
Photo by Marc Levenson
The subject of this picture
is the tiny snail in the dead center. It is a Collonista amakusaensis,
which is quite a mouthful for such a tiny guy. It is about the size of
a BB, and is hiding in the shade of an Astrea above. These tend to come
in as hitchhikers, and breed quite easily. If you look at your tank late
at night, you'll typically see lots of them once you know what you are
looking for. They never get any larger, and seem to assist in eating some
algae. Here is another image,
with some other inverts to get a sense of scale. Reef-safe.
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