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[drty811]

so i received an order of snails from liveaquaria.com, the astraea snails had some hitchhikers. both snails had another type of snail hitchhiking on its shell. these hitchhikers dont move at all, actually there shell is contoured perfect to the astraea's shell. alll they do is lift there shell when its safe and lower it when its threatend. dont have any pics, cant get a good shot yet. will have some soon. anybody have any ideas?

p.s. U.H. stands for unidentified hitchhiker

 

[Dickie52]

Will love to see the pics...

I thought it meant Underwater Help..... :razz:

 

[drty811]

finally heres the pics, sorry it took so long

 

[aromano]

This is a Tulip Majano Anemone, a frequently encountered "pest" in reef tanks. I think they are cool looking, but have powerful stinging, which can harm your corals.

I have two or three in my tank for months now and let them be, since they don't reproduce as quickly as aiptasia and are not near any corals. If you want be on the safe side, just use Joe’s Juice, which is very effective to control Aiptasia and Majano. If not just keep an eye on it to make sure they are not reproducing like crazy or endangering your corals.

 

[aromano]

Ops,

So sorry...Didn't realize you were talking about the hitchhiker attached to the snail Not sure what that can be eighter.

 

[Jennie]

I could be wrong, but looks like a Vermetid snail.

 

[skipm]

I don't think that htey are vermetids according to this article by Dr. Ron Shimek: http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-01/rs/index.php . I think I know what they are but I can't think of the name right now. I'll post it with a link if I can remember it.

 

[drty811]

definitly not vermethids, but i do have them. never knew there name or info on them, so thanks for that. ill try to get a better pic tonight.