Is this a type of snail?

[Repth]

I couldn't find this on Google search so I came here. The picture isn't the best, but it gives you a rough idea. It's got black and white stripes and it LOOKS like a snail but I can't tell if it's even a shell. I don't think it's a stomatella snail since we just found one of those and it looks nothing like that. It almost looks like a beetle and a snail put together.

Let me know what you think!

Thanks.

 

[little_fish]

looks like a collonista snail to me, which are great algae eaters and dont get much bigger than that!

Hello and Welcome to the site too!

 

[chichimom79]

Try this page. Indo Pacific Snails

Good luck! I hope it's a good one!

Oh, and welcome aboard! Just realized you're new :)

 

[Repth]

Thanks, though it didn't really look like anything offered. It doesn't have a shell quite as defined as that, it doesn't look like it has a shell at all, but it could be just because it looks young, whatever it is.

On a sidenote, we just found a bristle worm hiding among some zoa's we got from Petco. Tried to snag it with some tweezers with no luck....

 

[little_fish]

bristle worms are great member of your CUC, they are just ugly so leave them alone and he will be a hard worker for you!

 

[Repth]

Oddly enough, that's what some sites online have said. I guess we just panicked because it's a new system and we took a gamble with this last piece of well established coral we got. We hear a lot of stories about horrible hitchikers that ruin tanks and we certainly don't want any of that.

Thanks for all the advice! I hope to keep an open mind from now on when it comes to these little critters.

 

[little_fish]

Just dont touch them :) and you really shouldnt see too much of them, they tend to hide when the lights are on.

And you are always welcome to check back here for other hitchhiker info. I personally really like this link: Xtalreef - Reef Saltwater Aquarium

 

[Smitty]

Hello and welcome to the site...lil fish has you covered.

 

[ErinCahir]

Hello and welcome!!

 

[Bifferwine]

Does your critter look like this? If so, it's a sundial snail and a coral predator -- needs to be removed.

 

[Repth]

Honestly, no it doesn't even look like it has a shell. Whatever it is, It's too small to get a decent picture of right now. I'll post a new one when I see it bigger.

 

[Repth]

Ok, there's a new... thing... I think it's a clam of some sort. I shined my purple laser pointer at it to see if it would respond and it closed and turned away from me a little. I just checked on it and it was open so I snapped a picture. It's the brown triangle in the center of the image with black in the center.

What the hell is it? A clam of some kind?

 

[little_fish]

its some sort of bivalve, i wouldnt worry about it