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  Author Message Fishtal Total Posts : 5467 Scores: 37 Reward points : 2908 Joined: 8/31/2006 Location: Waterford, MI, US Status: offline MBI: 585 Pnts MBI Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan Snail ID Saturday, November 13, 2010 6:27 PM (permalink) 0 Since I think this is a different species from the ones in the other thread I figured I'd start a new one. These are in my seahorse tank and vary in size up to ~1.5mm. These pics were taken at 21X.     There appear to be pink spots on the shells. I know that they aren't spots on the glass as I can see the snails moving. http://www.fishtalpropagations.com/#!home/mainPage "Making captive breeding easier."   #1 Rook Total Posts : 804 Scores: 1 Reward points : 1287 Joined: 8/30/2006 Location: Grosse Pointe Park, MI, US Status: offline MBI: 0 Pnts MBI Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan Re:Snail ID Saturday, November 13, 2010 6:39 PM (permalink) 0 You may need to sacrifice one to get better pics of the shell. Almost looks like simple astrea. Rook   #2 Fishtal Total Posts : 5467 Scores: 37 Reward points : 2908 Joined: 8/31/2006 Location: Waterford, MI, US Status: offline MBI: 585 Pnts MBI Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan Re:Snail ID Saturday, November 13, 2010 6:47 PM (permalink) 0 Originally Posted by Rook You may need to sacrifice one to get better pics of the shell. Almost looks like simple astrea. I don't mind pulling on out to put under the 'scope, there are a bunch of them. Not sure how easy it will be to actually get one off the glass and out of the tank since they're so small, lol. http://www.fishtalpropagations.com/#!home/mainPage "Making captive breeding easier."   #3 Umm_fish? Total Posts : 2835 Scores: 10 Reward points : 953 Joined: 11/4/2009 Location: Boulder, CO, US Status: offline MBI: 775 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Aquarium Society of Colorado Re:Snail ID Sunday, November 14, 2010 8:57 AM (permalink) 0 Collonista would be my guess, but I've never seen one so far out of its shell. --Andy, the bucket man. "Not to know the mandolin is to argue oneself unknown...." --Clara Lanza, 1886   #4 Fishtal Total Posts : 5467 Scores: 37 Reward points : 2908 Joined: 8/31/2006 Location: Waterford, MI, US Status: offline MBI: 585 Pnts MBI Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan Re:Snail ID Thursday, January 20, 2011 5:09 PM (permalink) 0 I got some pics of what I think are the same type of snail grown up. Size is ~4mm and all pics were taken at 10X except one taken at 60X.           http://www.fishtalpropagations.com/#!home/mainPage "Making captive breeding easier."   #5 THEJRC Total Posts : 1006 Scores: 4 Reward points : 555 Joined: 10/23/2009 Location: Colorado Springs, CO, US Status: offline MBI: 210 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Re:Snail ID Thursday, January 20, 2011 11:14 PM (permalink) 0 definately a Colonista species given the size, shell pattern and aperture.  not super voracious but they populate themselves well! Pelagically yours, ~J         #6 Fishtal Total Posts : 5467 Scores: 37 Reward points : 2908 Joined: 8/31/2006 Location: Waterford, MI, US Status: offline MBI: 585 Pnts MBI Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan Re:Snail ID Friday, January 21, 2011 6:44 PM (permalink) 0 I got some better pics of the tiny ones ~1.5mm. This is 60X magnification. There are a LOT of little ones but I'm starting to see more of the larger ones that I photographed yesterday. I've yet to see egg casings though...                 http://www.fishtalpropagations.com/#!home/mainPage "Making captive breeding easier."   #7 Fishtal Total Posts : 5467 Scores: 37 Reward points : 2908 Joined: 8/31/2006 Location: Waterford, MI, US Status: offline MBI: 585 Pnts MBI Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan Re:Snail ID Friday, January 21, 2011 6:51 PM (permalink) 0 I did get pics of these things, not sure what they are. They weren't in a typical spiral formation like I've see before but they were clearly placed in a line.           http://www.fishtalpropagations.com/#!home/mainPage "Making captive breeding easier."   #8 cmpenney Total Posts : 2772 Scores: 8 Reward points : 1443 Joined: 7/18/2005 Location: Reading, MI, US Status: offline MBI: 70 Pnts MBI Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan Re:Snail ID Friday, January 21, 2011 6:56 PM (permalink) 0 Keep an eye on them and see what they do..   BTW.. I'd like to get some of these from you at the next meeting if possible. Chad Penney - MBI Council Agis quod Adis   #9 Fishtal Total Posts : 5467 Scores: 37 Reward points : 2908 Joined: 8/31/2006 Location: Waterford, MI, US Status: offline MBI: 585 Pnts MBI Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan Re:Snail ID Friday, January 21, 2011 7:04 PM (permalink) 0 NP, they are Really tiny though. They'd be lost in your tank, lol. http://www.fishtalpropagations.com/#!home/mainPage "Making captive breeding easier."   #10 Fishtal Total Posts : 5467 Scores: 37 Reward points : 2908 Joined: 8/31/2006 Location: Waterford, MI, US Status: offline MBI: 585 Pnts MBI Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan Re:Snail ID Wednesday, January 26, 2011 11:38 PM (permalink) 0 Can someone get me an ID so I can start a journal on these guys? http://www.fishtalpropagations.com/#!home/mainPage "Making captive breeding easier."   #11 cmpenney Total Posts : 2772 Scores: 8 Reward points : 1443 Joined: 7/18/2005 Location: Reading, MI, US Status: offline MBI: 70 Pnts MBI Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan Re:Snail ID Thursday, January 27, 2011 4:40 AM (permalink) 0 It's a Colonista...something other...Maybe Joe will have a better idea. Did you send the pics to Dr. Ron? Chad Penney - MBI Council Agis quod Adis   #12 Umm_fish? Total Posts : 2835 Scores: 10 Reward points : 953 Joined: 11/4/2009 Location: Boulder, CO, US Status: offline MBI: 775 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Aquarium Society of Colorado Re:Snail ID Thursday, January 27, 2011 8:28 AM (permalink) 0 Looks like a Colonista to me. Cute little guys. --Andy, the bucket man. "Not to know the mandolin is to argue oneself unknown...." --Clara Lanza, 1886   #13 Online Bookmarks Sharing: Facebook Digg Google del.icio.us StumbleUpon

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