What are these?

Couch · 08-02-2007, 03:41 PM

Ok, Been up and running for 9 months now. The first pic is what is concerning me. I did a water change just now and got about 20 of these guys from inside of the rock. They all have the same horeshoe shape and are brown. Have you seen these before? Should I be worried? The next two pics are of a cool shell I found. I know I did not put it in there. Any Ideas?

rebekwl · 08-02-2007, 03:50 PM

The second 2 are the little disks found on snails. Once they die the hermits (or other scavengers) eat the meaty part and all that is left is the little disc. Poor snails, I have a ton of those lying around.

I'm not quite sure about the first pic though, are they alive and moving, soft, hard?

Couch · 08-02-2007, 03:52 PM

Don't know if they are alive but they are soft...They do not seem to move. Although I did not play with them much before I dumped them down the drain...

BoomerD · 08-02-2007, 05:32 PM

More info is needed on the first UFO...(unidentified fishy object) but Rebekah hit it on the head for the round "shell" it's basically the "trap-door" that some snails use to cover the opening where their foot is. It's called an operculum...

Techno-Vicki · 08-02-2007, 05:53 PM

Yep, that's what they are.

Couch · 08-02-2007, 06:08 PM

What info can I give you to help with the ID? They are about .2 inches from side to side. Any guesses?

rebekwl · 08-03-2007, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by BoomerD

More info is needed on the first UFO...(unidentified fishy object) but Rebekah hit it on the head for the round "shell" it's basically the "trap-door" that some snails use to cover the opening where their foot is. It's called an operculum...

Operculum, I'll have to remember that. Thanks BoomerD, I'm never to good with the actual names of things

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rebekwl Achilles Tang Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Utah Posts: 846 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: What are these? The second 2 are the little disks found on snails. Once they die the hermits (or other scavengers) eat the meaty part and all that is left is the little disc. Poor snails, I have a ton of those lying around. I'm not quite sure about the first pic though, are they alive and moving, soft, hard? __________________ Rebekah Member of: Snails Are Stupid Society 90 Gallon Display w/ 2-3" LS & 100-120 lbs. LR. 20 Gal sump w/fuge that has 4" sand, LR and rubble, and Chaeto. CUC - Lots of assorted snails, 3 conchs, Serpent Starfish, Hermit Crabs, Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, 2 Sand Sifting Starfish (I think that's it). Fish - Bi-Color Blenny, Orange Spotted Prawn Goby, Scooter Blenny, Clarkii Clownfish, Yellow Watchman Goby, Fiji Devil Damsel, Tomini Tang, Sailfin Tang, Lawnmower Blenny, and Pink Skunk Clown. Corals/inverts - Pink Branching Hammer Coral, Green Branching Hammer Coral, Torch Coral, Frogspawn, Bubble Coral, Neon Green Fungia, Green Star Polyps, Cup Mushroom, Green Candy Cane, Kenya Tree, Pom Pom Xenia, Toadstool Leather, Finger Leather, Devil's Hand Leather, LOTS of shrooms (red, green, blue), Orange Sponge, Green Monti Plate, Brown Gorgonian, Blundell Buttons, Flower Pot, Zoanthids, Palys, Green BTA

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Couch Ricordea Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mt Vernon, Ohio Posts: 187 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: What are these? Don't know if they are alive but they are soft...They do not seem to move. Although I did not play with them much before I dumped them down the drain...

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BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,637 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: What are these? More info is needed on the first UFO...(unidentified fishy object) but Rebekah hit it on the head for the round "shell" it's basically the "trap-door" that some snails use to cover the opening where their foot is. It's called an operculum... __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

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Techno-Vicki Dancing Mandarins Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sanger, CA (on Kings River) Posts: 1,130 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: What are these? Yep, that's what they are. __________________ AKA - "Speedy" Extreme Reef Addition Videos of Mandarins, reef tank, and "His Majesty's" DIY water changer http://www.murrayproductions.org/Ree...RM_videos.html "Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal." - Henry Ford (1863-1947)

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Couch Ricordea Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mt Vernon, Ohio Posts: 187 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: What are these? What info can I give you to help with the ID? They are about .2 inches from side to side. Any guesses?

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