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pass1over
10-12-2006, 04:42 PM
So, I noticed this small snail nestled in my button polyps awhile back. Well, the snail has grown a lot but still always hangs out in the button polyps.
Ive noticed that a couple of the polyps have died, and they always seem to be right where he is/was. So, locially I would assume that this snail is killing my polyps?

Anyone heard about a snail such as this?
graphixx
10-12-2006, 04:57 PM
do a search on a sundial snail. they are zoo munchers. I would assume that is the problem. they are the only snail that eat zoo's
seahorsedreams
10-12-2006, 05:18 PM
Here's some pics I took of a sundial I found.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y248/seahorsedreams/small%20tank%20stuff/sundialback.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y248/seahorsedreams/small%20tank%20stuff/sundial.jpg
pass1over
10-12-2006, 05:18 PM
omg TY!
that was it ... soon as I saw that pic I rushed in and yanked him out. Wish I would of posteed about this sooner.
seahorsedreams
10-12-2006, 05:24 PM
DON'T THROW HIM OUT!!! :-)

Where do you live? Ah...... in KY.

Check his "door"... is it a triangular cone shape thingie?
pass1over
10-12-2006, 05:25 PM
I havent done anything with him yet. Why, whats he good for?

Lexington, KY

Yes, there is a triangular shape door thingy.
seahorsedreams
10-12-2006, 05:28 PM
For taking pictures of.

That pic I took was with my old camera and my old lens. I would love to get some better pics of them. The last one I found I put in a container and I forgot about him until evaporation killed him. This "door" was then gone.
graphixx
10-12-2006, 05:28 PM
make sure to take a good look at your polyps, if there is one there is probably more!!! they are nocternal and hard to see
pass1over
10-12-2006, 05:31 PM
I'll try to snap some pictures of it later with our digital.

Thanks for the advice graphixx, i'll look tonite. This one was rather large and I could see him at all hours of the day, he didnt hide
graphixx
10-12-2006, 05:32 PM
yeah if he is that big then he has probably been making babies around there.
seahorsedreams
10-12-2006, 05:42 PM
I'll pay shipping for the guy :-)

...... never hurts to try.
dakar
10-13-2006, 08:48 AM
Hateful little buggers they are.... Best known for hiding amongst zoanthids during the day and eating them by night! So far we've only encounted one to date *crosses fingers*, Angel found him one day just walking by the tank.

Pretty sure I got some detail pics of it, I'll have to dig through the gazillion digital pics we have stored all over the place.
seahorsedreams
10-13-2006, 12:39 PM
Pretty sure I got some detail pics of it, I'll have to dig through the gazillion digital pics we have stored all over the place.

LOL, You sound like me.