Help me ID a few snails please?

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Hello all! These three were hitching on some frags I bought today...are any of them worth keeping? Thanks in advance! I'm very new to this

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All of these are beneficial snails that graze on algae and multiply over time.
1. and 3. are Stomatella snails. Beige coloration is more common than stripes.
2. is a Collonista snail, which are more rounded than undesirable sundial snails. These stay very small.
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All of these are beneficial snails that graze on algae and multiply over time.
1. and 3. are Stomatella snails. Beige coloration is more common than stripes.
2. is a Collonista snail, which are more rounded than undesirable sundial snails. These stay very small.
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Thank you so much! They got tossed right in
 

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