Snail ID please!

[Jermz79]

What kind of snails are these? I have about 10 of them grazing the LR ... I hardly ever see them on the glass just on the rock! They look like little circus tents!



Snails are circled in black!

 

[Fluff]

They are limpets. Algae grazers but may consume some coralline. Not much though.

 

[Jermz79]

Thanks Fluff!
They are kinda neat, but they are everywhere ... I just added a new piece of LR and also noticed that I have 3 black urchins roaming around at night! I looked them up on TBS.com and seen the Urchins like to eat coraline as well, but I didn't see these snails on there!


Thanks again,
Jermz

 

[Michellej]

I have some of those too and they keep getting bigger is this something I am going to have to watch out for or will they stop growing?

 

[Fluff]

I believe they get about 1.5". That's what mine are anyway and I've had them for at least three years.

 

[Jermz79]

Most of mine are about 1.5" right now, and I think they are multiplying daily ... I went from maybe 10-15 to over 25 now! I have read that true Limpets are beneficial and that the Keyhole Variety can become a pest.

Check them out on google for the differences!



Jermz