What kind of snail is this are is it a snail?

[sweetreef]

just seen three of these in my 20 gal tank never seen a snail like this one has no shell on it and moves pretty fast...

 

[sweetreef]

its not in my reef tank are they reef safe if so i want to put one in my reef tank...

 

[bigarn]

I have some identical ones in my 10 gallon reef. I think they are baby snails that haven't fully developed their shells yet.
Maybe that's why they move so fast.

 

[sweetreef]

hmmm could be whats funny i just added snails to this tank just three days ago...

 

[bigarn]

Originally posted by sweetreef
hmmm could be whats funny i just added snails to this tank just three days ago...
Eggs could've been hitch hikers.

 

[effloresce]

Stomatella Snail, harmless algae graizer, they will thrive if you dont have hermits/shrimp.

 

[bigarn]

That's exactly the one. Thanks Efflorece! Do they develope any larger shell?

 

[sweetreef]

i have a fire shrimp in the 20 gal...

 

[effloresce]

no they dotn develp more of a shell thats their shell, they will break off their tail if under stress and it will wiggle to distract the enemy, they cant retract into the shell so they are helpless.

 

[sweetreef]

hmmm thats a trip!!!Well my fire shrimp well probly eat them i just seen them today and it seems my fire shrimp didnt want nothing to do with them I would put them in my show tank but i have cleaner shrimp in there....They do move faster than the turbo snails..

 

[dragonboy]

I have tons of these in my tank they in my opinion are better than turbo cause they eat the algae a lot faster and they move alot faster than turbo snails. They should call these turbo snails cause they move the fastests.