White spots on snail shells

[saltysticks]

I Have about 10 margarita snails in my 75gal. on one of the snails i noticed raised white spots forming and didnt really pay it any mind. now Ive seen about 4 others with the same white swirls about 2 mm in diameter. Is it calcium or some parasite?? should I be concerned?

[Sugar Magnolia]

Spirorbid worms most likely.

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchhikers.html
it is probably nothing but this is a good website to look at

look in the worms section ..could it be a pileolaria?

[pagojoe]

It probably is spirorbids, but it may also be snail eggs, particularly if you have nerites in the tank. In either case, they shouldn't be a problem.

Cheers,



Don

[saltysticks]

Thanks everyone very much for the quick replies. good to know they are harmless. Great link wicked. Lots of us Texans around huh.

[J. Montgomery]

I was going to suggest snail eggs as well.