Baby Snail

[Seepu]

Any Ideas on what kind? This guy is TINY... you can see how small he is by the sand.

I'd like to know what kind he is, before he hides for a year in my rocks.

TIA

 

[Seepu]

Oops.. edited to include photo this time.

 

[Fluff]

Looks like it may be a mini turbo snail. I have literally hundreds in my reef. They reproduce quickly but are harmless algae grazers. Without a better pic though, I can't say for sure that's what it is. Here is a pic of what mine look like. They start out while but gain a bit of color in their stripes as they grow.

 

[Seepu]

Oh.. I think thats it.

Thank you!

 

[steve-s]

Could also be a species of Nerite. Can you post a clear focused pic of the apurture (shell opening) with the snail withdrawn?

Cheers
Steve

 

[Seepu]

He made it to the rocks before I could get him isolated. I had a lunch date with a 17 month old.

I looked them up, Nerites are good guys? Some have rather attractive shells.

 

[steve-s]

Yes, nerites are "good guys". 8)

Cheers
Steve

 

[Fluff]

Maybe this will help you ID your snail. Either way they are both great snails. Here are some pics of one of the mini turbos I took this morning.

 

[Fluff]

Here's a nerite. My pics are terrible and I no longer have these snails to take an updated shot.

 

[Seepu]

Those Nerites are pretty!

 

[Seepu]

Those Nerites are pretty!

 

[Feron]

Since we're on the topic of baby snails.. I gotta ask... I've got these things growing on a wall in my tank..
They surely look like ITTY BITTY snails, they are white with like a hint of color in the center..and they are getting bigger...
do snails start out 'snail shaped' just get bigger, or are they slugs first or something...

I'll try to get a picture...but it's not gonna be easy...they are the size of lint specs..

 

[steve-s]

Spirorbid polychaetes, not snails.

Cheers
Steve

 

[Feron]

here;s the best pic I could get...

 

[steve-s]

Spirorbid polychaetes, not snails.

Cheers
Steve

 

[Feron]

wow, cool.. filter feeders are welcome in my tank ANY day..