Snail ID?

[The Coral Garden]

Hi, I recently noticed a bunch of these tiny snails coming out at night. Population seem to be increasing. Anybody know what they are and are they reef safe? Thanks!

 

[nautical_nathaniel]

I'm not entirely sure perhaps someone in the #reefsquad can help and/or @KJ

 

[DSC reef]

I'm not sure myself. I'll have to do some looking on lion fish lair hitchickers.

 

[reeferfoxx]

Hmm im stumped. The shell looks similar to a nassarius but looks almost like a baby cerith. Then I look up baby ceriths and it doesnt look like that either lol ;Facepalm

 

[redfishbluefish]

Potentially baby Nassarius Snails???

 

[Gareth elliott]

Can nassarius breed successfully in a tank? Due to their long platonic stage, voting some species of Cerithium.

 

[The Coral Garden]

Could it be red banded trochus? It was the only snail that I added.

 

[Gareth elliott]

Baby trochus look like mini versions of the adults.

 

[Jose Mayo]

It does not appear to be Nassarius sp; there is no "trunk", which is characteristic of this species.
On the other hand, Cerithium sp usually have smaller antennas.

But ... it seems to be a herbivorous snail, since it is working on algae. It should be a good CUC, but you should keep an eye on it.

Best regards

 

[nautical_nathaniel]

I'd be mostly worried about them getting into pumps and other equipment at that size. Unless they're coral eaters, in which case I would definitely worry about that the most.

 

[The Coral Garden]

Thanks everyone, I'll make sure to keep an eye out for them.