Help identify this snail

[Gsxr440]

This snail does nothing but eat my snails .
I got it from a home shop as part of a clean up crew .... need help identifying this snail and if I should get rid of it ....thank you
Hard to get really good photos in the position it's in hope they work

 

[tbrown]

If it does nothing but eat your other snails, it's a predatory snail.

Just curious what would be the purpose of keeping it? Most people put the predatory ones in their sump if they keep them.

 

[Gsxr440]

I'm still relatively new to reefing and still learning . All the help I can get from everyone here is very much appreciated...

 

[tbrown]

No worries. It's a good place to ask questions. I just wasn't sure if you had a reason you wanted to keep it.

 

[betareef]

This snail does nothing but eat my snails .
I got it from a home shop as part of a clean up crew .... need help identifying this snail and if I should get rid of it ....thank you
Hard to get really good photos in the position it's in hope they work

Looks very similar to what we call a mulberry whelk. Yep - it's a predator.

 

[Gsxr440]

Thank you very much for the replies ... im going to get this snail out of my tank

 

[BristleWormHater]

Thank you very much for the replies ... im going to get this snail out of my tank

He looks pretty cool, where is he going?

 

[Gsxr440]

He looks pretty cool, where is he going

 

[Gsxr440]

It eats my other snails so it's going somewhere beside staying in my tank .!!!