Small Snails

[LbulletM]

I have my guess, but I don't want to influence other guesses....

This is as clear of a picture I have as of now due to their hiding. If I get the opportunity and it's needed, I'll grab more tonight.

 

[cloak]

It's kind of hard to tell from that picture, but if I had to guess I would go with Collonista snails. These often hitchhike their way into our tanks on rocks, corals etc.

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-05/rs/index.php

 

[LbulletM]

Oh! Found one more on my phone! Uploading to Photobucket now.... on a slow tethered phone connection at work...

 

[skybears]

My question is what's in the lower right-hand corner that's causing that to stay closed. I'm going to try to see if I can blow it up more because now I'm curious to following if you don't mind

 

[LbulletM]

My question is what's in the lower right-hand corner that's causing that to stay closed. I'm going to try to see if I can blow it up more because now I'm curious to following if you don't mind

The polyp is usually open. It was probably my d bag hermits that like to crawl through my zoa garden. I've already removed the worst offender haha. Lot easier to get a picture after it closes up though!


I think the next picture will lead to a positive ID.... IF IT EVER SHOWS UP IN PHOTOBUCKET!

 

[LbulletM]

Your polyp is open here @skybears

 

[cloak]

It's kind of hard to tell from that picture, but if I had to guess I would go with Collonista snails. These often hitchhike their way into our tanks on rocks, corals etc.

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-05/rs/index.php

Woops... I thought you were referring to that small white dot in the first picture

I'm not sure if your at home right now or not, but you might want to grab the snails and throw them in a small tupperware container full of water. Take a few more pictures of both the top and the bottom of the shell & post them if you can. They might just be harmless Nassarius snails, but it's probably best to remove them ASAP just to be safe.

 

[LbulletM]

Woops... I thought you were referring to that small white dot in the first picture

I'm not sure if your at home right now or not, but you might want to grab the snails and throw them in a small tupperware container full of water. Take a few more pictures of both the top and the bottom of the shell & post them if you can. They might just be harmless Nassarius snails, but it's probably best to remove them ASAP just to be safe.

Yup, I think they're Nassarius as well. Have some as part of my clean up crew. Thought they were Nerites at first (I have eggs everywhere), but once I saw the.... whatever you call the elephant trunk protrusion... I was pretty set on Nassarius. Just needed some reassurance. I've been slowly noticing more and more of them.

And I'm like 99.9% sure that white dot was just sand haha.