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  1. 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.

     

     

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  2. impur- Dang, lucky you found the culprit. I've never heard of those snails before.

     

    That's why I posted it- I've not run across this sort of thing before either.

     

    dsoz- I love the response. Was he serious about keeping the little monster? I hope that was a joke.

    You could have shipped the snail to the guy that wanted you to keep it. Let him feed his corals to it!

    I'm glad it is out. Let's hope that it didn't lay any eggs that will hatch to give you more problems later!

     

    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.

  3. 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.

     

     

     

    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.
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    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?

  4. 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?

     

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  5. 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.

  6. (sigh) nostalgia is my heroine.

     

    The good ole days, in pictures! Bring 'em on.

     

    toys:

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    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.

  7. As someone who as on occassion tossed a bushel baskt or two of live Chesapeake Bay Blue Crabs into roiling beer... I shall refrain. (though lobster is okay' date=' and if you're only eating a small part of it, whoever taught you to eat lobster did a poor job )[/quote']

     

    Yeah- I was keeping my mouth shut thinking about all the live dungeness crab I've caught, boiled and eaten.

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