No reef safe snails

[Meltin23]

Hi, I found this snail in my reef tank to walk over an sps coral. At the last days i have found 3 of them. Did anyone knows if this snail is reef safe or what it is??? Thanks

 

[Crabs McJones]

Nassarius pauperatus, or Nassarius pyrrhus, my best guess. Should be reef safe

 

[Meltin23]

Thanks a lot

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

Looks like a bubble snail to me. On live Aquaria they say the are reef safe

 

[Meltin23]

No its defenantly no bubble snail

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

That's an interesting looking one for sure. Any pics of it out in the tank?

 

[Meltin23]

Yes look here

 

[Philt56]

Looks like bumble bee snail.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/565/?pcatid=565

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

I just reread my post lol. I meant to say bumble bee snail.

 

[iemsparticus]

Bumblebee snails don’t have the ridges that snail has... at least mine doesn’t (and the other ones I’ve seen). I don’t think it’s a bumblebee.

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

My other guess would be Engina zonalis or something real close. They look really similar including the ridges in the shell.

 

[Meltin23]

Guys i found some information the snail belongs to the engina zonalis spices but is not reef safe. it's called engina zonalis whelk and it's a predator. and i have just lost a deep acropora by this snail i think.

See at the following link
http://chucksaddiction.thefishestate.net/Hitchsnails.html

 

[Meltin23]

and here is my acro it looks like something walk on her and eat in a line like snails do....

 

[iemsparticus]

The site you linked stated that whelk is a snail predator, so it sounds like it doesn’t eat Corals... but who knows. We all know that each individual animal behaves uniquely. Either way, I’d get it out ASAP.

 

[Meltin23]

They are too much in my tank i took out some with my hant but every day i see more and i can't catch them all. I must found a predator for the predators....