What is this red snail thing?!?!

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Hi,

I saw this thing climbing on the glass ive seen it move around the sand too. Hasn't bothered anything if anyone knows what it may be. Its bright red.
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White light pics would be good, but yeah, assuming you got it from Florida, it's either a Horse Conch (not a friendly conch) or a Peristernia species - the red foot is highly distinctive.
The snail is likely a young horse conch - these are actually massive, predatory snails (they're really cool, but they will eat your other snails, clams, etc. - basically any gastropods would be in danger). The red foot is an incredibly distinctive feature, and the only other snails I know of from Florida with red feet (Peristernia spp.) are also predatory (though these guys are much smaller than horse conchs). So, even if the snails are not horse conchs (which they most likely are), you still probably wouldn't want them in your tank. They could make a really interesting addition to a sump or a predatory snail tank dedicated to keeping them though.

Edit: I meant to say mollusks, not gastropods (though gastropods are a kind of mollusk).
 
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I'm by no means an expert but after a quick google search for "red footed marine snail" on that has a similar shape to the shell is a Horse Conch. If so, not sure if friend or foe, but it'll DEFINITELY outgrow your tank if it is lol.
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This could 100% be what I have but a little baby one.
 

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