Is this a Snail???

**Poseidon** · 08-24-2003, 10:59 PM

My Mother in law wanted to bring me back something from Florida as a souvenier (sp?) and decided to catch me 2 Fiddler Crabs and this Snail or Conch....

I have 2 pictures so far it is in a Little 5 gallon tank next to my sump and I wondered if any one had any ideas as to what it is and if it is safe for my reef tank?

heres the first image

***Reefland*** · 08-24-2003, 11:20 PM

Oh no everyone, beware! The picture thief is back again! Protect all of your belongings and lock your doors!

Oh wait, maybe Poseidon just forgot to attach the image.

**Poseidon** · 08-24-2003, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reefland

Oh no everyone, beware! The picture thief is back again! Protect all of your belongings and lock your doors!

Oh wait, maybe Poseidon just forgot to attach the image.

Its coming had to remove all my other images first... Someone limits the amout of space u have to post pix on the board!!! LOL

**Poseidon** · 08-24-2003, 11:24 PM

Okay I removed all the images I could manage and I still can't post a picture!!!

Any Ideas???

Thanks Scott

**Poseidon** · 08-24-2003, 11:25 PM

try again:

**Poseidon** · 08-24-2003, 11:28 PM

Its Working!!!!!

#2

***Reefland*** · 08-24-2003, 11:28 PM

I must have messed that up too. Don't remove anymore, everyone gets 5MB (except Contributing Members) and you shouldn't be no where near that!

You should be able to upload now Poseidon, sorry about that.

**Poseidon** · 08-24-2003, 11:30 PM

Thanks Scott, I have it worked out now, I think I was over the 5MB, I use a 6.3 megapixel EOS 10D and I need to shoot a smaller image for posting on the boards, I'll try and do that next time...

ANy Ideas on the Snail?

Mike

***zhenya*** · 08-24-2003, 11:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Poseidon

Thanks Scott, I have it worked out now, I think I was over the 5MB, I use a 6.3 megapixel EOS 10D and I need to shoot a smaller image for posting on the boards, I'll try and do that next time...

ANy Ideas on the Snail?

Mike

Mike, I'm no expert on the snails by any means but it looks like some sort of whelk to me. I'll try a google search for whelks and see what I can come up with,then of course I could be totally wrong about the whole thing

PS.How large is this beast?

***zhenya*** · 08-25-2003, 12:09 AM

Mike,

Found a site for you to browse about the snails with pics,just pic a family type and voila

http://www.molluscs.net/gallery/index.html

Hope it helps some.

**Poseidon** · 08-25-2003, 10:46 AM

Thanks, Zhenya

that is a great site... it'll take me HOURS that will be fun, once I identify the critter will I be able to find info about its diet as well?

***zhenya*** · 08-25-2003, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Poseidon

Thanks, Zhenya

that is a great site... it'll take me HOURS that will be fun, once I identify the critter will I be able to find info about its diet as well?

Hi Mike,

My pleasure

FWIW, I did some lookin around on that site but could not find anything that matches exactly.Could you take a clearer shot of it, underside as well. The general appearance of the shell does resemble one of the Strombus,however,I think you'll have a better chance to find a match then I becouse you can look at it LIVE

Once you find a match you can do some more searches as to what their food requirements are using the latin name as key word.Google is great for this or you can always ask Dr.Ron,or our own Ninong (he knows everything

)

**Poseidon** · 08-26-2003, 03:29 PM

sure thing those were taken with me lying on my belly in front on the tank kinda hard to get a clean shot there...

but here are the 2 u are asking for:

**Poseidon** · 08-26-2003, 03:30 PM

from the bottom:

***zhenya*** · 08-26-2003, 06:27 PM

Hi Mike

,

Got on ID for you,I had contacted Dr.Ron Shimek and used your latest pics for the querry. As I had suspected the first time,it is a whelk... here's what Dr.Ron wrote in his email to me :

Quote:

Dr.Shimek wrote:

The snail is Melongena corona, the crown whelk, and it is a voracious
predator on other snails. It will nicely clean a tank of those pesky
grazing snails that get all over the glass....

PS. Mike,here's a pic for you that I have found using the name that good doctor gave me for a search.
Check it out,especially what it eats(it does include clams)

http://www.jaxshells.org/cor248.htm

My advice would be to either keep it in that 5g tank or dispose of it humainly .

**Poseidon** · 08-27-2003, 08:07 AM

WOW

Gene thanks for the input, I'm glad I left the little guy in that 5 gallon tank till I got the ID!!!

