Need an ID please?
I purchased 3 of these snails under the assumption that they were Nassarius snails.
However, I am highly doubtful recently and suspect that they are actually Whelks.
They do spend the day under the sand and come out when the lights go out.
However, a week ago I added a blue squamosa clam that had been at my LFS for the better part of 10 days.
Properly acclimated, and appeared healthy when I added it to the tank and for several hours.
By the time the lights dimmed, it was flipped on its side and surrounded by the 3 "nassarius" snails and some hermits.
The clam did not survive.
Tattooed markings on the probiscus
Trap door on the foot
Thoughts please? They are about the size of a nickel.
I caught 2, looking for the 3rd right now.
I purchased 3 of these snails under the assumption that they were Nassarius snails.
However, I am highly doubtful recently and suspect that they are actually Whelks.
They do spend the day under the sand and come out when the lights go out.
However, a week ago I added a blue squamosa clam that had been at my LFS for the better part of 10 days.
Properly acclimated, and appeared healthy when I added it to the tank and for several hours.
By the time the lights dimmed, it was flipped on its side and surrounded by the 3 "nassarius" snails and some hermits.
The clam did not survive.
Tattooed markings on the probiscus
Trap door on the foot
Thoughts please? They are about the size of a nickel.
I caught 2, looking for the 3rd right now.