Snails without shells?
I found these in my sump this morning. I probably have 100+ of them. They're all over pumps, in my skimmer, blocking tubes, etc. I was wondering why my skimmer stopped working, and these guys were the answer.
My question is - what are they? At first glance, I thought there were snails, but they don't have a shell. They're also very stubborn and somewhat difficult to remove from the surface they've stuck too. They're squishy like a slug. Second question - How do I get rid of them? I haven't seen any in my display tank, but like I mentioned, they're all over the sump, and I don't want them to block my skimmer intake hose again. [IMG]<a href="http://s236.photobucket.com/albums/ff310/kajoyce1/Reef%20Central/?action=view¤t=ID.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff310/kajoyce1/Reef%20Central/ID.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>[/IMG] Thanks for your help! |
Do they move?
They look like some sort of sponge, but that may be the picture that makes them look like that. If they move, and they are shell-less snails...stomatella snails would be my guess. |
I second the sponge. Filter feeder.
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looks like a pineapple sponge
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They don't seem to be moving, but if they don't how would they have gotten into my skimmer? Just in the water flow?
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looks like a sponge.....i have hundreds of them in my sump too!!
btw a snail without a shell is a slug :O) |
Search for Scypha sponge or pineapple sponge. They're harmless filter feeders.
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picture isn't working for me, but it sounds like exactly what I have all over in my HOB skimmer. I just keep them cleaned off the pump. Don't know what else to do about them LOL.
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Is this a better pic of what you have?
<a href="http://s496.photobucket.com/albums/rr321/dougcobb/?action=view¤t=aa4b9316.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr321/dougcobb/aa4b9316.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> They are all over my sump to and was told that they were harmless filter feeder sponges. |
Yep,pineapple sponge.
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