I'm already running a little short on snails, so that guy would have wiped me out in no time I'm sure

The shell sure is cool though!!

I knew I prefered this board for some reason!!!

have a great week!!

Mike

***zhenya*** · 08-27-2003, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Poseidon

WOW

Gene thanks for the input, I'm glad I left the little guy in that 5 gallon tank till I got the ID!!!

I'm already running a little short on snails, so that guy would have wiped me out in no time I'm sure

The shell sure is cool though!!

I knew I prefered this board for some reason!!!

have a great week!!

Mike

Yeah, I'm glad too that you left him in a separate tank becouse he wouldn't be small for long.Some of them were caught in the size range of about 100mm...eating another Melongena corona whelks

Oh.., I'm sure if you would post this pics in Dr.Rons forum he'd answer your call for help with this,but you're right...this site has sence of community that really appeals to me as well.

Elmo18 · 09-03-2003, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zhenya

Yeah, I'm glad too that you left him in a separate tank becouse he wouldn't be small for long.Some of them were caught in the size range of about 100mm...eating another Melongena corona whelks

Oh.., I'm sure if you would post this pics in Dr.Rons forum he'd answer your call for help with this,but you're right...this site has sence of community that really appeals to me as well.

Hehehe, well it appeals to you if you like Gene's smileys! Hahahahah, keep em coming Gene. I need to start copying and pasting them and creating a new "smileys" folder.

mwahahahah

Ok ok ok, so I was off topic....

- Elmo

08-24-2003, 10:59 PM	#1
Poseidon Moderator Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Swartz Creek, MI Posts: 6,248	Is this a Snail??? My Mother in law wanted to bring me back something from Florida as a souvenier (sp?) and decided to catch me 2 Fiddler Crabs and this Snail or Conch.... I have 2 pictures so far it is in a Little 5 gallon tank next to my sump and I wondered if any one had any ideas as to what it is and if it is safe for my reef tank? heres the first image

08-24-2003, 11:28 PM	#7
*Reefland* Owner Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Bardstown, KY Posts: 13,030	I must have messed that up too. Don't remove anymore, everyone gets 5MB (except Contributing Members) and you shouldn't be no where near that! You should be able to upload now Poseidon, sorry about that. __________________ Scott Z. 75 Gallon Reef Log Powered by Reefland's Personal Online Aquarium Log

08-25-2003, 12:09 AM	#10
*zhenya* Owner Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: new jersey,usa Posts: 7,722	Mike, Found a site for you to browse about the snails with pics,just pic a family type and voila http://www.molluscs.net/gallery/index.html Hope it helps some. __________________ Kind regards, Gene.

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08-24-2003, 11:20 PM	#2
*Reefland* Owner Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Bardstown, KY Posts: 13,030	*Oh no everyone, beware! The picture thief is back again! Protect all of your belongings and lock your doors!* Oh wait, maybe Poseidon just forgot to attach the image.

08-24-2003, 11:24 PM	#4
Poseidon Moderator Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Swartz Creek, MI Posts: 6,248	Okay I removed all the images I could manage and I still can't post a picture!!! Any Ideas??? Thanks Scott

08-24-2003, 11:25 PM	#5
Poseidon Moderator Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Swartz Creek, MI Posts: 6,248	try again:

08-24-2003, 11:30 PM	#8
Poseidon Moderator Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Swartz Creek, MI Posts: 6,248	Thanks Scott, I have it worked out now, I think I was over the 5MB, I use a 6.3 megapixel EOS 10D and I need to shoot a smaller image for posting on the boards, I'll try and do that next time... ANy Ideas on the Snail? Mike

08-25-2003, 10:46 AM	#11
Poseidon Moderator Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Swartz Creek, MI Posts: 6,248	Thanks, Zhenya that is a great site... it'll take me HOURS that will be fun, once I identify the critter will I be able to find info about its diet as well?

08-26-2003, 03:29 PM	#13
Poseidon Moderator Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Swartz Creek, MI Posts: 6,248	sure thing those were taken with me lying on my belly in front on the tank kinda hard to get a clean shot there... but here are the 2 u are asking for:

08-26-2003, 03:30 PM	#14
Poseidon Moderator Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Swartz Creek, MI Posts: 6,248	from the bottom:

08-27-2003, 08:07 AM	#16
Poseidon Moderator Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Swartz Creek, MI Posts: 6,248	WOW Gene thanks for the input, I'm glad I left the little guy in that 5 gallon tank till I got the ID!!! I'm already running a little short on snails, so that guy would have wiped me out in no time I'm sure The shell sure is cool though!! I knew I prefered this board for some reason!!! have a great week!! Mike

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