3 Unknown Species

Here are a few pictures of some stuff I have found in my tank that I am not so sure that I want in my tank. Please let me know if you have any ideas. I could not find info. on the web about these.

 

Stomatella snails! very beneficial!

 

Stomatella Varia

 

Yes Stomatella Snails. The second pic is snail eggs

J

 

oh i have stomatellas! they sneaked in - originally there was only 2 i have like 7 or 8 ow and growing! they do a good job mucnhing on the green stuff

 

if you have 7 or 8 you will have hundreds soon they spawn in the water columb

but I agree stometella snails

not shure who the eggs belong too but I think they are cerinth snail

 

Yeah, I started off with 1 stomatella varia, and now after 3 months, I have what looks to be 40-50+... probably more but they do tend to be quite camouflaged into the LR some times... If you have some emerald crabs in your tank, they make a tasty snack. If you don't have emerald crabs or some larger crustacians, I suggest investing in some in order to keep this variety of snail's population in check. (they breed like rabbits)

 

oh i thought that they didnt reach nuisance levels??

 

they wont as long as you dont over feed or have large amounts of nuicence algaes

also I never heard of emerald crabs beeing preditory toward any other inverts they are herbivors and just eat the algae

 

I didn't really like the idea of putting crabs in my tank wasn't sure if they would cause too much of a mess, becaus I have some other varietys of snails in the tank and I didn't want them to get gobbled up either. Maybe now I should? I'll keep an eye on them. BTW doens anyone have what looks to be little bugs and stuff crawling around in the sand? Goo? Bad? What can I do to keep them in check?