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lanilx
02/11/2009, 08:18 PM
I found this climbing on my rocks moves extremely fast appears as if it doesn't have a shell but it does seem to have a hard covering with a white stripe down the middle of it. I have also noticed a lot of my zoo's disappearing.http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u191/lanilx/fishtank.jpg

VOD
02/11/2009, 09:33 PM
Do you have a better picture of it?

pagojoe
02/11/2009, 10:30 PM
Fast snails with almost invisible shells are usually Stomatellas, but it's impossible to tell from your pic. Try photographing it in a dish of water, and back off until you can get your camera to focus. A small in-focus pic is better than a larger blurry one. You should then be able to crop out a lot of the background leaving a decently large pic of the snail. Try that, I think I can give you a positive ID if you do.

Cheers,



Don

VacavilleFC3S
02/12/2009, 06:05 AM
even blurry i'm almost positive it's a stomatella

lanilx
02/12/2009, 06:57 AM
Yea it is. I looked it up on google and that it is it. Do they eat zoo's?
btw thanks for the ID

pagojoe
02/12/2009, 01:01 PM
No, they are algae eaters, and should be no problem in your tank.

Cheers,



Don

lanilx
02/12/2009, 04:13 PM
thanks for the help