Help identify if possible

dagnir · 12-15-2002, 04:40 AM

Im sorry I dont have a picture but i was wondering if someone could help me identify a live rock traveler I have been watching in my tank.

It is a small orange and brown invert that is realatively stationary. It has a head and mouth parts which cast out a 'net' which is white and looks like a spider web it then drags the 'net' back in a few times durring the day. About 5 minutes after the 'net' is completely pulled in it spits particulates back into the water and then recasts its trap. It has grown a great deal maybe tripled in size. It is about 3/4 of an inch.

I was wondering if anyone knows what it might be and if it is safe to keep. It is ugly but very interesting to watch. Thanks in advance for any help.

geofloors · 12-15-2002, 11:40 AM

Sounds like a vermetid snail. It is reef safe but over the years they may reproduce into nuisance proportions. JME

George

**Ninong** · 12-15-2002, 09:28 PM

Yes, it does sound a lot like a vermetid snail. Here is a link to some pics (I hope the link works): http://www.reefs.org/hhfaq/pages/pic..._vermetid.html

12-15-2002, 04:40 AM	#1
dagnir Just Moved In Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: San Luis Obispo, CA Posts: 38	Help identify if possible Im sorry I dont have a picture but i was wondering if someone could help me identify a live rock traveler I have been watching in my tank. It is a small orange and brown invert that is realatively stationary. It has a head and mouth parts which cast out a 'net' which is white and looks like a spider web it then drags the 'net' back in a few times durring the day. About 5 minutes after the 'net' is completely pulled in it spits particulates back into the water and then recasts its trap. It has grown a great deal maybe tripled in size. It is about 3/4 of an inch. I was wondering if anyone knows what it might be and if it is safe to keep. It is ugly but very interesting to watch. Thanks in advance for any help.

12-15-2002, 09:28 PM	#3
Ninong Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Louisiana Posts: 20,337	Yes, it does sound a lot like a vermetid snail. Here is a link to some pics (I hope the link works): http://www.reefs.org/hhfaq/pages/pic..._vermetid.html __________________ Ninong

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12-15-2002, 11:40 AM	#2
geofloors Just Moved In Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 23	Sounds like a vermetid snail. It is reef safe but over the years they may reproduce into nuisance proportions. JME George

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