need snail ID: its a hitchhiker

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  1. sweetriden76

    sweetriden76 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    found this little guy on the LR for my new 46 bowfront Im setting up...this LR was in a tank of FW at the LFS for a few hours, and I have found some small worms, isopods, and now this little guy, so heres some pics that I hope are good enough, the body is white, can see two antenna off its head, lemme know good or bad so I can release or destroy it...I guess 2 bucks a pound for this rock was pretty good, coraline on it too...
     

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  2. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    can we get a side view or can u pick it up and take a close up pic.
     
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  3. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Looks like a mini turbo snail.
     
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    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    ive never heard of a dangerous snail in saltwater. The live rock was in a fresh water tank?
     
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  5. sweetriden76

    sweetriden76 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    heres one of it laying on my finger tip, shows some scale also which may help,its body is white
     

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    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    It's a mini turbo = good.
     
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  7. sweetriden76

    sweetriden76 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    they moved the rock into a new tank they were setting up, cause new owners took over and are changing stuff up...and yeah there are small snails that can be dangerous to corals and such, at least from what I have read, also things like tulip snails are dangerous to other snails...kinda dose look like a turbo, if so I hope there are more in the rocks...
     
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  8. {Nano}Reefer

    {Nano}Reefer Dragon Wrasse

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    I believe they are Collonista snails, very verocious ALGEA eaters, good find, i have a few in my tank.

    Matty
     
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  9. cuttingras

    cuttingras Starving Artist :)

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    wow that things is tiny! I had to put my bi-focals on to see it :lol: good find!
     
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  10. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Same thing as a "mini turbo" or, "collonista spp."
     
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