Hello all...
Last night I found one of these (or at least what I think was one of these) on the side of my tank, near the surface on the glass, of all places:
http://www.reefs.org/hhfaq/pages/picture_pages/faq_heliacus.html
"This snail is a nocturnal predator of zoanthid polyps and should be removed."
To be safe, I removed it. Strange thing is, it was out with the lights on. On the glass.
Guess my question is this; if I found one, do you all think there's a good chance there are more? Also, I thought I had examined my polyps really well for exactly these guys. Are they like other saltwater snails in that they don't reproduce well in a reef tank, that their eggs/offspring will become part of the floating food chain? I hope so. Anyway, thanks for any input anyone can offer.
Last night I found one of these (or at least what I think was one of these) on the side of my tank, near the surface on the glass, of all places:
http://www.reefs.org/hhfaq/pages/picture_pages/faq_heliacus.html
"This snail is a nocturnal predator of zoanthid polyps and should be removed."
To be safe, I removed it. Strange thing is, it was out with the lights on. On the glass.
Guess my question is this; if I found one, do you all think there's a good chance there are more? Also, I thought I had examined my polyps really well for exactly these guys. Are they like other saltwater snails in that they don't reproduce well in a reef tank, that their eggs/offspring will become part of the floating food chain? I hope so. Anyway, thanks for any input anyone can offer.
