turbo snails reproducing

can turbo snails reproduce?

i was changing some of my live rock around when i lifted a piece up a sluggy looking thing came zooming out (it looked like a slug it was about 4 cm's big with what looked like the beginnings of a shell on his back) he moved super fast and before i could get my camera he was out of site again hiding in the rock work. im sure its a baby turbo snail yet i just want to make sure. ive never seen him before and i havent placed any live rock in my tank since i set it up around 6 months ago. ive only placed in base rock!

anyone know?

 

there is a good possibility that it is a baby because about 2 weeks ago i noticed a few of them in my tank and they disappeared until today when i seen them again. they do look like baby snails with shells growing on their backs. hope this helps

 

yah kinda thanks!
how big were yours? mine seemed kinda big to be a real young baby though. he had the makings of a small shell on his back. and just moves fast! im sure he will be hidding until his shell gets bigger and harder!

anyone else have any more info?

i do add iodine to the water for my shrimps, corals and snails so im sure this will help with the growing of his shell

 

well now i know they can reproduce so readly in a tank setting however is what i saw seem to be a baby snail?
it looked so odd and moved so fast

 

Stomatella Varia.

 

Stomatella look like this

 

it bares an uncanny resembalance. thank you so much for that aquaboy.
just looked up some small info on them and it says they are a good addition to a tank. however where did he come from?

 

+1 on Stomatella, Good call aquaboy. I just came on to post that and you beat me to it. They often are hitchhikers and reproduce rapidly. Mostly nocturnal and good algea eaters.



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i figured that they are hitchhikers however i havent introduced any live rock for months and the rock i did introduce was placed in a newly cycling tank at the time so the majority of living things died off. it could be quite hardy however......real interesting!

 

They are excellent at camouflage, and they tend to hide a bit more during the daylight. Look at your tank during the middle of the night with a redlight, you might see a few of them crawling around the walls of your aquarium. They also reproduce quite heavily so score on the addition Fortunately, stomatella are one of the most common hitchikers, and they add some algae grazing power to the tank.