Snail on toadstool

[iluvfish]

I have a leather toadstool that is closed. The weird thing is that there is a turbo snail on it. Is this okay? Do these toadstools close up often?

 

[bang guy]

I don't understand how an Astrea could be happy on any Leather Coral. How sure are you that it's a Turbo?

 

[007]

Originally posted by Bang Guy
I don't understand how an Astrea could be happy on any Leather Coral. How sure are you that it's a Turbo?
Why is that? I see snails on my toadstool all the time . . . granted near the base, but on there none the less. They are not astrea or turbo's though.

 

[iluvfish]

Here's a px. I could be wrong.

 

[bang guy]

Wow. Definately a Turbo. :notsure:
That pic changes my perspective on this. Learn something new everyday.
Some snails enjoy eating the slime coating that Leather Corals produce. I did not think any snails in the Astra family did this. Apparently I was wrong

 

[rwhite]

Bang Guy Wrong!.....It just isnt true, maybe just never seen it, but wrong...c'mon. I saw a limpet yesterday that had a foot on our new toadie, personally didnt like the looks of it so I "disturbed" the limpet with gentle pulling and it went off in the other direction. Now wish I'd gotten a pic, it'd be like beating the "house" if it hasnt been seen before. Just yankin your chain...BangGuy has seemed to be a bit more reserved lately, still with great advice, but different somehow.

 

[bang guy]

I'm not
Limpets are not that closely related to Astrea. I would expect Keyhole Limpets to enjoy scraping off the skin of many types of leathers.

 

[blk822]

My snails get on mine to. Also the blue legs get up there too. I think sometimes with low current flow you get alittle algae build up on them at night and the snails and such go lookin for it. I could be very wrong though. But mine also get up there. I worry about the blue legs more though because they spend more time up there, but never any damage, maybe something natural.

 

[logan15]

Bang learned something

 

[rwhite]

Cool, man

Maybe it was just me, Bang, definitely didnt mean anything by it, just tryin to lighten the mood a bit. So, you're saying I SHOULD be concerned about the limpet. Should I banish it to the 10g?

 

[bang guy]

Probably not. Most Limpets do merely incidental damage to Leather Corals. If you find it causing deep wounds or real damage then I would ban it. Until then the benefit outweights the risk IMO.

 

[iluvfish]

How often and how long do they close up to slime?

 

[007]

how often depends on tank conditions (i.e. current) the more current, the less often it will shed. The less current, the more it will shed. Same goes for duration . . . the more current the less time it will take and vice versa.

 

[razoreqx]

Originally posted by Bang Guy
I'm not
Limpets are not that closely related to Astrea. I would expect Keyhole Limpets to enjoy scraping off the skin of many types of leathers.
How about a hermit crab enjoying the Limpets?
LOL just kidding.. but man you find hermits in the darnest places..