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09/18/2020, 09:43 PM | #1 |
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What kind of snails are these?
Trying to identify these snails
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09/19/2020, 07:47 AM | #2 |
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Looks like Nassarius snails, beneficial scavengers and sand sifters.
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09/19/2020, 09:29 AM | #3 |
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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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09/19/2020, 11:04 AM | #4 |
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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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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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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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09/20/2020, 04:23 PM | #7 |
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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 |
09/22/2020, 04:04 PM | #9 |
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They may disappear under the sand and surface for food.
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