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Stomatella varia
Errant Polychaete
Spirorbid Polychaete
Vermetid Snail
Stomatella varia
Scutus sp.
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Stomatella varia

Common names: Paper Shell Snail, Finger Nail Snail, Mini-Abolone

These small reef-safe herbivores scavenge on microalgae including diatoms. They are nocturnal, fast moving, and reproduce well without the presence of predators. These Trochoidean gastropods have a slug-like appearance with a smal
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I have seen these occasionally.. just after the lights are turned on..
I have a young dragon wrasse.. and if these snails were diurnal, I'm sure they would be eaten.
 
Pauls
Ive got lots of these in my 30 gal. Both the color shown and in black with a few mixed ones showing up. they reproduce almost every other week. The babies show up as 1/16" dots on the live rock and glass. The is no preditation in the tank to speak of, so they are multiplying fast. They only seem to eat algae off the rocks seldom on the glass. Its nice to have a constant supply of algea eaters
 

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