strangers in paradise

[keysfishfinder]

I need some help, friend of mine gave me a couple pieces from his aquarium. I know it is some type of snail, but not sure what is growing on his back. And the Rock has some orangish/red stuff growing on it. I put these in my holding tank until I find out what they are .

My regular tank is a FOWLR 120g.

Thanks for the help

 

[melosu58]

I guess the orange stuff looks like some type of sponge. I have some like that but its yellow.

 

[Fluff]

Looks like an astrea or maybe turbo snail. The stuff on it looks like hair algae. The other two things look like encrusting sponges.

 

[Fluff]

Second look at the snail, the feathery look to the algae growing on it, it may be briopsis.

 

[keysfishfinder]

should I worry about either the rock or the afro wearin snail?

 

[Fluff]

I would clean as much of the algae off the snail as you can. No worries about the sponges.

 

[keysfishfinder]

thanks, the hermits are giving him a trim now. May just let them work him over for a couple days in the holding pen.

thanks

 

[Fluff]

Just so long as it's only the algae they are working him over for. lol

 

[Kurt_Nelson]

Isn't briopsis really really invasive? If so, I sure wouldn't want ANY of that stuff in my tank - that snail would be a goner.

 

[Ziggy953]

Isn't briopsis really really invasive? If so, I sure wouldn't want ANY of that stuff in my tank - that snail would be a goner.

Yes it is and it is almost impossible to get rid of once you get it. Not a fun algae to deal with!

 

[Fluff]

I'm not certain it is briopsis, it's really hard to tell from the photo, and now that the hermits are eating it, I'm thinking it is just hair algae.

 

[keysfishfinder]

After 2 days of work by the hermits, The snail now looks like a 45 year old man with a bad comb over. I will try to get a couple other photos of the remaining growth.