What is this snail without a shell?

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zigman

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I posted this on my tank thread but thought I might find help here.
This crawled out of my rock tonite. Friend or Foe?
 
Blndbunny

Blndbunny

Active Member
Looks like a stomatella snail, and they are good. Their shell is hidden under their mantel, and it's domed and flat like a fingernail
 
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zigman

Member
Cool! Thanks for the ID. It is amazing how something so sizable could hide in the rock and remain unnoticed for over a month. Just glad it is not a problem.
 
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Ceradee

Member
I have two of those in my tank right now, one is black and one is white. Are they the same thing? Sometimes they even seem to hang out together!
 
Choff

Choff

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I love stomas, the variations in their shell colors is incredible. I must have 50 in my tank and there are sone with beautiful rainbow shells. Mine reproduce like crazy.

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olgalit

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I really wanted one myself - but funny enought no one at local shops even knew what is stomatela - and then around one month ago I have seen something weired when I looked closer it was a whitish stomatella baby! I was so happy haha i bet it came with some rock or something. It grew up n abit since but I do not think it is reached it final size. I heared they can reproduse on their own, is it true?
 
Choff

Choff

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Inland aquatics is the only place I found that sells them online. Their shipping rate is very high and they are not cheap to begin with. I ordered a bunch of macro algae and they did give very generous portions.

I ordered 6 about 6 months ago and everywhere I look I see them. I don't know if they can self reproduce.

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