Snail id.

[Mr. E Wrasse]

Is this snail bad??

hes big and the siphon scares me

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[Mr. E Wrasse]

Anybody? I dont really wanna toss him in the river but if I dont hear anything I will...

 

[Mike J.]

It's a whelk and it's not a good reef inhabitant. Look it up to be sure.

 

[Mike J.]

Here it is. Cronia avellana - RTAW Reefpedia

 

[Mr. E Wrasse]

Thought so. Thankyou!

 

[reeftankgirl13]

looks more like a nassarius snail to me they sift through your sand not bad.Google Image Result for http://www.frags-unlimited.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/n/a/nassarius_snail_.jpg

 

[Mr. E Wrasse]

I think you are right... now I feel bad throwing it in the river :(

 

[Mike J.]

Take another look. On one the shell goes in straight lines from front to back, the other one the shell curls around the axis. Then look at your photo. I've seen enough of those hitchikers to identify them without looking them up, I just do that for your verification.

 

[reeftankgirl13]

I think you are right... now I feel bad throwing it in the river :(

i had two baby ones and my baby hermit thought their shells looked cozy so he killed them and stole their shells :( they are kind of cool one of my favorite so far, only like 6 months into my tank though so still discovering

 

[Mr. E Wrasse]

Take another look. On one the shell goes in straight lines from front to back, the other one the shell curls around the axis. Then look at your photo. I've seen enough of those hitchikers to identify them without looking them up, I just do that for your verification.

Oh alright. Haha I feel better now...