fishmanmike01 Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 I am noticeing alot of these starting to appear in my sump, especially in the skimmer.Anybody have a idea as to what they are?They are about 1/4-1/2 in long and are oblong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defigart Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Looks like a Limpet (Order Patellogastropoda). A pretty large group of snails that all have a "helmet: like shell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 +1 on limpet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmanmike01 Posted March 2, 2009 Author Share Posted March 2, 2009 Thats kind of what I thought,are they harmless? I will research them now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defigart Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Well are birds carnivores? You get the idea. They have a whole Order, so there are many different kinds, with many different habits, and habitats. I dont know enough about Limpets to even come close to ID'ing them closer than the Order level, sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 are there any snails that are bad? ^serious question not sarcastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defigart Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Yes, there are. Sundial Snails are an example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 good to know. Doran, how many of those books have you read? You are like an encyclopedia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defigart Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 I dont want to hijack this thread so I will respond in an IM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Mike, those snails just came out of nowhere? Did you add any LR or anything? I am under the impression that almost anything that just shows up is bad. Is that a incorrect theory? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmanmike01 Posted March 2, 2009 Author Share Posted March 2, 2009 Come on now(nutty) Im allways adding something. There presence has just suddenly become apparent pretty fast.I did some research and did not find any information that said they were harmfull. But I will still dig up what i can. And to answer your question Eric I believe many "Good" things can just show up, in fact some of the coolest stuff I have seen I did not "buy". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 copy that. Thanks for the clear up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undrtkr_00 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Yes' date=' there are. Sundial Snails are an example. Pyramid snails, too (at least bad for clams) Mike' date=' those snails just came out of nowhere? Did you add any LR or anything? I am under the impression that almost anything that just shows up is bad. Is that a incorrect theory?[/quote'] Hey, the sun just shows up every day (well, not in Oregon) and it's generally good, right? (naner) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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