Red foot moon snail experiences?

Bret Brinkmann · Mar 30, 2018

Looking to add to CUC and noticed the red foot moon snail. Couldn't find any info here when I did a search. Does anyone have any experience with them? All the dealer sites say they like 70 - 75 degree water. I could drop my temp to 74 but I'm concerned they really need something lower to live a normal life span. Any info on them is greatly appreciated.

Reefer Reboot · Mar 30, 2018

They are better off in a cold (Temperate) water environment. They are common in the waters off southern California. Temperature range runs from the mid 50's to 70's. I ran a temperate reef tank in the 1990's. Living at the beach I was able to just go diving and collect my own critters. I tried some of these critters in a tropical reef tank. They did last for a few months but inevitably they wasted away.

Bret Brinkmann · Mar 31, 2018

Thanks for the info. I will stay away from them. Keeping them at the max temp doesn't sound like a good idea.

crayon · Mar 31, 2018

Agreed.

I kept Red Moon Snails in my coldwater reef tank at 65 degrees. Got them from a Southern California supplier collected near San Diego. Gorgeous shells, fairly large snails, about 1 1/2” or so. Norrisia norrisi.

They like it cooler.

cristata.reef · May 4, 2018

@crayon mind sharing the name of the supplier or PMing me? I need livestock lol

crayon · May 4, 2018

Matsu Collections. Speak with Bob. I also got purple globe urchins, cowries and zebra catalina gobies from him. In addition to the Catalina gobies. He might also be able to find jewel top snails which are really nice.

cristata.reef · May 5, 2018

@crayon Thanks! I've always heard of him but I never knew he was in SoCal. Looking to get another pair of Melibe leonina or a Hermissenda crassicornis (Don't worry I've successfully kept coldwater nudibranchs before)

crayon · May 5, 2018

Oh, you must share your experiences on keeping nudibranch.

FYI as I don’t know if affects nudibranch, but Cal has now made the collection of anemones illegal unless you have a scientific research permit. I had wanted to get more strawberry anemones and jewel anemones as my tank had not moved well last year and I lost all my inverts. The only way to get them now is through another state or through someone who has them in a tank already. The scientific research permit costs 300.00 each side. Collector and receiver.

Send Bob an email, he is pretty quick to respond.

cristata.reef · May 5, 2018

@crayon I'll PM you more details about nudi care. I'm fully aware of the SCP regulations. From what I recall Melibe leonina and Hermissenda crassicornis are not affected by it as of now. And yeah forget about trying to buy an SCP; they only distribute a limited amount per year and aquariums, colleges, and research facilities get first priority.