This guys is about 1.5 cm long. Cool looking critter. Is it reef safe? I have some bivalves. Thanks for looking.
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They will eat clam, can eat other snails for these reasons are consider not Reef safe. If you have a sump you can put it down there to keep things clean.So, no Bueno...?
Thanks, They are in the sin bin.They will eat clam, can eat other snails for these reasons are consider not Reef safe. If you have a sump you can put it down there to keep things clean.
If only I had sand...Typically if it goes beneath the sand it's considered reef safe, if it stays above sand and prefers glass and rocks it's probably not considered reef safe. Nassarius will go under sand, conch will go under sand, whelk typically will not go under sand.
Carnivorous whelk! Get it out before it breeds!This guys is about 1.5 cm long. Cool looking critter. Is it reef safe? I have some bivalves. Thanks for looking.
Nope, they will breed there and end up in the display.They will eat clam, can eat other snails for these reasons are consider not Reef safe. If you have a sump you can put it down there to keep things clean.
The OP's photo is a different snail...Phrontis vibex aka Nassarius vibex aka Dog Welk
Distribution Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and southwest Atlantic. It is often found in the shallows.
Active scavengers, feed on decay; a detritus feeder. So a keeper.