Jersey snailsssssss

[mickeysreef <*))))<]

what do you think about these guys? out of barnegat bay. I think they are mud dog whelk.. not sure. would you hang on to them or throw them back? I don't have any sand but there's probably a lot of detritus and uneaten food in my rocks.

 

[myrjon]

wouldn't these be a colder water setup?

 

[mickeysreef <*))))<]

wouldn't these be a colder water setup?

i was thinking that as well but they seem to survive in the summer months??

 

[brokereefer]

Even in August, the sea water around here only gets around mid-70s. These may survive for a bit, but they'll probably die sooner if kept long term at typical reef tank temps (78 or higher). You'd probably have to run a cooler tank.

 

[mickeysreef <*))))<]

it looks like these guys are predators. they will go after your fish!

 

[redfishbluefish]

A little history: We had a local member (I believe his screen name was whitebird) who collected local snails….I believe nassarius snails. He also had quite a few zoa’s in his tank. What he noticed was that he would break out in a rash every time he put his hands in his tank when he wasn’t wearing gloves. He blamed it on zoa’s with their toxins. A couple times he actually ended up in the hospital. His last visit they finally discovered was that what he had was swimmers itch (cercarial dermatitis)….caused by a parasite that has part of its life cycle in snails, but now also burrows into your skin causing an allergic rash. I'd suggest checking out the life cycle of this parasite and quarantine local collected snails for whatever time for the parasite to die off.

 

[mickeysreef <*))))<]

A little history: We had a local member (I believe his screen name was whitebird) who collected local snails….I believe nassarius snails. He also had quite a few zoa’s in his tank. What he noticed was that he would break out in a rash every time he put his hands in his tank when he wasn’t wearing gloves. He blamed it on zoa’s with their toxins. A couple times he actually ended up in the hospital. His last visit they finally discovered was that what he had was swimmers itch (cercarial dermatitis)….caused by a parasite that has part of its life cycle in snails, but now also burrows into your skin causing an allergic rash. I'd suggest checking out the life cycle of this parasite and quarantine local collected snails for whatever time for the parasite to die off.
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yesh! we are crabbing in the back yard for my birthday on friday and they were all over the bait. i tossed them back in the bay about an hour ago. not worth the risk! would have been a nice addition to the tanks but not a necessary addition.

 

[MadReefer]

A little history: We had a local member (I believe his screen name was whitebird) who collected local snails….I believe nassarius snails. He also had quite a few zoa’s in his tank. What he noticed was that he would break out in a rash every time he put his hands in his tank when he wasn’t wearing gloves. He blamed it on zoa’s with their toxins. A couple times he actually ended up in the hospital. His last visit they finally discovered was that what he had was swimmers itch (cercarial dermatitis)….caused by a parasite that has part of its life cycle in snails, but now also burrows into your skin causing an allergic rash. I'd suggest checking out the life cycle of this parasite and quarantine local collected snails for whatever time for the parasite to die off.
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I remember this well. He was hospitalized many times.