Please say this is a baby nerite....

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  1. Ashevillian

    Ashevillian Pajama Cardinal

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    +1 they are collinista and you will usually only find them at night unless they are sleeping in a place easily spotted, I had about 6 hitch hike on my LR when I first purchased it, now I've noticed at least 6 more and they are all tiny little babies like yours. Nothing to fear, throw them back in and watch them do their magic as the lights turn out.. Great addition to the tank as you can not buy them in reef stores
     
    Ashevillian, Aug 17, 2011
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  2. pagojoe

    pagojoe Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    Yup, those snails are harmless. You might still have a pest grazing on your zoas, though. Watch for snail with a checkerboard-looking pattern or little slugs (aeolid nudibranchs) crawling on or around them.

    Cheers,



    Don
     
    pagojoe, Aug 18, 2011
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  3. swimswithsheep

    swimswithsheep Flamingo Tongue

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    We had hundreds of them in our tank. They seem mostly harmless.
     
    swimswithsheep, Aug 19, 2011
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  4. Ashevillian

    Ashevillian Pajama Cardinal

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    they make great trade in's at your local reef shop, shops dont sell them and they are very vigorous nocturnal cleaners
     
    Ashevillian, Aug 19, 2011
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