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Old 08-26-2012, 06:18 PM
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It was on the side of one of my clams..
There are also a ton of little snails on it too as you can see.


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Old 08-26-2012, 06:22 PM
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Pyramid snails. Bad news for your clams.
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Old 08-26-2012, 06:24 PM
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It's a chiton and it won't bother anything. Those Pyramid Snails on the other hand will eat your clam and kill it.
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Old 08-26-2012, 06:25 PM
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The flat thing is a chiton I believe. Looks like a wood louse bug.

Generally eats algae.
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Old 08-26-2012, 06:25 PM
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Looks like a Chiton...it's a marine mollucs.
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Old 08-26-2012, 06:26 PM
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I assume you are asking about the chiton? They are harmless coralline algae eaters
Other then that I see what appears to be a pest anemone and parasitic snails
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Old 08-26-2012, 06:27 PM
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Not sure about the one in the pic, but those are pyramid snails and not good when it comes to clams.
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Old 08-26-2012, 06:27 PM
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It's a chiton and it won't bother anything. Those Pyramid Snails on the other hand will eat your clam and kill it.
Agreed. The Pyramidellid snails will also attack larger snails, particularly Turbos and Astraea.

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dude get those snails out asap they will kill your clam in no time very bad to have.
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Old 08-26-2012, 06:48 PM
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wow thanks all. How should I kill them? remove clam and clean it off in a bucket of salt water?
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