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			 I found this in my bottom tank today and I am not sure what it is. 
		
	
		
		
		
		
			It was in the sand bed with this side exposed, and it is perfectly flat on this side ![]() th other side is rough and a bit conical in a spirial as you see in the pic, this is the side that was down in the sand. ![]() what is it? Steve 
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			 Its whats left after a snail dies and the meat has been eaten off. Well, that and a shell. 
		
	
		
		
		
		
			
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			 Yes true, when the snail withdraws into its shell for protection, that thing is like a hard door that closes and protects the soft snail.  However, Mother Nature being a cruel bitch, has of course designed predators who can open that door.  
		
	
		
		
		
		
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			 ahh ok, i did lose a big astrea, it was huge so hopefully it was natural causes. 
		
	
		
		
		
		
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