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Jase
06-07-2005, 04:13 PM
Can someone tell me how i came to find a inch long one of these in my tank are they fast growers?or fast breaders?
I never had any slugs in my tank untill i saw this blighter.
FishinInTheDark
06-07-2005, 04:21 PM
Stomatellas are snails (Slugs have no shell.), and they are both fast growers and breeders. Consider yourself lucky, because they are truly excellent algae eaters on the rock and glass!
06-07-2005, 04:22 PM
A Stomatella is actually a snail. They feed on micro algae... nothing to worry about.

I can't say if they are fast growers or breeders... but I can say they are a very good hitchhiker to find!!
06-07-2005, 04:24 PM
Dang... beaten again... lol
Jase
06-07-2005, 04:59 PM
stomatella a snail well what do i have? its a slug seems harmless.but will it breed? in a tank that is?
Sugar Magnolia
06-07-2005, 05:13 PM
Jase, can you get a pic of it so we can tell you for sure what it is? Stomatellas do look like there is no shell, but there is one there.
06-07-2005, 05:21 PM
I agree, they do look like slugs... the shell is not like a typical snail shell. It's more flat on its back. I wish I had a good pic but this is the best one I got... Maybe it will help??

http://www.hostedimage.com/usr/335/9639stomatella_snail.jpg
Jase
06-07-2005, 06:01 PM
Thats the creature there on that pic
06-07-2005, 06:20 PM
Then you're a proud owner of a Stomatella Snail... Stomatella varia to be exact :)
Doctor_Reef
06-07-2005, 07:05 PM
Great Pic Travis..... Jase like everyone is saying you got a good guy!!! Nice!!! :thumbsup: