Oh no is this a pyramid?

[Ben1]

So I have cleaned the clams several times and moved all of them to my 40 Breeder that has a BB. I have the 6 line in the 40 breeder as well. I have only found a few straglers that made it over to the 40 breeder.

How long do you think it would take for any left over pyramids to starve out of the main tank? I am afraid that if I put the clean clams back in the main tank more snails will come form the sand and get back on the clams.

 

[Mihai]

I have no idea how the pyramids look, but I have very similar (if not identical) snails in my tank. I have no clams, so I have to assume that either the pyramids eat some other stuff too, or they are not pyramids.

I also suspect that they are cerith babies, but I have no confirmation on this.

M.

 

[Anonymous]

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/tridacdisfaqs.htm

 

[Ben1]

I do read a lot on WWM but have to say I hate the format. I have been using tweezers and pulling them off at night, I got 3-4 last night inbetween all my clams. They are also opening much better. I know my big derasa isnt loving the hard glass bottom though.

 

[Anonymous]

Yeah, the format slows me down, too. But I have learned (with much time lost and experience gained) how to use the search engine to speed things along.

Besides, I usually learn so much just digging thru the extraneous stuff that it's always worth the ride

 

[zonkers]

Lawdawg-- Please check the pic on this wetwebmedia page... Do these look like the snails-on-your-snails? If so, I have them too... Might explain why my astraeas & trubos seem to be kicking off. I've noticed these guys in my tank for a while now, & had wondered if they were just a variety of ceriths, but I've seen the ceriths in my tank & they develope coloration even when they're very small. Looks like I've got some scrubbing to do, even though I don't have clams either :roll:

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/snaildisfaqs.htm

 

[Anonymous]

Lawdawg-- Please check the pic on this wetwebmedia page... Do these look like the snails-on-your-snails? If so, I have them too... Might explain why my astraeas & trubos seem to be kicking off. I've noticed these guys in my tank for a while now, & had wondered if they were just a variety of ceriths, but I've seen the ceriths in my tank & they develope coloration even when they're very small. Looks like I've got some scrubbing to do, even though I don't have clams either :roll:

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/snaildisfaqs.htm

Looks like the same snails and are in exactly the same position on the Turbos...sigh...

 

[Mihai]

Do you mean to say that the pyramids eat astreas and turbos too?!!?!

Thanks,
Mihai

 

[Ben1]

Dr. RON HAS AN ARTICAL STATING THE ONES THAT EAT ASTREAS AND CLAMS ARE DIFFERENT SNAILS. sorry stupid caps lock!

 

[Anonymous]

Whatever they are, I picked off 7 that were on 4 different snails :?

 

[Anonymous]

I've got my new clam in tupperware. So far, no snails on him. But I do have tiny white snails in my tank. I'm going to pop it out on the sand today. We'll see!

BC

 

[Anonymous]

here's one of the snails that was really close to my clam.

Any id's?

 

[Anonymous]

here's one of the snails that was really close to my clam.

Any id's?

Not from that picture. We need a closeup of the arperture (opening of shell) and probiscus (snout) of the snail. That could be any of four Families Cerithidae, Buccinidae, Mitridae or Pyramidellidae.

Regards,
David Mohr

 

[Anonymous]

Tell Bingo the truth, David. It's a fish-eating, clam-dissolving, finger-nipping snail of the family Bitridae.

 

[Anonymous]

here you go. I'll try to get a pic while they're alive next batch.

B

 

[Anonymous]

Although I've got no clams, I see these guys after the lights go out on the glass. But the difference I'm seeing with mine is that their foot is very long, almost longer than their shell's length. I do have nassarius snails in the tank, so i'm more apt to think that they are babies.

<...still tagging along... interesting topic >

~wings~

 

[zonkers]

Dr. RON HAS AN ARTICAL STATING THE ONES THAT EAT ASTREAS AND CLAMS ARE DIFFERENT SNAILS. sorry stupid caps lock!

Do you have a link to that article? I'd be curious to know the specific species in reference, & any known life-cycle. I'm considering removing all my snails to QT, manually removing any that appear on the until they stop reappearing, & then letting the tank go snail-free for awhile, hopefully long enough to let these little buggers die out for want of hosts. Think of letting a tank go fish-free to break the ich life cycle. Any insights, anyone?

 

[Anonymous]

:lol: Hey zonk, you mean removing your clams-not snails to QT?

 

[zonkers]

ack, no sorry, I have no clams, I just kinda got into this thread when I realized there was such a thing as parasitic snails, & it is my snails I'm considering moving to QT

 

[Anonymous]

:lol: okay, that makes sense.