???Snail ID???

[Simba]

Hello...I just did my night check with my flashlight and I found the below. I'm assuming snail and I haven't seen them on any corals that I have noticed. Should I take them out? There was a big one on the back glass and a smaller one one the return and then 2 really small ones a little ways away from the biggest one on the back glass. All I have intentionally put in is small blue legged and mexican hermit crabs. I also have 4 strawberry crabs and 1 cleaner shrimp for my clean up crew so these 4 had to have been hitchhickers from before I started dipping corals. I appreciate any help I can get.

 

[Bjohn]

I can't tell the third picture but first 2 are stomatellas. Bit scary seeming when you first see them as they have that odd tiny shell. But they are really good to have. Leave them be!

 

[nanojosh]

+1 I started out with about that many 9 months ago and they readily breed great algae eaters


55 gal mixed reef 10 gal SPS Dom.
10 gal nem tank 2 maxi minis 2 rock flower and one sunburst RBTA

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[Simba]

Thank-you Bjohn and Nanojosh...I couldn't believe how big the one was and I've never seen a snail with that much of it's 'body' out of the shell. I just googled them and that's it...I'm glad they are good because I really didn't want to have to try and get them out since they are in the back. The third picture is of the return and it started to go into it as I was shining the light on it for the picture. I'm glad others are up at this time of night and again THANK-YOU both!!!

 

[nanojosh]

Lol yeah I don't know how many times a night I'm. Checking my tanks with the flashlight to see who's awake lol glad I could help.


55 gal mixed reef 10 gal SPS Dom.
10 gal nem tank 2 maxi minis 2 rock flower and one sunburst RBTA

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[Bjohn]

Always happy to help :) love to see some tank pictures!