baby snails

[hlem]

I have literally 1000s of baby snails, only appears at night time when the lights are off. how do i get rid of them? seems to bother some of my zoas...

 

[hlem]

no one?

 

[coralfarm123]

I would guess collonista snails. They are harmless and are very tiny. Here are some photos to compare.

collonista snail photos - Google Search

There are snails that eat zoanthids called sundial snails, but they are larger and have a conical cap that covers the shell opening when retracted. They pretty much stay on the zoanthid colony and probably wouldn't be found on the glass in huge numbers like collonistas.

Sundial Snail

http://mysaltyobsession.com/user/311934/images/sundial_snail.jpg

 

[hlem]

thanks,they seems to be the collonista snail. they come out when half the lights goes off. just too way too many,

 

[nixer]

i just noticed i have a bunch too

 

[makingbubbles]

Colonista snails look like mini turbos and only get about as big as the eraser end of a pencil. They are however harmless. Most tanks will have them because they are a very common hitchhiker, and they reproduce like crazy. They mainly come out at night. and are some times eaten by bangi cardinals, 6line wrasse, as well as other wrasse's and i have even seen my scooter blenny nibble on one.

 

[Raidendex]

Also see a bunch of them in my tank, here are some pictures I do believe it's collonista snail

and here are full shots for better scale






Thank you !