Snails Good or Bad?

Mastiffking

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Hello I found these little critters roaming my rock work. Are they a pest or beneficial to my reef?

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The one on the left is a Stomatella and will eat algae, they will regularly spawn in your aquarium. The one of the right looks like it might also be a Stomatella but not really sure.
 

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