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NanoReefWanabe
09/05/2007, 07:19 AM
are these good or bad? i assume bad as i found them on my zoas, and on the glass...

looks like some sort of snail..i tweezed these ones off a zoa colony this morning...i am sure there are more..

what are they and what do they eat?

in case the pic sucks..they are small...2mm across they appear to have four defined sides..and each corner is defined by a point..

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l46/crazyoldcougar/badsnail.jpg
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l46/crazyoldcougar/badsnail2.jpg

help please...

greenbean36191
09/05/2007, 10:37 AM
They're foraminiferans. This genus houses symbiotic algae that give it most of its food. They can also trap suspended particles though.

NanoReefWanabe
09/06/2007, 03:29 PM
friend or foe then?

greenbean36191
09/06/2007, 04:23 PM
They're harmless.

NanoReefWanabe
09/07/2007, 08:48 PM
thankyou.........zoaID has them labled as irritators..so i will continue to pick them off if they show up...