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kalymnos1971 · 01/03/2019, 08:17 AM

This snail was on a piece of live rock I added to my tank. Does anyone know what type of snail this is? Is it reed safe? I found it this morning trying to topple one of my other snails. Thanks

humphreyhh · 01/03/2019, 09:06 PM

From the picture it kinda looks like Nassarius snails which is good and feed on leftover food but there are different types of this snail. Some are predator snails just be careful with that.

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Maggie321 · 01/04/2019, 06:36 PM

Either nassarius snail or a whelk snail. You'll have to research to figure out which. Nassarius are good. They are a great CUC and sand sifters also. Whelk are bad.

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pagojoe · 01/06/2019, 06:25 PM

It's a Gemophos species, which are predatory on other molluscs or barnacles.

01/03/2019, 09:06 PM	#2
humphreyhh Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 581	From the picture it kinda looks like Nassarius snails which is good and feed on leftover food but there are different types of this snail. Some are predator snails just be careful with that. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

01/04/2019, 06:36 PM	#3
Maggie321 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 187	Either nassarius snail or a whelk snail. You'll have to research to figure out which. Nassarius are good. They are a great CUC and sand sifters also. Whelk are bad. Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk

01/06/2019, 06:25 PM	#4
pagojoe Team RC Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Conroe, TX Posts: 2,761	It's a Gemophos species, which are predatory on other molluscs or barnacles.