Unknown Snail ID Help

[reef lover]

Your best bet is probably manual removal. Might be a long battle....wish we could get a positive id on these sps munchers.

 

[Jose Mayo]

It's a whelk, for me:

http://www.melevsreef.com/articles/whelk-versus-nassarius

Best regards

 

[KMench]

Any suggestions on life cycle or anything? I’ve tried searching at night since I’ve discovered they’re more active then. I’ve removed around 30 since the beginning of this debacle. Every night I keep an eye out, except when I work nights. Seems to be when they do most of their damage (while I’m gone). I found a spot on my pocillopora where one snail ( who I caught ) had munched a 1x1 cm square. :mad:

 

[Jose Mayo]

I'd try to put them in a trap, of the right size, of course, but it looks like this:

They are not quick and have good sense of smell; an already rotten shrimp (or other bait), wrapped in acrylic blanket and left in the center of the net, could attract them. Leave the bait trap for about 4 hours, overnight, and pick them all up.

Best regards