Can someone help ID these snails

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Hello Reefers! Can someone help me ID these snails. I just ordered a clean up crew and got these added into my reef tanks. Just wanted to ID them and make sure they were reef safe.

Thanks for the help!!

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Those are Nerites but they look a lot like Freshwater nerites, not salt...

Who'd you order them from?
 
I agree with @tbrown that they are nerites, and look like the type typically found for freshwater aquariums.
From what I know from my freshwater experience, these snails breed in brackish water and cannot breed in freshwater, so they are probably able to be acclimated to saltwater similar to mollies or guppies from freshwater.

All nerite snails are reef-safe as far as I know, as they are harmless herbivores.
 
Those are Nerites but they look a lot like Freshwater nerites, not salt...

Who'd you order them from?
Thanks for the info! I purchased through exotic marine life. They have been great so far.
I agree with @tbrown that they are nerites, and look like the type typically found for freshwater aquariums.
From what I know from my freshwater experience, these snails breed in brackish water and cannot breed in freshwater, so they are probably able to be acclimated to saltwater similar to mollies or guppies from freshwater.

All nerite snails are reef-safe as far as I know, as they are harmless herbivores.
Thank you for the information. I will keep them in there and see how they do. They were sold to be as a saltwater reef tank clean up crew.
 

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