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Unread 09/18/2020, 09:43 PM   #1
Zpmada
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What kind of snails are these?

Trying to identify these snails



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Unread 09/19/2020, 07:47 AM   #2
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Looks like Nassarius snails, beneficial scavengers and sand sifters.


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Agree with Tim. Fun to watch when you put food in the tank. First the tube pops up from the sand and starts wiggling. Then they craw out and start eating.


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Agreed. They are also the fastest-moving snail I've ever seen. You don't need many. A lot of folks add too many to their tanks and lose them to starvation.


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Unread 09/20/2020, 11:42 AM   #5
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Thanks. So these would be ok with a dragonet and shouldn't eat pods?


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Unread 09/20/2020, 01:19 PM   #6
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Yep, safe with pods. Besides eating leftover food, they will happily eat any fish that dies.


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they will happily eat any fish that dies.
Yep!!!


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Unread 09/21/2020, 09:55 AM   #8
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Be 100% sure they are nassarius and not whelks. One is very good, the other is quite a problem for certain organisms, like clams.

This would help:
https://www.melevsreef.com/articles/...rsus-nassarius


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They may disappear under the sand and surface for food.


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