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I remember seeing these posted before on different forums- anyone have a quick id? It's a tiny, white frilly slug. I don't remember if they eat zoas, montis, or something else..? Either way, I think they are bad and I disposed of it.

Spectra- If you connect with Josh... I'd be interested in a frag of the pink stylophora. What'ya think?

Eerie isn't it. You must have a PRETTY sophisticated eye to tell that was photoshopped. I'm sure with practice you could develop your skills.

Here's one I took after my tank crashed. Boy, it was ticked!(flame)

Weird, I have one like that too...(laugh)

I don't get it... What's up?

The solution to pollution is dilution...

This will be fun to follow. What size is that tank?

No problem.

This should be way cool.

I hate to sound so negative, but I don't like the bowfronts (I had a 47 gallon FW) because of the distortion. And it makes it nearly impossible to take a clear photo of the inhabitants.

I thought the POTM or the Gallery should be in a 'slideshow' sort of format...

That's why I posted it- I've not run across this sort of thing before either. I thought he was serious about it (despite the smilies). I don't suspect there aren't anymore on the coral- I've been watching it closely and it's looks like there isn't any additional damage. What's amazing to me is that the snail was motionless on that coral for many months. I seriously thought it was a pebble lodged within the branches. Only recently did it start feeding. And that destruction occurred rapidly over several weeks before I was able to identify the cause.

The replies were... For years this snail was called Quadrula madreporarum, but the latest name applied to the species is Galeropsis monodontus. It either feeds primarily or exclusively on Pocillopora corals. http://www.gastropods.com/7/Shell_10017.html Cheers, Don and... Hi, Don has identified the snail for you (Thanks!). It is a member of a group that has been called Coralliophyllids, a name meaning "coral loving." This is "coral loving" in the sense of loving your food!! They are relatively neat snails, so sacrificing some corals to maintain it would probably be a reasonable suggestion. Cheers, Ron Here's the rest of the thread. http://forum.marinedepot.com/Topic67351-11-1.aspx Thought it was interesting... Has anyone here had a similar experiance?

I thought I'd share something I posted on Dr. Ron Shimek's forum... This snail shell is only about a cm long. It appeared to be lifeless within the branches of a medium size pocillapora colony for many months, never moving from its spot. Just recently I've seen it moved from that spot but within the same colony. More recently, many of the lower/inside branches started dying. Since I removed the snail, I haven't lost anymore branches. Is it possible (likely/unlikely) that this guy was eating it?

Wow! Great photo Nyles. Oh, and the rhizotrochus is nice too, Impur. (naughty)

I'm looking for the computer game 'Empire Earth' for my kids. If anyone has an old one they don't play anymore I'd love to have it. I'd even be willing to give a frag of something if you are reluctant to part with it.

This was so cool- the gyroscope sound effect were the best. You could modify it to make a couple of different ships... Anyone remember what it was called? I got one on my 9th birthday.

I haven't seen any negative affects to any of my tank inhabitants- including the sps. http://www.pnwmas.org/forums/showthread.php?t=3585

That's a great start- really nice. That light is perfect. Will the heater fit in the skimmer? It might be a nice way to hide it.

Well, it's split... Here's a couple of photos.

When my tank crashed, I added one without quarantine to battle algae. It's still with me.

Holly only said what we are all thinking.

Very well done. Thanks for posting it up.