Reef Discussion

[DavidS]

Can anyone ID

Original image:



Apologies for crap photos - lights aren't up for another 3 hours or so, and given I haven't seen this fella before, I don't expect to see him when the lights are on. Nano hasn't been cleaned for a couple of days, so it's a bit messy in there.

 

[Luke]

Hard to tell mate , I take it it's not a Turbo then ?

 

[DavidS]

Dunno - I have turbos in the tank, though their shells are all black, and I've seen a few other odd coloured shells around that are usually empty, but this fella is obviously still moving. If it is just a turbo, then all is well. That bit of rock is getting a bit hairy, so i'm sure it's enjoying the feed.
It's just the colour of it that got me....

 

[MagicJ]

Hard to tell from the photo, but I have turbos in a variety of colours, including black/white - my guess would be a turbo.

 

[DavidS]

OK then. I'll go back to not worrying about it, and go back to being annoyed at having a dirty tank that I won't clean until tomorrow, and how damn slow RO/DI is to make.

 

[MagicJ]

See if you can a better picture when the lights are on.

 

[Edison]

I does look like a turbo snail. By the look of the shell and pattern.

 

[DavidS]

I meant to take a photo under light, but got side tracked. Will see if I can get a better photo next week when I get back.

 

[Dr. Schell]

lookd like a turbo to me. Does it hat a thick operculum that blocks its entrance when it goes into its shell. If so, it is a turbo

 

[DavidS]

lookd like a turbo to me. Does it hat a thick operculum that blocks its entrance when it goes into its shell. If so, it is a turbo

Don't know - never seen it out of its shell yet. And not sure what an operculum is yet :D

 

[Dr. Schell]

if you pick up the snail, it will withdraw into its shell. It will seal the entrance with the operculum, which is like a cover that stops anything getting to the snail. The link below shows a retracted turbo with the hole covered by the operculum.

http://www.google.com.au/imgres?q=s...bnw=127&start=36&ndsp=19&ved=1t:429,r:12,s:36