Need real quick snail ID?

aquaman3680 · 03-15-2007, 11:27 AM

Hey can anyone ID this guy? If so is it good bad? anything you can tell me about them would be great. It is about 1/4" in size

Not the best pic, I wasnt using my D50

Matt

blue_eyes53813 · 03-15-2007, 11:28 AM

looks like a chiton.. can you get a closer picture? very good Hitchhiker if thats what it is..

Woodstock · 03-15-2007, 11:28 AM

Pointed shell like a hat? Keyhole limpet. Most are harmless algae eaters. I have tons of them in my reef.

blue_eyes53813 · 03-15-2007, 11:31 AM

Could be it Woodstock, was it a rounded shell or pointed?

aquaman3680 · 03-15-2007, 11:32 AM

Blue_eyes, this ones not a chiton, i have one of those in my reef... They are excellent algae eaters though!

Doni, i think you nailed it, yeah pointy shell too! Question though, is it ok for my fuge? or should i move it to the display?

Thanks again,

Matt

Woodstock · 03-15-2007, 11:35 AM

Here are some pics. Does yours look like these??

keyhole limpet - Google Image Search

Woodstock · 03-15-2007, 11:37 AM

Thanks for the karma Matt!! You sent me flying over 20,000!

aquaman3680 · 03-15-2007, 11:39 AM

ha awesome! Mine looks like a small version of this one http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://olympiccoast.noaa.gov/images/bodypic_keyhole_lg.jpg&imgrefurl=http://olympiccoast.noaa.gov/bigpic/invertlist11_bodypic.html&h=342&w=500&sz=47&hl=en& start=1&tbnid=mGZGr8t7yJLeIM:&tbnh=89&tbnw=130&pre v=/images%3Fq%3Dkeyhole%2Blimpet%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3D en%26rlz%3D1T4GFRC_enUS213US213%26sa%3DN
thanks for the ID! Is it safe for the fuge?

Woodstock · 03-15-2007, 11:41 AM

I would say so. I have lots in my reef with no issues!

aquaman3680 · 03-15-2007, 11:43 AM

Ok cool! Ill leave him then! Thanks again!

Matt

03-15-2007, 11:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
aquaman3680 Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 2,155 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Need real quick snail ID? Hey can anyone ID this guy? If so is it good bad? anything you can tell me about them would be great. It is about 1/4" in size Not the best pic, I wasnt using my D50 Matt __________________ Check it out! The 90 gallon Road Trip

03-15-2007, 11:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 Hey!Its not my fault Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 7,241 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Need real quick snail ID? looks like a chiton.. can you get a closer picture? very good Hitchhiker if thats what it is.. __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

03-15-2007, 11:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 24,157 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Need real quick snail ID? Pointed shell like a hat? Keyhole limpet. Most are harmless algae eaters. I have tons of them in my reef. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Victorious Battle with ICH* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

03-15-2007, 11:31 AM	#4 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 Hey!Its not my fault Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 7,241 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Need real quick snail ID? Could be it Woodstock, was it a rounded shell or pointed? __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

03-15-2007, 11:32 AM	#5 (permalink)
aquaman3680 Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 2,155 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Need real quick snail ID? Blue_eyes, this ones not a chiton, i have one of those in my reef... They are excellent algae eaters though! Doni, i think you nailed it, yeah pointy shell too! Question though, is it ok for my fuge? or should i move it to the display? Thanks again, Matt __________________ Check it out! The 90 gallon Road Trip

03-15-2007, 11:35 AM	#6 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 24,157 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Need real quick snail ID? Here are some pics. Does yours look like these?? keyhole limpet - Google Image Search __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Victorious Battle with ICH* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

03-15-2007, 11:37 AM	#7 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 24,157 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Need real quick snail ID? Thanks for the karma Matt!! You sent me flying over 20,000! __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Victorious Battle with ICH* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

03-15-2007, 11:39 AM	#8 (permalink)
aquaman3680 Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 2,155 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Need real quick snail ID? ha awesome! Mine looks like a small version of this one http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://olympiccoast.noaa.gov/images/bodypic_keyhole_lg.jpg&imgrefurl=http://olympiccoast.noaa.gov/bigpic/invertlist11_bodypic.html&h=342&w=500&sz=47&hl=en& start=1&tbnid=mGZGr8t7yJLeIM:&tbnh=89&tbnw=130&pre v=/images%3Fq%3Dkeyhole%2Blimpet%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3D en%26rlz%3D1T4GFRC_enUS213US213%26sa%3DN thanks for the ID! Is it safe for the fuge? __________________ Check it out! The 90 gallon Road Trip

03-15-2007, 11:41 AM	#9 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 24,157 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Need real quick snail ID? I would say so. I have lots in my reef with no issues! __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Victorious Battle with ICH* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

03-15-2007, 11:43 AM	#10 (permalink)
aquaman3680 Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 2,155 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Need real quick snail ID? Ok cool! Ill leave him then! Thanks again! Matt __________________ Check it out! The 90 gallon Road Trip

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