strange invert

Discussion in 'Inverts' started by skyvern2130, Sep 27, 2012.

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  1. skyvern2130

    skyvern2130 Stylophora

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    i swa what looked to be a slug or a snail without a shell i mean it looked like it was eating but as i looked at it, it looked like it spit some white stuff out can the snails even lose their shells?

    sry no pic by time i got camera it had dissappeared any clue or a site i can go to to find out?
     
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  3. Newreef15

    Newreef15 Horrid Stonefish

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    No a snail cant lose its shell and still be alive its problaly a nudibranch

    how big was it?
    color?
    did it have bump of like a texture to its body?
     
  4. N00ZE

    N00ZE Eyelash Blennie

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    Try to capture some pics the next time you see it out and about.

    :pics:
     
  5. skyvern2130

    skyvern2130 Stylophora

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    It was about rice crispy. No texture looked greenish blue
     
  6. cosmo

    cosmo Giant Squid

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    Sounds like a stomatella snail! They spit out eggs etc!
     
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  9. cosmo

    cosmo Giant Squid

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    Good! Just ugly! Look it up and make sure that's what it is! They can be a lot of different colors!
     
  10. skyvern2130

    skyvern2130 Stylophora

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    That's it a stomatella snail