riddle me this...

[goblue]

the other night i thought i saw a nudibranch on the glass. since i've never put one in on purpose, i took a flashlight to get a better look. Turns out it was an astrea snali without its shell. I found the shell but i haven't seen the snail since. I don't really expect him to be alive, but has anyone ever heard of this?

 

[bigarn]

Are you sure what you saw wasn't a Stomatella snail?

 

[goblue]

positive, definatly an astrea snail.

 

[cprdnick]

Originally Posted by bigarn
Are you sure what you saw wasn't a Stomatella snail?
I would like to second that question, but I have heard of hermits ripping snails from their shells to get a new home and deciding they didn't like it. There is about a 99% chance the snail is dead if that is in fact what happend.

 

[goblue]

could be, i've got a hermit or two in there that may be in need of a new home

 

[reefnut]

Is it dead??

 

[goblue]

update - it's been without a shell for at least a week now and i just saw it crawling around the overflow. here in colorao they have a festival in some hick town out near utah called the "Mike the Headless Chicken Festival." They clebrate mike, a chicken who lived 2 years after his head was chopped off back in the 40s. (For real, check this out) I propose once a year, members of this board gather to celbrate... drumroll please... Chanucy, the Shell-less Astrea Snail!