snail ID

[DaveG99]

Sorry about the picture quality. I have a decent camera but I dont know how to take macro pictures very good. I saw a couple of these snails in my tank today. It has long antennas and is almost white-tan in color.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e44/daveg99/snail.jpg

[pagojoe]

Hi Dave,

Fantastic macro photos aren't usually required to ID a snail, assuming a person is familiar with the animal, but... the bottom of snail feet tend to look alike, and I can only narrow down the ID to about 50,000 species from your photo. If you want it ID'ed, as a minimum you need to show the shape of the shell, and a view from the top. Depending on the family, you may also need a view of the aperture. Take him out and put him in a dish to take his photo, you'll have a lot better luck with the pics, and you'll have a lot better chance getting him identified.

Cheers,



Don

[frederickk]

Does it have a shell, if not it could be a stomatella.

[fishyvet]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9919003#post9919003 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by frederickk
Does it have a shell, if not it could be a stomatella.

Stomatella still have shells ;)

[frederickk]

Yeah I know but it's not an eye catcher when you look at it fast, and with that pic it's hard to say.

[cloak]

Collonista maybe.

[Travis L. Stevens]

Why not take it out of the tank and take photos of it in a shallow bowl of tank water. You should be able to get great shots from all angles this way.