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goldenmean · 12-05-2007, 11:22 AM

So I guess the first question is whether the snails I have are Whelks or not.
Dentoid has this same HH from the same LR source and did not get a positive ID.
hitch-hiker-snail

My snails are not active during the day. They crawl into a hole in the rock and stay there until the MH goes off. I have only seen them on the rock and once in a while on the side of the tank. I need to get a pic of one when he is on the side of the tank to get a pic of his underside. They have been on the Ric Rock but never bothering or touching the Rics at all.

I really don't want to remove them unless I am certain that they are in fact Whelks and are an actual threat to my corals.
They cant be more of a threat to the mollusks than my mantis are. lol

btw Woodstock that is a great pic of the whelk chowing on the xenia.
Thanks Prow and Scott for the link. That was one of the articles I was referring to.

So I need Better pics from the snails underside to try to get a positive ID.
I will continue to keep a close eye on them.

12-05-2007, 11:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
goldenmean Beautiful Katamari Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,058 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Whelks your experience??? So I guess the first question is whether the snails I have are Whelks or not. Dentoid has this same HH from the same LR source and did not get a positive ID. hitch-hiker-snail My snails are not active during the day. They crawl into a hole in the rock and stay there until the MH goes off. I have only seen them on the rock and once in a while on the side of the tank. I need to get a pic of one when he is on the side of the tank to get a pic of his underside. They have been on the Ric Rock but never bothering or touching the Rics at all. I really don't want to remove them unless I am certain that they are in fact Whelks and are an actual threat to my corals. They cant be more of a threat to the mollusks than my mantis are. lol btw Woodstock that is a great pic of the whelk chowing on the xenia. Thanks Prow and Scott for the link. That was one of the articles I was referring to. So I need Better pics from the snails underside to try to get a positive ID. I will continue to keep a close eye on them. __________________ A 55g link in the GoldenChain My Second Quarantine Tank 2 (+) Year Retrospective of a 12g Nano Jeff What You Think Upon Grows... Have a Smooth Day!