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Old 12-12-2012, 01:35 PM   #1
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Good snail or pest

I have loads of these the all of a sudden started appearing started off with a few now at night when they all tend to come out and stay to the glass there is at least 50 could anyone tell me are these a pest or are they a good snail?

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Old 12-12-2012, 01:38 PM   #2
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Old 12-12-2012, 01:38 PM   #3
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Pest or not?
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Old 12-12-2012, 01:45 PM   #4
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Those are good. I'm 90 percent sure. I have a tone of them too. I have had my tank for over a year.
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Old 12-12-2012, 01:53 PM   #5
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I think they're baby turbo's... I have them in my tank too from time to time, seems like my fish snack on them...
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Ok sweet i just wanted to check as ive noticed that in the day time they tend to hang around by corals. Better to be safe than sorry cheers guys
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Old 12-12-2012, 01:59 PM   #7
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Sorry I was wrong they're collonista snails. Good algae eaters!
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Old 12-12-2012, 02:06 PM   #8
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Heres some info:

http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/SwSnails/Collonista.php
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Old 12-22-2012, 06:26 AM   #9
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Old 12-22-2012, 08:30 AM   #10
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As long as you didnt get what my lfs sold me today

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