - 1.025
pH: 8.1 - 8.4
Care Level: Easy
Notes
These snails are almost exclusively introduced into the tank as a hitchhiker on live rock. However, once they become established it is not uncommon for them to breed and multiply; completely eliminating the need for other snails.
This highly beneficial snail can be easily identified by its very small size and a distinctive pit in its operculum.
Care must be taken if you have a proliferation of these in your tank. Due to their small size they can become stuck in pump intakes, and can cause auto-topoff systems to get stuck in the "on" position

 

[alyssia]

I'm glad it's not a sundial!

 

[volunteerg]

me too! hopefully it will eliminate my need to re-order snails!

 

[darknes]

Yep, definitely Collonista.
I've got hundreds of them in my tank that come out to feed at night. Make great scavengers; all I keep besides them is one regular turbo.

 

[alyssia]

Can you buy collinista snails or do they only come as hitchikers?

 

[bang guy]

Originally Posted by alyssia
Can you buy collinista snails or do they only come as hitchikers?
If you kept the algae I sent with your starfish then you might already have some Collonista Snails.

 

[alyssia]

Originally Posted by Bang Guy
If you kept the algae I sent with your starfish then you might already have some Collonista Snails.

Cool, it's in my fuge!

 

[volunteerg]

maybe i should start sellin some on ----

 

[natureboy]

I wish i could sell some. They are everywhere in my tank and dont clean the glass like my astrea snails do.