snail id on clam?

[andrew79]

should i be worried?

 

[007]

yes, I would remove it and check for others. Although pyramellid snails are typically white, there is no guarentee that they dont come in different colors as well.

 

[andrew79]

thanks, he is off the clam now but i will take it out asap
thanks
andrew

 

[clarkiiboi]

I guess I am blind when I am tired, but I dont see a snail---can you give me an area to look at. Just curious what a pyramellid snail looks like for reference. Thanks

 

[andrew79]

here is a pic of just the snail (sorry about the quality)

 

[fishking]

i'm probably wrong but that snail looks like a stomella

 

[reefer44]

you can't usually remove permedal snails (spelling) with your hands so i would say he is a stomella

 

[spoon]

Stomella, eww i HATE those mothers with a passion! They look so alien!

 

[andrew79]

would you know what the snail would of came in on?, i have not added any new rock for about 2 years, all i added to my tank within the last couple of months were some frags. the body and underside of the snail look just like a limpet, but a diffrent color. that was the first snail i have seen that loked like that. he was on the clam shell and within minutes he was on the rock wich made it pretty easy to get off.
thanks
andrew

 

[reefer44]

I have a kuzzillion of stomella in my tank and i can pull them off?????????? and i am not that strong...lol......i didn't mean to be rude if i was
Brad

 

[dburr]

you can't usually remove permedal snails (spelling) with your hands so i would say he is a stomella
Pyramid snails are very easily removed. You bump them and they fall. They are also white, they look like rice.

 

[krishj39]

I agree, they fall off too easily in my opinion, they end up falling into the sand where I can't find them instead of being able to grab them and remove them from the tank. I lost my last clam to these snails.