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I'll confirm that it's a black Stomatella. At one time, the dark ones were called Stomatella nigra, but they've since been lumped back under the...
There IS probably a way, but it's not that easy. You'd have to acclimate them in the tank water, in a screen "cage" or something, long enough for...
The "Tiger Sand Conch" is a made up name for the Strawberry Conch or Blood Mouthed Conch, Strombus (Conomurex) luhuanus. They are true strombid...
Is it round like an earthworm, or flat? If it's round, and swimming in spirals, it's probably the epitoke of one of your polychaete worms. They are...
My first thought was that it was Bursa granularis, assuming that stripe down the side is a raised varix, but I'm not sure I'm seeing everything I...
Yes, it's a Collonista, and is reef safe. Cheers, Don
Hey Dingo, The second pic is ALMOST good enough to tell for sure which it is, but not quite. They are either rissoids (good) or pyramidellids...
They won't eat your hermits or mantis shrimp, but are known to other snails as well as barnacles, and some related species will eat worms. The main...
It has an awfully extended siphonal canal for a Nassarius. It's either a Gemophos or Pollia species, both of which are predatory (read: buccinid...
Second pic is a Collonista snail, which is a small turbinid. Your species is usually ID'ed as Collonista amakusaensis, although there is some debate...
It's a marginellid in the genus Volvarina. Most of the similar ones that show up as hitchhikers are Volvarina philippinarum, an Indo-Pacific...
Peanut worm, and yes, he's safe. Cheers, Don
Ah, you guys are doing a lot of generalizing and guessing, lol. It's not a Super Tongan Nassarius. The ones sold to the hobby as that species are...
Interesting argument...It's either one of the Nassarius species that looks a lot like a whelk, or one of the whelk species that looks a lot like a...
If it's an abalone, you'll be able to see the holes in the outer rim of the shell. None of the Stomatellas have the holes. Cheers, Don
Yeah, even if he is one of the other fasciolariid species, and not the giant one, he'll still probably get pretty big, and will be an effective...
Many species of nerites will lose their suction intentionally. When light or a shadow passes over them suddenly, they'll release their grips and...
The ones that attach and withdraw into holes are usually Ark Clams, in the genus Arca, Arac, or Barbatia. They are harmless, and apparently can seal...
Yes, it's a Stomatella. By the way, there are some sea slugs that eat algae, but there are no beneficial nudibranchs. Some of them are fairly...
Actually, I'm pretty sure it's not a Stomatella species. The color pattern isn't typical of either Stomatella impertusa or Stomatella varia, the two...
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