What kind of snails are these…

[sandyreefgirl]

I’m new to this hobby! I’m at the ugly stage of my tank. I wanted to get astraea snails to eat the diatom algae I’m having. Went to a local fish store and they didn’t to know what kind of snails they had. So I purchased the most resembled the astraea snail, can you guys tell?

 

[blaxsun]

Astreas or pyramids. Good snails to have.

 

[tbrown]

Definitely looks like an Astrea to me.

 

[sandyreefgirl]

Astreas or pyramids. Good snails to have.

Thank you!

 

[sandyreefgirl]

Definitely looks like an Astrea to me.

Thank you!

 

[BoriReefer]

Looks like Astrea, they can’t flip themselves over. But imo some of the best additions to the clean up crew.

 

[encrustingacro]

Lithopoma snails, commonly misidentified as astraea

 

[Rick's Reviews]

Turban snails/Lithopoma, astria, definitely a good snail for cuc

 

[sandyreefgirl]

Im going to acclimate them and throw them in and hopefully takes care of my diatom problem

 

[sandyreefgirl]

Thank you guys for answering me so quickly! Super excited I didn’t buy bad snails

 

[BoriReefer]

Im going to acclimate them and throw them in and hopefully takes care of my diatom problem

Diatoms just have to run their course naturally in a new tank. So don’t be disappointed if they do not eradicate it. Patience is key.

 

[blaxsun]

Turban snails/Lithopoma, astria, definitely a good snail for cuc

Turban snails are also known as turban snails, but in any event - still a good member of any cleanup crew.

 

[Dan_P]

Im going to acclimate them and throw them in and hopefully takes care of my diatom problem

This won’t be much food for them so consider feeding them while they work.

 

[sandyreefgirl]

This won’t be much food for them so consider feeding them while they work.

I have other areas, I just took a picture of just 1 rock.