Please help me ID this snail.

zantho

zantho

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I had them in an old tank, they showed up with a cleaning crew package and I haven't seen them for sale anywhere since. Could someone tell me what they're called so I can search for them? I'm dying to know, I loved the way they looked so much.
 
fedukeford

fedukeford

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Im not 100% sure about this, but i think they might be sundail snails. Do you have ans zoas in your tank?
 
fedukeford

fedukeford

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O ok, it looked like it was in a reef so i just figured id warn you that it would eat zoas (if my ID is correct)
 
fedukeford

fedukeford

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So whats the point of getting an ID now? they are probley dead since most snails dont last very long in tanks
 
zantho

zantho

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I want an ID so I can get some for my FOWLR. I know for a fact that the pictured snail is dead, a little hermit told me.
 
zantho

zantho

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I think they're officially "astraea phoebia". If you do a google image search, you'll see they're quite beautiful. They have them for sale at a site which I can't mention for $2.50. I guess I'm out of luck unless I can convince local hobbiests to group order enough to justify shipping...
 
zantho

zantho

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More info in case anyone else reads this thread and likes them as much as I do.
They're basically a typical astraea but from the Carribean not including Florida. (Thanks to jski711).
They're tough to find but can be found if search for them.
 
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