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a44007
12/14/2010, 11:38 AM
i went to my LFS to pick up 6 "money cowrie"

.... they whernt money cowrie, but i didnt notice that till after they where in my tank. they have a trunk like a nass, they burrow like a nass. but they arnt a nass.

Elysia
12/14/2010, 12:59 PM
I would get something similar as a hitchhiker when I got livestock and sand from Florida. They got sort of annoying, because I would see them on my other snails. These definately should not have been sold to you as money cowries.

pagojoe
12/14/2010, 05:33 PM
Yeah, they're small marginellids, Prunum apicinum. They aren't algae eaters, but they may scavenge as well as kill other tiny animals as prey. Pretty snails, but you probably wouldn't want a tank full of them. I don't know how much real damage a few could do, but I do know they will seize and kill other tiny snails.

http://www.gastropods.com/7/Shell_1957.shtml

Cheers,



Don