+Melissa Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I've been seeing tons of little (what I think are) baby snails. After looking thru the endless websites about them, I've come to think that they are Limpet Snails or . I have at LEAST 50 that I can see!! I do believe that one, at least, is a Collonista snail, as he is white with a reddish almost checker pattern. The others are all 2-3 mm across and solid white. I borrowed the pics from the net as my camera is dumb and can't capture such tiny things. I want to know, are these guys ok to keep in here? I know such a large number isn't a necessarily good, so if I find that these guys are good, I can eventually pass them out if needed. Learn me please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 The second pic is a limpet, and if that is what you have, then they are a great addition to the clean up crew. Unsure if the first ones are good or bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diabeetus Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 i started out with 2 small limpets. one flipped over and died because they cant flip themselves back over, but the remaining one reproduced at such an amazing rate. i have about 10 in there at least since december/november. they are awesome tho. they dont knock things over and they rarely move, only when their area is clean will they move.. not sure about the first pic to /: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Melissa Posted April 30, 2010 Author Share Posted April 30, 2010 I added a light from our new 40 gallon,and within a week, a little green algae patch has sprung up in the front of the tank, on the glass, and they ALL migrated to the front. I figured since they haven't moved from there, they are eating it. I think they are cute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmanning Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Google Collonista snails.....from what I read, they're reef safe and eat algae. They tend to come out more at night but you'll get to see a few during lights on. We have them in our tanks as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Melissa Posted April 30, 2010 Author Share Posted April 30, 2010 That's how I came to my conclusion about the first one being a Collonista lol. The limpets were the hardest for me to figure out, because I didn't know where to start. I like them because they come out no matter what, though I really have to look to find the collonista. From what I read the Limpets only get to be about an inch right? And the collonistas about 1/8-1/4 inch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diabeetus Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 That's how I came to my conclusion about the first one being a Collonista lol. The limpets were the hardest for me to figure out, because I didn't know where to start. I like them because they come out no matter what, though I really have to look to find the collonista. From what I read the Limpets only get to be about an inch right? And the collonistas about 1/8-1/4 inch? well my original limpet is at about an inch now. hopefully he doesnt get much bigger than that cause thats a good size for him on the other hand, i have seen some pretty big ones at the coast. maybe just over an inch to about an inch and a quarter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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